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December 19, 2017
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P: Please stack RAW+JPEG files

  • December 19, 2017
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Contrary to Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC doesn't automatically stack the two photos of a RAW+JPEG pair together. This creates quite a bit of clutter. Could you please implement this feature? Thank you.

61 replies

Participant
April 6, 2025

I often shoot in both RAW and JPEG. When importing, the app treats these as separate files—even when they have the same name—creating duplicates in my library. Lightroom Classic has a feature to treat RAW+JPEG as one file, and I’d love to see a similar option in Lightroom as well to automatically stack or group them on import.

Participant
January 13, 2025

Please add this feature, I want to rank and delete pairs of jpeg and raw in one step 

Inspiring
January 5, 2025

This is a long-awaited feature.
The first post in this thread was in 2017.
A lot of photographers shoot RAW for post-production and archiving, while using jpeg for sharing on social media.
The ability to merge RAW and jpeg files into one stack would speed up the workflow, making it more tidy.
Please consider implementing this feature as soon as possible.
Thank you.

Known Participant
October 14, 2024

Lightroom Classic offers a feature where it detects both RAW and JPG files captured by the camera (in RAW+JPG mode) and automatically stacks them during import, with the RAW file prioritized for editing. However, Lightroom (cloud) treats RAW and JPG files as separate images during import.

 

It would be helpful for Lightroom (cloud) to either:

  1. Automatically stack RAW+JPG files during import like Lightroom Classic does, with the RAW file being used for editing.
  2. Provide an option to only import RAW files during the import process.
Participant
May 8, 2024

Would love to see this feature added. I am currently in the conundrum of importing photos in Lightroom CC to have the original quality synced to my mobile devices, or import it in Lightroom Classic but have only smart previews syncing to the cloud. I hate the clutter Lightroom CC creates by treating JPEG and RAW as separate files. 

Inspiring
April 10, 2024

Please consider to include RAW+JPG stacking in the next Lr release.

It would be very welcome by photographers using Lr on the go.

Thank you

Guido

Participating Frequently
February 9, 2024

6 years later... Still no raw+jpeg stacking, but hey they are prioritizing replacing the sky and fake bokeh. 

tritonion
Participant
November 29, 2023

Ok, I just bought an iPad and was about to make the switch from Lightroom classic to Lightroom, as I feel like Lightroom classic is a convoluted mess (UI) and doesn't perform well even on high end PCs. I've already cancelled my 20gb photo plan and was ready to migrate my library and subscribe to the 1tb Lightroom plan. But not being able to stack raw+jpeg when selecting, rating, and deleting photos is a very hard pill to swallow as a Fuji user who always shoots raw+JPEG and only uses the raw file if the JPEG isn't already good enough. I've not been into photography for a while and I was assuming that Adobe had brought the new Lightroom forward from a light mobile version to a full fledged replacement for Lightroom classic within the past 6 years, so I'm a bit shocked that simple features are still missing.

Participant
November 29, 2023

Adding my voice to this request. As others have pointed out, I shoot RAW + JPG because most of the time the JPG file is fine and I don't need to process at all. But there are situations where I really want that RAW file to correct mistakes, or take a photo in a different direction.

Another consideration is applying some metadata to both files. For example, if I want to reject a pic, would be great to reject both files with one action.

Finally, stacking the pairs results in a lot less clutter in grid view, without having to resort to filtering.

Participating Frequently
August 30, 2023

Wild that this feature is missing. Seems like something really basic that people clearly want.