Software & Editing

Slightly late news, but another update is available for LR Classic - version 15.6 The Adobe Community reports that: "What’s New The September 2026 release of Lightroom Classic v15.6 brings meaningful improvements designed to make photo editing faster and more precise. The standout enhancement is Reflection Removal, which now delivers cleaner results when removing reflections from windows, glass surfaces, and even water. The updated technology reduces smudges and ghosting artifacts, helping pho

It's almost hard to keep up with the updates. Version 15.5 for LR Classic now available. Adobe report the update: "includes enhanced crop tool, mask refinements, render to DNG option, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more". UPDATE: 15.5.1 (Bug Fixes) now available - 31 August 2026

.... and another update to LR Classic. This to version 15.4.1 Adobe report this as: "includes improved Subject Masking, Keyword Sync to Cloud, upgraded Assisted Culling, Duplicate Detection, a Background Process Indicator, Al-focused metadata filters, performance improvements, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more. Available from the usual places

Another update from Adobe for Lightroom Classic. Some details courtesy of the Lightroom Queen: All Versions: Keyword Sync! Yes, between the Cloud Ecosystem and Classic! How long have we been asking for this?! As well as our June release blog, see our special post How do I sync keywords? Classic:  new native duplicate detection added Classic & Desktop: Assisted Culling refinements and additional options with faces All versions: dramatic improvement in Subject Masking (see example below)

There's yet another update to LR Classic - to version 15.3. According to the Adobe website, this includes background Al feature processing, performance improvements, a new Al culling model, PSB file sync support, film-inspired presets, support for opening images in Firefly Boards, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more. Hard to keep up with all the updates!

An update to LR Classic was made available today. This is to v15.2.1. According to the usual blurb, this update includes "critical fixes". This has loaded without a problem on my Mac system

Yet more updates to Lightroom were released on 20 February. LR Classic to v15.2, Desktop to v9.2 and Mobile to v11.2 Brief highlights (courtesy of The Lightroom Queen) Assisted Culling (Classic & Desktop) - improvements for Group shots Send/Share to Firefly (Classic & Desktop) - you can add a prompt to edit the photo using a variety of AI models. Topaz Gigapixel / Generative Upscale (Desktop) - an alternative method to using Super Resolution. Crop (iPhone and Android) - there are new

There's an update to Adobe Lightroom Classic to from v15.1 to v15.1.1 As far as I can tell, the update only contains bug fixes.

Yet another update to Adobe Lightroom to v15.1 Adobe list the new or revised features as: December 2025 release (version 15.1) FEATURE UPDATES Edit in Photoshop now supports the PSB file format.  View higher-quality embedded previews while reviewing your images before import. Export images directly to the PSB format for very large files that exceed PSD limits.  Tethered capture support added for additional Leica cameras.  Sidecar writes is optimized when saving small edits such as Ratings,

Adobe have just released an update to v15 of Lightroom Classic to v15.0.1. This contains a few bug fixes. The update has loaded without an issue on my system.

Adobe have announced further updates to Lightroom. Classic goes to 15.0, Lightroom to 9.0 and Mobile to 11.0 These are the main new features: Classic & Desktop:  AI-Powered Assisted Culling AI-Powered Visual Similarity Stacking Point Color - Variance is a really useful new slider in Point Color AI Reflection Removal has been updated for better results AI Dust Removal feature added Classic: Filtering Criteria now includes Likes/Comments Zoom while Cropping finally arrives! Edit in P

A few changes to the recently announced v14.5 have just arrived - now v14.5.1 Adobe report the changes as follows: This update includes bug fixes reported by the community, along with new cameras and lenses. P: LrC 14.5 Edit in Photoshop does not work when opening RAW photos  P: Unable to relaunch after File>New Catalog/Switching catalogs, or relaunching with certain plugins P: Deleting a photo from a selected group takes you to the first photo, not the next  P: Compare mode "Down arrow

Yet another update to Lightroom for Classic users - to v14.5 - was released on 12 August . This has all sorts of tweaks especially to the Generative Remove tool. It uploaded and ran on my Mac Studio without a hitch...... Full details are here: https://lightroom.adobe.com/home?promoid=LH4XT66T&locale=en-US&mv=other&mv2=tab

Afterhours Magic: An Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cams (and Other WB-Challenged Cameras) INTRODUCTION Getting good colours in underwater footage, especially when shooting in ambient light, has been a challenge since the early days of underwater cinematography, and action cameras are no exception. As divers learn in their certification course, water absorbs light unevenly, with longer wavelengths like reds and oranges fading quickly as depth increases, leaving underwater scenes dom

Adobe have announced an update to version 14.4 to Lightroom Amongst the new features the Adobe website explains: Reflection Removal on Desktop Shooting through a window or glass door? Use Reflections Removal to eliminate glare and surface reflections from your image, leaving behind a clean, crisp final photo. You can even adjust the Quality setting to control your final resolution—great for balancing speed and precision. People Removal Crowded backgrounds? The new People Removal feature autom

Managing underwater photography collections can be overwhelming, but with Adobe Lightroom's robust metadata features, organization becomes seamless. On his blog, Mike Jones outlines a systematic approach to metadata management, emphasizing the importance of consistent practices to enhance searchability and gain deeper insights into marine environments.   Key steps include:   Rating: Assigning ratings to evaluate image quality. Keywords: Applying terms to describe th

Adobe have announced v 14.2 for Lightroom Classic.   New features are set out below,    

A further update to Adobe Lightroom Classic is available: v14.1.1    This follows soon after v 14.1.......    

Another, seemingly small, update to LR Classic - to version 13.5.1   This seems to be minor bug fixes.

Another update to Adobe Lightroom - to v13.5   I loaded it on to my system yesterday and so far, so good (touching wood) Main updated features appear to be:   - Greater HDR support - Enhancements to Sync Workflow and Edit-in PS - various bug fixes, and camera and lens support   I know there are forum member who grumble about Adobe's commercial practices, but, from the viewpoint of a LR user, this package just gets better and better.....    

A further update to Lightroom Classic arrived on my system this morning, v13.3.1. It describes itself simply as "Bug Fixes".   The updated loaded without a hitch......   Details are here: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/whats-new.html  

Adobe have announced upgrades to Lightroom with Classic moving on to v13.3.   Improvements to Lens Blur and an AI-supported "Generative Remove" feature seem to be the main changes. Additionally there is a new Filter by Exported Images option as well as upgrades to Sync Performance and Tethered Shooting with a Sony. Adobe's list of changes is below.   I loaded the update on to my Mac Studio this afternoon and all seems fine......          

Updates announced by Adobe for Lightroom Lightroom Classic 13.2, Lightroom 7.2 and Mobile 9.2 released These releases are primarily for new cameras and lens support, and a number of bugs are fixed in these releases. Lightroom Classic There are some additional features in Classic 13.2. These include: - Additional Sort Order options - Additional Filter and Smart Collection options - Some performance enhancements We would recommend it's safe to update to these versions i

A new update to Lightroom Classic appeared today (14 Dec). This is v13.1 and follows on from 13.0.01 and 13.0.2 which were released some weeks ago. Although the download was very slow (an Adobe banner acknowledged this and said it was being fixed), the update seems to work without a problem. Adobe report that the update fixes bugs and provides support to new cameras. No new features apparently.