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December 14, 2025
Question

Please restore the three-dot “Set as Default Profile” control

  • December 14, 2025
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**Subject:** Feature Request: Restore “Set as Default Profile” (⋯) in Lightroom

Hello Adobe Lightroom Team,

I’m writing to request the return of the **“Set as Default Profile” (three-dot) option** in Lightroom (cloud-based).

In recent versions, the ability to set a global default profile (for example, **Adobe Portrait**) appears to have been removed. This change significantly impacts professional and high-volume workflows where consistency on import matters.

**Why this matters:**

* Many photographers rely on a non-Adobe Color profile as their baseline look.
* Requiring an import preset adds friction and is not equivalent to a true default.
* Lightroom Classic still supports default profiles, creating an unnecessary gap between the two products.
* Profiles are foundational color science choices, not creative presets.

**Request:**
Please restore the **three-dot “Set as Default Profile” control** (or an equivalent preference) that allows users to:

* Choose a global default profile
* Optionally set defaults per camera
* Apply defaults automatically on import without manual presets

This functionality previously existed and its removal has reduced efficiency without providing a replacement.

Thank you for considering this request. Lightroom is central to many professional workflows, and restoring this feature would meaningfully improve usability and parity across Lightroom products.

 

1 reply

Jim Wilde
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 14, 2025

Assuming you are referring to the Lightroom Desktop app, that functionality still exists. See the Lightroom Preferences>Import tab.

It also exists in the Lightroom Mobile apps: Settings>Import tab.

anakaokaAuthor
December 14, 2025

it ask me to import a file, what do import?