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MikeFromMesa
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November 17, 2025
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P: Edit in PS - Select File Type

  • November 17, 2025
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I have been reacquainting myself with Lightroom and ran into a question when using the Edit In functionality.

 

I right-click on the thumbnail image and select the external editor that I want to use. LR then properly send the image to that editor, but does so as a tif file. Ordinarily that would be fine, but the Affinity app only exports as a tiff so I end up with 2 images and have to manually remove one of them from the temp storage area. Is there any way to set what format the Edit In functionality uses? I would prefer to use psd because then I would not have this issue with suffixes, but I can not find any setting that allows me to do that. It would also be OK if I could have LR export as tiff, but I can't do that either.

 

I work on a 2024 M3 Mac running Sequoia.

 

 

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MikeFromMesaAuthor
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November 17, 2025

Thank you for the information. I will give LRC a try as well.

 

Srishti Bali
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Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
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November 17, 2025

Hi @MikeFromMesa

 

Thanks for the question! Currently, Lightroom (Cloud-based) does not offer a way to select the file format used for Edit In. However, this option is available in Lightroom Classic, where you can set the external editor format (TIFF, PSD, etc.) under: Preferences > External Editing. If choosing the format is important for your workflow, Lightroom Classic will give you the control you need.



 

 

I’m also moving this post to the Lightroom Ideas section so the Product team can track this as a feature request for future updates. Let us know if you have any more questions!

 

Regards,

Srishti

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