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Your Lightroom photos. On your phone.
Find a simple routine for getting selected, finished Lightroom Classic photos into Apple Photos on your iPhone. Then choose your favourites, manage later edits and get set up.
Start here
How do I get selected Lightroom Classic edits into Apple Photos on my iPhone?
Our recommended route is LR to Photos: choose a collection, click Publish and let iCloud Photos bring the finished pictures to your iPhone. See the real demo, the setup steps and why the plugin suits a regular publishing routine.
What would you like to do?
Choose your favourites
Can I send only my five-star Lightroom photos to Apple Photos?
Use a rating rule to gather your best photos, then publish them into a named Apple Photos album for your iPhone.
Keep sharing your latest edits
What happens when I edit a published Lightroom photo again?
Publish a revised Lightroom edit, check the new copy in Photos, and decide what to keep. Here is how repeat publishing and older versions work.
Good-looking phone copies
What Lightroom export settings should I use for my iPhone?
Choose a straightforward JPEG export for viewing and sharing, then adjust size and quality to suit your photos.
Plugin setup
Getting started with LR to Photos
Install the plugin, choose a Photos album and publish a small collection. Then set up folders, five-star selections and later edits.
Export guide
How to export Lightroom Classic photos to Apple Photos
A free way to put a batch of finished Lightroom Classic photos into Apple Photos, ready to see on your iPhone.
Workflow comparison
Lightroom Classic to Apple Photos: compare the options
Compare free export and import, direct Photos handoff, iCloud uploads, folder automation and LR to Photos for getting finished Classic photos onto your phone.
A quick explanation
Does Lightroom Classic sync with iCloud Photos?
How your selected Lightroom edits reach the Photos app on your iPhone, and where Adobe sync fits in.