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Inspiring
October 26, 2017
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P: Add Color Labels

  • October 26, 2017
  • 157 replies
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I added thousands of photos (other than those in Synced Catalogs) and now I cannot differentiate them other than by the standard filters provided because I have used color labels to identify certain criteria. Color labels are just as important as Flags, Please add them!

157 replies

Participant
August 21, 2018
I use all of the available organizational features—keywords, star ratings, flags, and color labels—for different purposes. So if any of these are missing, I can't move to Lightroom CC without completely rethinking all of my workflows. My workaround is to continue using Classic. 🙂

Tyrven
Known Participant
August 21, 2018
Victoria: The main problem I see with that workaround is that keywords in Lightroom CC don't sync with keywords in Lightroom Classic, so that makes it difficult to e.g. then filter by that keyword to set "proper" color labels in Lightroom Classic. And, of course, keywords aren't presented in the index view, so it's difficult to get a quick summary—though, at least, you could filter by them.
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2018
It's called a workaround Dave 😉 No, seriously, I've voted on the request as I'd like to see it added too, but some people need solutions in the meantime.
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
jwdaveAuthor
Inspiring
August 21, 2018
Well it might work but what is so hard about giving back the colour label?
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2018
How about using keywords as an alternative? You could even add keywords called label_red or similar.
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
Inspiring
August 19, 2018
I've used Lightroom Classic for years, and have only started using LR CC recently, but now I don't know how useful it is if I can't filter by color labels, let alone see them in CC. Having only stars (which I never use because it can give the wrong impression to clients) and flags as means to filter is not helpful.
Inspiring
August 14, 2018
Yes, color labels are important for my workflow, too. For the time being, Lightroom CC is of no use at all because of the lack of color labels. 
Participant
July 21, 2018
Another vote here for prioritizing the addition of color labels as used in Classic so they are automatically available in synced folders in CC. 
Inspiring
July 13, 2018
With labeling being such a big part of many workflows. Adding this only makes sense, just adding it to the filter list will solve the need.
Participant
June 20, 2018
I would love to switch from Lightroom Classic CC to the new Lightroom CC, but the lack of color labels is the last major feature keeping me from doing so.