Auto-enhance photos with quick actions

Last updated on Jun 5, 2026

Learn how to use AI-powered detection to apply targeted adjustments to subjects, backgrounds, and skies.

Quick actions streamlines editing by automatically detecting and enhancing specific areas of your photos, such as subjects, backgrounds, skies, and people, with AI-powered suggestions.

Open a photo in Detail view and select Actions .

In the Actions panel, select Auto .

Lightroom analyzes the photo and enhances it.

Tip

Combine presets in the Actions panel, with Auto for a complete editing workflow. Select Auto to let Adobe Lightroom on mobile apply its suggested edits automatically before fine-tuning with Enhance.