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P: 3rd Party Plugin Support for Lightroom Desktop

Community Beginner ,
Aug 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2021

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Please add Plugin support for Lightroom CC! Ability to seamlessly use plugins like Topaz Denoise or Aurora HDR are the only thing missing for me in lightroom CC. Exporting, editing in other app, exporting again and importing back to lightroom is a huge pain.

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New Here ,
Jun 16, 2023 Jun 16, 2023

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I switched from LRC to Lr to access the cloud storage. I would appreciate the addition of plugins for Luminar, Aurora HDR and Topaz. Or a way to open the cloud storage from within those programs 

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New Here ,
Aug 07, 2023 Aug 07, 2023

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I'm a professional wedding photographer based in Michigan. I've been looking into outsourcing my editing, but most editing companies are only compatible with Lr Classic via plug-ins and catalogs.

I made the switch from Lr Classic to Lr Cloud years ago and I'd hate to go back. I love working seamlessly in Lr Cloud & Lr Mobile for my social media management.

 

I BEG of you Adobe, PLEASE ADD PLUGINS TO LIGHTROOM CLOUD! This will change the game for my business and sanity.

Warm regards,

 

Madison

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New Here ,
Aug 07, 2023 Aug 07, 2023

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PLEASE ADOBE I BEG OF YOU TO ADD PLUGIN SUPPORT TO LIGHTROOM (CLOUD VERSION)!

I made the switch years ago and I absolutely LOVE the simplicity of Lightoom and Lightroom mobile EXCEPT the one giant flaw there there is no plugin option available for things like ai editing tools, auto publishing to online galleries, ect... 

 

PLEASE MAKE IT SO!

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New Here ,
Sep 18, 2023 Sep 18, 2023

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Hi there!

I would be elated if Adobe app developers would consider adding the plug-in feature to Lightroom. This feature is available in Lightroom Classic, but not the newer Lightroom (Cloud).

I switched over from Lightroom Classic to Lightroom years ago, and I will never go back! Lightroom is so clean, easy, and I LOVE how seamlessly it to use with Lightroom Mobile for social media management. I'm a professional wedding photographer and would really love to take advantage of all the new AI editing softwares coming out, many of which offer a Lightroom plug-in.

 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ADD PLUG-INS TO LIGHTROOM (CLOUD) AND SAVE US BUSY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER HOURS OF EDITING!

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New Here ,
Sep 29, 2023 Sep 29, 2023

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have lightroom 6.5 bought topaz ai sharpen cannot get it to work with lightroom any idea why 

thanks pete

 

(Thread title edited by Moderator)

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Community Expert ,
Sep 29, 2023 Sep 29, 2023

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Sorry, Lightroom does not support any other external editor than Photoshop, and does not support plugins either.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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New Here ,
Sep 29, 2023 Sep 29, 2023

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Hi, I've wanted to switch to Cloud-based Lightroom for over a year, but because it doesn't support plugins like Negative Lab Pro, I can't commit to the transition. For someone who scans film at home, having Negative Lab Pro is a necessity but I also want to have all the amazing features of Cloud-based Lightroom available to me. Can we expect plugin support in the near future?

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Sep 29, 2023 Sep 29, 2023

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"Sharpen AI also works as a standalone product, so you can use it without any other software. Process multiple images at once and selectively apply the sharpening effect to your image."

So from Lightroom v6.5-

1) Export an image to local drive

2) edit in Topaz

3) Import new sharpened file to Lightroom.

 

Regards. My System: Lightroom-Classic 13.4, Photoshop 25.11, ACR 16.4, Lightroom 7.4.1, Lr-iOS 9.0.1, Bridge 14.1.2, Windows-11.

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Oct 05, 2023 Oct 05, 2023

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Specified for Android since it may not be allowed by Apple on iPad etc since apps are restricted from running downloaded code etc, no such restrictions on Android etc. I recently switched to Gakaxy S9 Ultra tab from an ipad pro since it just works better (cloud sync actually works while in other apps or the screen is off etc). Plugin support would be great, even if it was only for a new category of UXP plugins targeting Lightroom Mobile. 99% of my editing has been on Lightroom iPad (and now Android) for the last 4 years.

 

Since Lightroom Android and for iPad are a bit different already (at least in interface) and no Photoshop etc, I don't see the problem in having features that wouldn't be available on the ipad version even just as a tech preview. I'd be interesting in creating my own plugin if it was supported.

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Participant ,
Oct 05, 2023 Oct 05, 2023

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I can't find a way to edit my post or delete the thread and start over - my request is specifically for Android rather than the existing CC plugin request - so to add context while full plugin support and bringing over Topaz etc would be amazing, even if it was only possible to support uxp plugins made specifically for Lightroom mobile would be amazing and a killer feature that would let users/tinkerers expand functionality, and some commercial plugin makers may end up on board - of course any plugin features that affect the image won't appear on Lightroom Web, and won't appear in Lightroom CC Desktop - unless the same plugin is installed - the plugin metadata could potentially be synced still? But if it would still only stay on the device only that would still be incredibly handy to have. 

 

Another example: the user making a plugin to connect to your site or content management system to push photos etc

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 12, 2023 Oct 12, 2023

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Hi. I'm really exited about Lightroom working with local files finaly. Now is the time to add all this profeatures!! Came on Adobe make your professionals customers happy!!

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 12, 2023 Dec 12, 2023

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I have just changed over to Lightroom (Local) from Lightroom Classic, and love it.  Much better for me, however I don't see anywhere to add Plug Ins (eg. DxO Pure RAW III, Topaz Photo AI etc).  I used this everyday with Lightroom Classic and I am really missing it with Lightroom (when using the 'Local' tab).

 

If I have missed where it is hidden, I'd love to know, otherwise, it would be wonderful if Adobe Developers could please add it in.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 12, 2023 Dec 12, 2023

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No, you haven't missed it.....Lightroom simply does not yet support plug-ins.

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 12, 2023 Dec 12, 2023

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Wow! That seems a massive omission then! Of course Photoshop does, but
not the DxO Pure RAW III plug in (Topaz - yes).

Hopefully Adobe will listen and add this feature to a new update then 🤔

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New Here ,
Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024

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I see this in the ideas forum but don't see a response to it.  I changed from Classic to CC and didn't realize it didn't support plugins.  This is a pretty big deal.  Adobe is often a step or two behind the smaller companies and it would be nice to be able to use things like Topaz without needing to work around the cloud version of LIghtroom.  Seamless syncing between Classic and CC would be a clunky, but workable solution.  For the short term, I can just edit in Photoshop to use plug ins but I really shouldn't need to do this when you have the problem addressed in Classic.

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New Here ,
Mar 07, 2024 Mar 07, 2024

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This one is a huge deal in my opinion, other than the fact that it will allow us to make all of our work orchastrated through LR CC and use it as a catalog that is synced with the cloud (including RAW files) and a better interface the biggest let down i think that this is open for a few years now and LR CC doesn't even have a descent integration with PS... you can only open one photo in PS, at least add the option to open the photos in layers like we have with LR Classic.

 

A few issues I have with classic, I'm not a professional but I still find this missing feature a big deal

 

1. The UI of classic is outdated

2. Classic can't sync RAW files to the cloud

3. All the tagging and keyword options in CC are great

 

While I'm happy that more features are moving to LR CC it would be amazing to see plugins there, especially after the community has been begging for it for years now...

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Explorer ,
May 05, 2024 May 05, 2024

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I want plugin support so bad that I've tried a few times to "downgrade" to Classic, but that's a non-starter since it means all of my carefully curated albums and tags are lost. So we've still got no plugins, but have no path back to the platform that does support plugins 😞

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Engaged ,
May 18, 2024 May 18, 2024

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Newbie Question - How come Lightroom CC does not support plugins? 

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Community Expert ,
May 19, 2024 May 19, 2024

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I think only Adobe could tell you that.

 

Lightroom (the CC has now been dropped)  is meant to be a simpler interface than Lightroom Classic. Also maybe some Plugins wouldn't work with a Cloud Based Library.

 

I imagine that there is a feature request thread somewhere, you can your Upvote there for Lightroom to be able to use Plugins.

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New Here ,
May 19, 2024 May 19, 2024

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Lightroom CC aims for consistency across devices, so it doesn't support plugins, unlike Lightroom Classic, which does offer plugin support for added functionality.

 

 

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New Here ,
May 29, 2024 May 29, 2024

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Is Luminar Neo accessible in Lr, or only LrC?  If it is accessible in Lr, how so?   Thank you in advance.

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Community Expert ,
May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024

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There is a Luminar Neo plugin that faciliates integration with Lightroom Classic. Unfortunately, Lightroom Desktop does not currently support plugins and has no means of selecting an external editor. 

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New Here ,
Jun 01, 2024 Jun 01, 2024

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Thank you for the information.

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New Here ,
Jun 09, 2024 Jun 09, 2024

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Export ipad pro lr photos to smogmug

 

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Explorer ,
Jun 09, 2024 Jun 09, 2024

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Please correct me if I'm wrong. 

 

Lightroom Classic supports plugins, but Lightroom (Desktop/Cloud) does not. 

 

Thanks! 

TC Conner

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