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Inspiring
October 26, 2017
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P: Add Color Labels

  • October 26, 2017
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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

Inspiring
July 5, 2020
Yeah but sometimes you need more than one metric to filter and sort by. I'll admit I don't use colour labels all the time but when I need them I REALLY need them and its really saved my bacon a number of times particularly when I'm working as an onsite editor for multiple photographers.
Inspiring
April 24, 2020


Are there any plans to add color labels to Lightroom CC mobile? I use color labels in Lightroom Classic on my desktop system. When I move over to mobile, I can't see any of my color labels. When organizing photos on mobile, I am not able to use my typical workflow because of the lack of color labels. It would be great to be able to view sync color labels and apply labels when using Lightroom CC when I'm on the go!
Inspiring
April 10, 2020


Color labels need to add into lightroom mobile
mRfung1
Participating Frequently
March 24, 2020
I need colour labels across all Lightrooms. I primarily use Lightroom Classic, and use Lightroom CC only to bridge to my iPad. But the majority of work and especially organization takes place in Classic. Flags and stars only go so far, colour labels help me quickly filter things like all the HDR merges, Panorama Stitches, or all images used to create these vs. the end result. All this is important for organizing 1000's of images in my catalog. 

PLEASE ADD COLOUR LABELS ACROSS ALL LIGHTROOMS!
Antoine HLMN
Known Participant
March 22, 2020
I’m sure you won’t be the only one. But I’m afraid they’re ok loosing a couple of “hardcore” photographers, as long as the mobile (read smartphone) business is good.

Just look at the ratings on the App Store: LR mobile is doing fine; when Ps was released and disappointed, they got the message and even released a roadmap. Something that has also been asked for ages but in vain. It says a lot about the company’s main preoccupations.
Inspiring
March 22, 2020
I'm also so disappointed that Adobe has ignored this for years. As soon as Capture1 releases something like a mobile companion app, it doesn't take a second and my Adobe subscription is canceled.
Antoine HLMN
Known Participant
March 22, 2020
... as is the case for stacks, keywords, edit history, ...
Adobes merely takes inspiration from requests but doesn’t care for the biggest part. Many requests have remained unanswered for years. As long as smartphone users remains the main new audience, I don’t expect much change. Sadly
Inspiring
March 22, 2020
That's exactly the point. Why would I use LR Mobile in the first place, if not on the road? It's a good combination, LR Mobile on the road, LR Classic at home ... but only if the functionality is the same. Hence, we need color labels in LR Mobile. And to be honest, Adobe starts to piss me off by ignoring this request from so many users.
Inspiring
March 22, 2020
Dear Rikk,
In your explanation you does not tell about using Lightroom Mobile / Lightroom Classic combination. This combination works mainly well, except some issues like absence of color labels.
In my case for example I have a terabytes of photos in LR Classic archive and use a synced collection to make a classification/basic correction of the new photos on the road. Absence of color labels does not allow me to use some classification I need and flags is not enough for it.
The similar situation I see from other users, so you could see the demand for color labels.
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 22, 2020
Ecosystem Clients do not use Color Labels. Ecosystem clients include Lightroom Desktop, Lightroom Mobile (iOS/Android) and Lightroom Web (Browser).  Not everything will transfer from Lightroom 5 to Lightroom Desktop.

Lightroom Classic uses color labels as does Adobe Bridge. 

Lightroom Classic (Currently Version 9.2) is a direct upgrade for your Lightroom 5. Everything transfers from Lightroom 5 to Lightroom Classic - including Labels, Edit. No data/edits should be lost in a Classic upgrade from 5. 

There is no shift in Development Focus. Lightroom Classic has a large team releasing features and upgrades regularly.  Both products are in active development.

Hopefully that answers you concerns. 
Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org