Adobe Lightroom Classic desktop release notes

August 2025 release (version 14.5)

Feature updates

• Generative Remove and Distracting People Removal are now enhanced with improved and speedy results.
• Use GPU to generate previews. 
• Create and manage custom subsets in Copy-Paste settings, with options to select only the modified Develop settings. 
• Experience better Generative Remove and People Distraction Removal.
• Support added for more Fujifilm and Sony cameras for tethered capture.

June 2025 release (version 14.4)

Feature updates

• You can now access Denoise, Raw Details, and Super Resolution in the Detail panel, as these features are now available as standard edit panel features.
• The Auto-XMP write process is optimised to improve overall performance and responsiveness. Lightroom Classic now temporarily pauses automatic XMP writing during imports, resuming once the import is complete. Additionally, XMP data for the active image is written every 10 seconds, rather than after each edit, reducing interruptions during editing workflows.
• Lightroom Classic now remembers your last image selection for up to 25 of the most recently accessed sources, including collections and folders. If there is no prior selection for a source, Lightroom will default to the first image or preserve any overlapping selection from the previously viewed source. To access this, select Preferences > File > Remember the Last Selection from a Source During the Session.
• If the Use Smart Previews instead of Originals for image editing preference is turned on, you'll now see a warning dialog at start. 
• Previously, files with different names weren't recognised as duplicates, even if their content matched. Duplicate detection now also allows renamed files to be accurately identified as duplicates.
• The following new options have been added under Library Metadata Filters > Develop and in the Smart Collection creation dialog box:
  
  • Has Reflections removal 
  • Has Distracting People removal 
  • Has Denoise 
  • Has Raw Details 
  • Has Super Resolution
• In earlier versions, Color Labels for Folders took time to appear, particularly when expanding complex folder structures. With this update, labels now load much faster, providing a smoother and more responsive experience.
• Lightroom Classic now retains CaptureTime data with millisecond precision. This update should resolve issues where some images captured in burst mode were incorrectly detected as duplicates. This update does not address other capture date/time precision issues.
• While locating a missing file, you can now easily locate the missing folder, in addition to the existing option to locate missing images.