Lightroom ecosystem (Cloud-based)

I seem to have two versions of Lightroom on my desktop. One doesn’t have the left side menus from which I could export or Edit in Topaz, etc. It’s the one that I open from my programs menu on my Windows computer. The other, opened from the Creative Cloud, has the menus. They BOTH say Lightroom, but no distinction between web based, desktop or mobile. Neither one is nested within a browser window, as I would expect a web based program to be. So how can I always get the version with the menus on the left?

I’m trying to help someone get their Adobe Portfolio working and the details they were provided are confusing to me … even though I’ve designed and managed the hosting of dozens of websites over the past MANY years.The person has their own domain name registered with a Canadian Registrar and in the DNS control panel they offer “Park with ...” and “Use Third-party Hosting”. They also provide a tool to enter Advanced DNS Settings that seem only available when the site is “parked”. It’s not a tool I’ve ever had to use and usually just enter the nameserver details for whoever hosts the site.Are we supposed to leave it set to “parked”, open the Advanced DNS Settings panel , erase everything that’s there (that points to the Registrar’s domain) and replace it with the 4 settings provided by Adobe?Any help in clarifying this process would be very appreciated. I don’t find the instructions provided are very clear (“add the following A records”)… might just be my aging brain <g>Russell :-)

I am using Lightroom (Cloud) on a Windows 11 PC with plenty of ram etc. I have noticed that since the last update (9.4.1) that when I am in the Masking tools that if I create a mask (any style of mask) and make any changes to any of the sliders if I then create another mask of any style it automatically applies all the slider changes to the next mask I create. I have tried to use “Reset Sliders Automatically” setting that doesn’t make any difference. I have also noticed that once this happens that it will not allow me to right click (PC Version) on the new mask just created to delete it. I have to go up to the EDIT on the main menu and then click “Undo New Mask”. This is very frustrating and time consuming to have to manually reset all sliders. I have been using this Lightroom (Cloud)  a few years now and have never had any of these types of issues with the masking tool. Am I doing something wrong or am I correct in thinking the controls of the masking tools have changed?

Since the new update in Lightroom (8.31), when I export an image, items I've removed with generate remove do not apear in the exported image.

This post applies to the Project Indigo iOS camera app.    Adobe Labs is excited to share an early look at Project Indigo, an iPhone camera app we've started to develop, to get feedback from the photography community. The app offers full manual controls, a more natural ("SLR-like") look, and high image quality in both JPEG and raw formats. It also introduces some new photographic experiences not available in other camera apps. For more information on the underlying technology, please refer to this Project Indigo blog post.   Before you start with Project Indigo  We recommend using Project Indigo on iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max or newer devices.(Also supported are 12 Pro/Pro Max, 13 Pro/Pro Max, and all 14-series devices.) You should have at least 1GB of storage space left for the app, the downloadable AI Models inside the app, and for captured photos.  Download the app from the App Store.  Check out the Project Indigo FAQ, which is updated reg

I’m trying to open the Lightroom desktop app on a 2021 Macbook Pro. It looks as if the app starts to open, but then crashes immediately. I’ve tried restarting my laptop, uninstalling and reinstalling lightroom, and signing out/signing back into the Adobe Creative Cloud app. I’m still able to access other Adobe products on the laptop, it’s just Lightroom itself that’s unable to open. I can’t provide any screenshots, since the app itself won’t open.  It’s not Lightroom Classic, but the new Lightroom app. 

Hi, I am using Lightroom (not classic), and exporting images for print. Which option will give me the highest quality/least compressed JPG: setting the JPG quality to 100% or selecting the preset Export Original? After exporting, I intend to import them in Photoshop, choose JPG quality 7, and change the color model from sRGB to CMYK because best-practice advice suggests it for highest print quality. I cannot find an option to change the image from sRGB to CMYK, only a deselection option for sRGB. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Al importar las fotos jpg en lighrtoom mobile, cambian a color rojo. Si exporto esa foto a galería sin tocarle nada,se guarda así tal cual roja.Es un cambio muy drástico, no consigo encontrar la solución ni tampoco ponerme en contacto con adobe. Si alguien supiera ayudarme ? Gracias ! 

My Mac’s hard drive is maxed out - so much so that I can’t do the latest OS update. I’ve already deleted old LR Classic libraries and am looking around to see what I can free up. I don’t use LR on the web or mobile/iPad - can I delete the 1gb’s worth of Mobile Downloads.lrdata without mucking anything else up? Any other suggestions how to free up LR or Adobe-related space? I’ve already deleted Photoshop as I rarely use it and can re-install it if I need it.Thanks in advance

I'm having trouble with Lightroom 9.0 and 9.1 on my Mac mini with an Apple M4 Pro. The app freezes during use, while versions 8.5.1 and earlier work fine. System details: Mac mini with an Apple M4 Pro Processor: 14-core GPU: 20-core RAM: 64 GB unified memory Storage: 1 TB SSD macOS: latest update Tested Lightroom Classic versions: 8.5.1 (stable), 9.0 (crashes), 9.1 (crashes) Is there anything I can do about this? Are there any solutions?   Best regards,Marek

When I go to crop an image in Lightroom, the default zoom level of ‘Fit’ appears broken.Every other options works as expected. Reclicking on ‘Fit’ does not resolve issue, nor does selecting a different option and switching back to fit. It’s been an issue for a couple months, the only thing that fixes it is going back to older versions of the software. Please adviseM4 Pro, Lightoom 9.3+  

Hi, recently, I discovered that, in my LR cloud version, denoise Ai dont work atall,, before and afther progress  noise on my pictures are the same. please help! Br Roman

Hi,Yesterday i loaded photos from my camera into the online free version of Lightroom. Edited them, downloaded them unto my laptop in a map. Also saved them to onedrive so i can acces them on my phone.Now today i downloaded the lightroom app on my phone. Logged into the same account, could see all the pictures from yesterday and the edits. But, i cannot save a copy on my phone. It says i need to sign in to download from the cloud. But I am signed in. I have logged out, closed the app, nothinf changes. Happens to all the photos 

Assisted Culling is now generally available in Lightroom  TL; DR: Assisted Culling has graduated from Early Access to General Availability. It gives you a fast, reviewable first pass on large shoots: it surfaces your strongest frames and sets aside the obvious rejects, so you spend less time comparing near-duplicates. You stay in control: review everything, adjust the thresholds, and override any call. If you tried it back in October 2025, it's substantially more accurate now, especially for wedding, event, group, and portrait work. We'd love for you to give it another look and tell us what you think in this thread. What it does Open an album or collection, run a cull, and Assisted Culling analyzes your images against the criteria you choose: Subject Sharpness, Eye Sharpness, Eyes Open, exposure, and more. It marks Selects and Rejects, shows you why behind every call, and leaves the final decision to you.  How far it's come since Early Access  February 2026: Expanded from individual po

I am working on a photo in Lightroom Classic, then I want to edit it further in Photoshop26 but even though I have done external editing in preferences “Adobe Photoshop 2026” It is not working , it is greyed out 

Photoshop freezes up and will not open as normal.

My mobile LR's subject detection fails to work since few days ago, probably starting from last update. It does not even work on simple portraits (see attached, emoji and rectangle drawn on screenshot only). 

When exporting a photo with AI sharpening, the process get’s hung on the “preparing stage”.