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Dec 27, 2025 1:21 PM UTC
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Can you install topaz as a plug in in the Lightroom version, not classic. 

JohanElzenga
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Dec 27, 2025 2:01 PM UTC

AFAIK, Topaz plugins are really stand-alone applications, so read this: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/using/edit-in-other-apps.html

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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chrisp70477478
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Dec 28, 2025 7:05 PM UTC

edit in photoshop, then from photoshop you have the plugin

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Jim Wilde
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Dec 29, 2025 10:07 AM UTC

That's not neccessary. If the Topaz apps are installed on the system (which they would be if they've been installed as plug-ins in LrC and/or Photoshop) you can add them to the "Edit in" option in Lightroom Desktop, as per the link that @JohanElzenga provided earlier in this thread. This is a screenshot of my "Edit in" menu in Lightroom:

 

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Dec 27, 2025 2:01 PM UTC

No, you can’t install Topaz as a plugin in the regular Lightroom (the cloud-based version) like you can in Lightroom Classic. Topaz plugins are designed to work with desktop apps that support third-party plugin integration, and the cloud Lightroom doesn’t support that system yet.

What you can do is:

  • Export the photo from Lightroom (cloud)
  • Open it in Topaz for your edits
  • Save/export it back and re-import into Lightroom

It’s a bit more manual, but it works. If you need a workflow that keeps everything seamless, Classic is currently the only Lightroom version with proper plugin support.



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JohanElzenga
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Dec 27, 2025 2:13 PM UTC

@dhonii4455 The plugin links to the Topaz application, so if you can open an exported photo in the Topaz application, then you should be able send a photo directly to Topaz from Lightroom as well, as described in the link I gave in my answer. It's basically the same thing as what you suggest, but a bit faster.

 

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JohanElzenga
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Dec 27, 2025 2:01 PM UTC

AFAIK, Topaz plugins are really stand-alone applications, so read this: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/using/edit-in-other-apps.html

 

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-- Johan W. Elzenga