PS Adding LrC Link to Menu Panel

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September 25, 2025
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Photoshop Team first I do not want to sound unappreciative of your work in PS.

However, just realized the panel in PS where Files (image attached) are located. How difficult would it be to add LrC link. This would definetly enhance the interoperabilty between the apps.

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creative explorer

Community Expert

@westdr1dw That's a fantastic idea! It really shows how often people switch between Lightroom Classic (LrC) and Photoshop. Adding a direct link to your LrC photos and catalog right in that Photoshop Files menu makes perfect sense—it would save a lot of clicking and make your workflow so much faster and smoother. Even though I don't know how hard it is for the Photoshop team to build, a simple link there would be a huge quality-of-life upgrade for photographers and would make the two programs work together even better.

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Sameer K

Community Manager

Hey, @westdr1dw and @creative explorer. This is interesting, I understand and agree with the thought; however, speaking individually, it's definitely not simple, and it may not come to fruition.

Lightroom desktop has a single 'catalog' linked to a user's account that can be pulled by just accessing Lightroom Web (https://adobe.ly/4gXx3kt) at the PS homepage; on the other hand, Lightroom Classic can have as many catalogs as you want. How much of the catalog to pull? Which catalog to pull? Where is it located? Preview generation? Collection picker? Smart Collections? Filter and sort? Total resources used by PS?

A lot of other questions and variables arise just from this one aspect of looking at it.

Sameer K
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westdr1dwAuthor

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Appreciate the response Sameer.

Just a thought may be have a method to allow the user to connect to the catalog. The catalog does not change that often, so once the link is established they can continue on. I seldom change my catalog.

Just a thought, thanks

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