Very simple. I would like a rule of thirds, golden ratio, etc. set of overlays for cropping. I can get this in the Apple Photos app. It seems weird that my flow on mobile is to take photos off my camera, load into Apple Photos to crop, and then load into Lightroom. Shouldn't Lightroom offer this in the first place?
As an iPad Pro user of Lightroom Mobile, and a photographer would like to have the same overlays found on the desktop experience. For example, I'd love the crop overlay of Golden Ratio, Golden Spiral, thirds, etc. This will expand and support my editing style.
/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/p-add-other-overlays-for-cropping-golden-spiral-etc/idc-p/14654792#M10911Jun 01, 2024
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Is it possible to implement multiple crop overlay options in the mobile application, similar to the desktop version? Currently, there is only one rule of thirds overlay available, and users cannot change it to other options like the golden spiral or golden triangle. It would be beneficial for users who are traveling and do not have access to their laptops to be able to crop and compose their photos effectively using multiple crop overlays.
/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/p-add-other-overlays-for-cropping-golden-spiral-etc/idc-p/14773494#M11077Aug 01, 2024
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I would absolutely love it if the Mobile Lightroom was able to do all the other crop styles and help with the flow of the photos. I have seen that in the Lightroom Classic people are able to click 'O' and lots of other crop styles will appear; but that's not the case for the Mobile app. Even if you have a laptop / tablet and press 'O' nothing happens so myself and I think a lot of other people would love it if that feature was put on Mobile Lightroom. Thank you!
/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/p-add-other-overlays-for-cropping-golden-spiral-etc/idc-p/14896694#M11408Oct 03, 2024
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Hi! Please, implement this feature. It has been asked for several people in the forum since 2017 and still no news about it. Lr mobile is really not really at the level of the desktop version and is even missing features that other apps already have such as Photomator.
/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/p-add-other-overlays-for-cropping-golden-spiral-etc/idc-p/14968690#M11584Nov 07, 2024
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I would like this as well! MORE CROP OVERLAYS! There are very few. And there are tons of others out there. Heck even the ability to overlap overlays. Thank you!
/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/p-add-other-overlays-for-cropping-golden-spiral-etc/idc-p/15063835#M11792Dec 30, 2024
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Being able to use the overlay tools for composition would be so helpful. (Golden Spiral, etc.) Rule of thirds is so passe. Need it for Photoshop on desktop. How can we use it in the CURRENT version?
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It would be nice to have an additional grid overlay option for image cropping in lightroom mobile that shows the center of the image rather than only thirds. It could help for centering subjects or scenes perfectly instead of eyeballing between thirds lines, just a big crosshair/+ over the image.
The current version of Lightroom on my smartphone is 10.5.2. I noticed that there are no features that I can use to compose my photos. Rule of thirds is the only thing you can use and you can see that when you're cropping your photo. Other than that, no more. I wish they add other composition guides like cross, golden ratio, diagonal line, etc. during editing.
/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/p-add-other-overlays-for-cropping-golden-spiral-etc/idc-p/15582016#M13027Nov 07, 2025
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Does Lightroom Mobile have cropping overlay guides (golden ratio, diagonals...)? I Know it's in the Lightroom camera, but I want to know about the cropping tool.