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What's new in LightCraft

October 2026

Presets and profiles

  • Import presets from other editors: XMP presets, classic .lrtemplate files, "DNG presets" from mobile apps and .zip bundles of any of these — whole folders at once, grouped by pack. Masks inside presets come along.
  • Luminar looks: .lmp files and .mplumpack collections import as presets (grouped by collection); the sliders with a counterpart here come along, the rest is listed.
  • 23 new built-in presets: Portrait, Landscape, Urban, Food, Seasons, Vintage and B&W toners.

Library

  • Smart albums with a rule editor: match all / any / none, nested groups, 26 fields.
  • Quick Collection and target album (B in the grid), keyword sets (⌥1–⌥9), colour-label sets.
  • Colour-label filter with several labels at once; expandable folder tree in Local.
  • Import: copy to any folder, by day / by month / one folder, rename on import, metadata preset, Copy as DNG.
  • Watched-folder auto import; Convert to DNG; Duplicate; Build Standard / 1:1 / Smart Previews.
  • Export file names use the Rename Photos tokens ({title}, {seq:2}, {date:%Y-%m-%d}…), plus new {num}, {folder}, {lens}, {iso}, {rating}, {creator}.
  • Copyright status, rights usage terms and copyright info URL in Info, metadata presets and exports.

Editing

  • Auto Sync: edits apply to every selected photo. Auto B&W mix. Automatic versions.
  • Colour-range masks: click the photo to sample. Luminance ranges: range bar, smoothness, luminance map.
  • ⌘-drag to straighten, ⇧G Guided Upright, a grid while transforming.

Viewing and sharing

  • Slideshow, second window, All Metadata, System Info.
  • Edit in External Editor (⇧⌘E): a 16-bit TIFF copy, stacked, refreshed when you come back.
  • Lossy DNG files and Smart Previews open as raw photos.