How to Install Lightroom Presets
My presets are compatible with Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop and the free Lightroom Mobile app. You can also use them in older versions of Lightroom 4, 5, and 6. I offer .lrtemplate preset file format for all of my products in addition to the newer XMP format.
Installing presets in Lightroom Classic (version 7.3 or later)
The instructions are for the latest versions of Adobe Lightroom Classic, released since mid-2018 and using the XMP preset format. You need to have version 7.3 or later. For older versions of Lightroom Classic, see the instructions below.
- Extract the ZIP file (desktop version) with the presets that you downloaded.
- Open Lightroom Classic and go to the Develop module. You will be in the Library module when the program is first opened.
- On the left you will see a section Presets. You will see that there are already some basic presets listed. These come bundled with Lightroom.
- Click on the + icon at the top right of the section.
- Select Import Presets from the dropdown menu.
- Get to the folder ‘Lightroom and Lightroom Classic since Apr 2018 (.XMP)’, select the presets ZIP file and click Import.
Your presets will now be listed in the Presets section.
Installing presets in Lightroom 4, 5, 6 and Lightroom Classic (version 7.2 or older)
The instructions are for Lightroom 4, 5, 6, and Lightroom Classic (CC) earlier than version 7.3 (before April 2018) using .lrtemplate file extension instead of the newer XMP format.
- Extract the ZIP file (desktop version) with the presets.
- Open Lightroom and click on Preferences and go to the Presets tab.
- Click on the button Show Lightroom Presets Folder.
- Double click on the Lightroom folder, then double click on Develop Presets folder.
- Navigate to the folder ‘Lightroom 4-6 and Classic CC before Apr 2018 (.lrtemplate)’ and copy the folder ‘Autumn Presets‘ into the Develop Presets folder.
- Restart Lightroom.
Installing presets in Lightroom (CC) — Mac or Windows
These instructions are for Adobe Lightroom 1.3 onwards.
- Extract the ZIP file (desktop version) with the presets that you downloaded.
- Open Lightroom CC and click on the edit icon at the top right. The icon looks like three sliders.
- At the bottom on the screen, you will see a Presets button. Click this.
- The presets panel is now revealed.
- Click on the icon of three dots at the top •••
- In the dropdown menu select Import Presets.
- Navigate to the folder ‘Lightroom and Lightroom Classic since Apr 2018 (.XMP)’, select the presets ZIP file(s) and click Import.
All of the presets will now be listed in the Presets panel.
Installation Guide for Lightroom Mobile app (Android)
- Download the .ZIP file ‘Autumn Presets for Android‘.
- Open the Lightroom application on your phone and select an image from your library and press to open it.
- Slide the toolbar to the bottom to the right and press the “Presets” tab. Press the three dots to open the menu and select “Import Presets“.
- Your file explorer appears on the screen. Navigate to the folder on your phone where you downloaded the .ZIP file and press the .ZIP file to import the presets. (If you cannot import the .ZIP file directly, use the “My Files” app on your phone to extract the contents of the .ZIP file first.)
- Your presets will now be imported and will be available under a new group in the “Presets” tab.
Installation Guide for Lightroom Mobile app (iPhone / iOS 13)
- Download the .ZIP file starting with “Autumn Presets for iPhone“.
- Once the download is complete, press the download icon in the upper right corner of your screen to open the “Files” app on your phone. Press on the downloaded .ZIP file and the content will be extracted and a new folder should automatically appear. If you don’t have a “Files” application installed, you can use a free app such as iZip.
- Open the Lightroom Mobile app on your iPhone. Click the “+” icon in your library and choose to create new “Folder”. Name the new folder “Presets” and open the folder. Press “Create New Album” and name the album ‘Autumn Presets for iPhone‘ after the downloaded presets, plus “DNG”.
- Open the album and press the “Add” icon in order to add new images. Navigate to the folder you extracted from the downloaded .ZIP file and select all DNG files in the folder. When you have selected all, choose “Open“.
- Open the first DNG image and press the icon with the three dots to open the menu and select “Create Preset“.
- Name your preset after the preset pack ‘Autumn Presets for iPhone’. In “Preset Group”, select “Create New Preset Group” and name it after the name of the preset pack ‘Autumn Presets for iPhone’. Uncheck “Tools”, “Details”, “Optics” and “Geometry”. Under the “Light” tab uncheck “Exposure”, and under the “Color” tab make sure to uncheck “White Balance”. Press the tick to create the preset.
Follow the same method as in steps 5 and 6 to create your presets from the other DNG files.
When you are finished, you will now find the presets under the “Presets” panel.