Select two photos from the Grid or Detail view, and then open them in Compare view or press Option + C (macOS) or Alt + C (Windows).
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9 nov. 2026
Learn how to compare a group of photos to choose the best shot, or view and edit two photos side by side in Adobe Lightroom desktop.
Use Compare view to see photos side by side, so you can pick the best shot from a series or check how your edits change a photo. Compare view has three modes:
- Two up: Compare two different photos side by side.
- Before and after: Compare your edited photo with the original.
- Survey: Compare up to 100 photos at once.
Compare two photos with Two up view
Select Two up from the dropdown menu.
To add or replace a photo, select a photo in the filmstrip and use the arrows that appear on it to place it in the left or right slot.
In the Two up view, you can do the following:
- Orientation: Select the Left/Right or Top/Bottom icon to change the layout.
- Swap : Switch the two photos between the left and right slots.
- Zoom: Zoom into one photo at a time.
- Parallel zoom: Select the Link Zoom option to zoom in on all photos at once.
- Fit: Automatically scale the photo to fit entirely within the available viewing area.
- Apply Rate, flag, or label: Use the filters under each photo.
- Remove a photo: Hover over the photo, and then select the close icon or Command-click (macOS) or Ctrl-click (Windows) the photo.
- More options: Right-click a photo.
- Full screen: Press F to view photos in full-screen mode and press F again or Esc to exit.
To edit a photo, select it, and then open the Edit panel or other panels to modify your photo. Your edits apply only to the active photo.
Compare your edits with Before and After views
Select a photo from the Grid or Detail view, and then open it in Compare view or press Option + C (macOS) or Alt + C (Windows).
Select Before and after from the dropdown menu.
Edit the photo using the left panel. The After view updates as you edit, and the Before view shows the original.
In the Before and after view, do any of the following:
- Swap : Switch the two photos between the left and right slots.
- Orientation: Select the Left/Right or Top/Bottom icon to change the layout.
- Parallel zoom: Select the Link Zoom option to zoom and pan both photos together.
- Zoom: Zoom into one photo at a time.
- Fit the After view photo into the viewing area: Automatically scale the photo using the Fit option.
- More options: Right-click a photo.
- Full screen: Press F to view photos in full-screen mode and press F again or Esc to exit.
When you shoot many similar frames, finding the best one can take time. Survey view places multiple selected photos side by side, so you can compare them at a glance, zoom in to check details, and cull without leaving the view.
Command-click (macOS) or Ctrl-click (Windows) multiple (more than two) photos from the Grid or Detail view, and then select the Compare view icon. The selected photos open in the Survey view.
In the Survey view, you can do the following:
- Zoom: Zoom into one photo at a time.
- Parallel zoom: Select the Link Zoom option to zoom in on all photos at once. It works when there are 25 or fewer photos in the view.
- Fit the photo to the viewing area: Select the photo and use the Fit option to automatically scale it to fit the viewing area.
- Reorder photos: Drag a photo to a new position.
- Apply Rate, flag, or label: Hover over a photo to view the filters, and then use them.
- Remove a photo: Hover over the photo, and then select the close icon or Command-click (macOS) or Ctrl-click (Windows) the photo.
- Add photos: Select more photos from the filmstrip.
- Hide the selection border: Press O.
- Use more options: Right-click a photo.
- Apply full screen: Press F to view photos in full-screen mode and press F again or Esc to exit.
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