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Oct 20, 2017 2:30 PM UTC
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P: Add Custom Brush Presets

I was (and still am, I guess) so, so excited about the launch of the new CC. However, I was extremely disappointed to find that there is no local adjustments folder to add custom brush presets. I chatted with an Adobe Support rep and they said that it "may be added in the future" and to post on here.

I cannot believe that I have to post on here asking for Adobe to add a main chunk of my workflow back into Lightroom. I can't be the only one whose LR workflow is affected by the lack of this capability.

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    F1dg1t
    Participant
    Sep 5, 2025 3:42 AM UTC

    Tried moving from Lightroom Classic to the new Lightroom, but honestly… the lack of Local Brush Presets is a dealbreaker.

    In Classic I can save custom brushes (skin softening, dodge/burn, detail, etc.) and reuse them instantly. In the new Lightroom I can’t — only clumsy workarounds with saving whole masks as presets, which is way slower and not practical.

    I really wanted to switch for the cloud features, but I just can’t until brushes work like they do in Classic. Please bring back Local Brush Presets, it’s such a basic but important feature.

     

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    Heather27697059j7x9
    Participant
    Jan 27, 2025 5:21 PM UTC

    Please add the Brushes function!   

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    Heather27697059j7x9
    Participant
    Jan 27, 2025 6:17 PM UTC

    I purchased brushes for Lightroom but they only work in Lightroom Classic. I'm sorry I wasn't wording my request properly. I'm new to all of this.   This was where Adobe Customer Care sent me.

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    debbies88532350
    Participant
    Oct 4, 2023 2:33 PM UTC

    We really need to be able to add our brushes that have been purchased. 

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      Sarah228199616x49
      Participant
      Sep 4, 2023 2:54 PM UTC

      I can't believe all these years later and this STILL hasn't been added!

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        Impressive_EnigmaB839
        Impressive_EnigmaB839
        Participant
        Aug 13, 2023 8:57 PM UTC

        I was only today years old when I discovered that LR CC or desktop has no feature allowing me to import local adjustment presets! Please add this Mrs Adobe becasue now I am left wondering why I switched from classic. 

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          Lyss Miller
          Participant
          Jul 16, 2023 4:02 PM UTC

          I'm sure it's been suggested before but I would love to be able to use my LR Classic brush presets in Lightroom on my iPad with the Apple Pencil! 😊

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          hollyxhemphill
          hollyxhemphill
          Participant
          Apr 23, 2023 9:53 PM UTC

          Is anyone else really hoping that we'll get the feature to import our saved brushes into lightroom mobile/cloud based? I'm primarily a LrC user on desktop but I would be over the moon to be able to save my brushes and use them on the ip

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            Lane23499113pawo
            Known Participant
            Jan 8, 2024 11:57 PM UTC

            Using LR 7.1.2 with Windows 11. I have brushes and gradients that I was able to use in LRC but have not figured out how, or if, I can use them in LR (cloud).  They are files with the extension .lrtemplate.  How do I do thins

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              Rob_Cullen
              Community Expert
              Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              Jan 9, 2024 12:09 AM UTC

              Lightroom v7 does not have a function to use Local Adjustment Brush Presets, and you will not be able to use the .lrtemplate files.

              COMPARE LIGHTROOM & LIGHTROOM-CLASSIC FEATURES

               

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              Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
              Micaiah28538603e0j1
              Participant
              Feb 22, 2023 4:39 PM UTC

              Im frusterated because I purchased a set of presets that included brush presets and am now being told that I can not download the brush ones. I have wasted my morning trying to figure out how to do it just to find out it isnt supported in lightroom desktop. Im just confused... idk if I should get lightroom classic or if I even can on my macbook and im not happy that im paying for a software without the full capabilities. 

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                Steve27984943yuiz
                Participant
                Jan 17, 2023 8:46 PM UTC

                Lightroom why cant you add brush presets to this version of lightroom,  Will this feature be added to the cloudbase software?

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                johns40282744
                johns40282744
                Inspiring
                Oct 20, 2022 2:50 PM UTC

                It has been five years since the cloud-based ecosystem of Lightroom entered Adobe, and we still have yet to see Local Adjustment Presets—what used to be called Brush Presets in Lr Classic. Is it possible to add a presets section to the Masking (Local Adjustments) area within Lightroom CC, the cloud-based version? Please note that I am explicitly referring to the masking, local adjustments, and brush section. 

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