Group photos into stacks

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Learn how to organize related photos into stacks and manage them in Adobe Camera Raw.

Stacking groups multiple photos under a single cover thumbnail to reduce clutter in Grid view and the filmstrip. Create stacks manually or group photos automatically using capture metadata.

Automatically stack photos by capture metadata

Open the photos you want to organize in Camera Raw.

In Grid view or the filmstrip, select the photos you want to group.

Right-click a photo in Grid view or the filmstrip and select Auto-Stack by Capture Metadata.

Camera Raw groups related photos into stacks using their capture metadata.

Review the resulting stacks. Select a stack’s number badge to view its contents.

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Auto-Stack by Capture Metadata is currently supported only for recent Canon and Nikon cameras and camera models that support the DNG file format.

The photos appear under one cover thumbnail. A badge on the thumbnail shows the number of photos in the stack.

Create a stack manually

Open multiple photos in Camera Raw.

In Grid view or the filmstrip, select the photos you want to group.

Right-click the selection and select Stacking > Group into Stack.

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Press Ctrl + G (Windows) or Command + G (macOS) to group selected photos into a stack.

Select Done to save your changes. Stacking information is preserved when you reopen the photos in Camera Raw.

Expand or collapse stacks

Select a stack in Grid view or filmstrip.

To expand or collapse the stack, do one of the following:

  • Expand a stack: Select its number badge, or right-click it and select Stacking > Expand.
  • Collapse a stack: Select its number badge again, or right-click it and select Stacking > Collapse.
  • Expand all stacks: Right-click a photo and select Stacking > Expand All.
  • Collapse all stacks: Right-click a photo and select Stacking > Collapse All.

Right-click the selection and select Stacking > Group into Stack.

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Press Ctrl + G (Windows) or Command + G (macOS) to group selected photos into a stack.

Select Done to save your changes. Stacking information is preserved when you reopen the photos in Camera Raw.

When expanded, photos in a stack share a shaded background. Boundary bars indicate the beginning and end of the stack.

To change the order of photos within an expanded stack, drag a photo to a different position within the stack.

Add photos to a stack

Select the photos you want to add and the existing stack.

Right-click the selection and select Stacking > Group into Stack.

Remove photos from a stack

Expand the stack.

Select the photos you want to remove.

Right-click the selection and select Stacking > Remove from Stack.

To Unstack the photos, right-click the stack and select Stacking > Unstack. The photos appear individually in Grid view and the filmstrip.

Change the stack cover

Expand the stack.

Right-click the photo you want to use as the cover.

Select Stacking > Make Cover.

Set the stack type

Assign a stack type to identify how the photos were captured.

Select a stack, right-click, and then select Stacking > Set Stack Type.

Select the stack type based on how the photos were captured:

  • Automatic: Let Camera Raw determine the stack type from the photos’ capture metadata.
  • None: Leave the stack without a specific capture type.
  • Exposure Bracket: Groups photos captured at different exposure settings.
  • HDR: Mark photos intended to be combined into a high dynamic range image.
  • Panorama: Label overlapping photos intended to be stitched into a panoramic image.
  • Continuous Burst: Represent photos captured in rapid succession using continuous shooting.
  • Focus Bracket: Group photos captured at different focus distances.
  • Interval / Timelapse: Mark photos captured at set intervals to record changes over time.
  • White Balance Bracket: Label photos captured with different white balance settings.

Select Done to save changes.