Lightroom Classic: Three Ways
Sync settings from the Develop module
- Apply your preset to one photo in the Develop module
- In the filmstrip, select the rest of the photos (Cmd/Ctrl-click or Shift-click)
- Click Sync… (bottom right), choose which settings to copy, and confirm
Quick Develop in the Library module
- In Library grid view, select all the photos you want to edit
- In the Quick Develop panel, pick your preset from the Saved Preset dropdown
The preset applies to every selected photo immediately — no syncing step.
Apply during import
If you use the same base look for every shoot, set it once at import:
- In the Import dialog, open the Apply During Import panel
- Choose your preset under Develop Settings
Every photo you import arrives with the preset already applied.
Lightroom (CC / Desktop)
- Edit one photo with your preset (or any adjustments)
- Select the edited photo, then Cmd/Ctrl-click the others
- Right-click and choose Copy Edit Settings on the source photo, then Paste Edit Settings onto the selection
Lightroom Mobile
Lightroom Mobile can copy edits to many photos at once:
- Edit one photo with your preset
- Tap the three-dot menu and choose Copy Settings
- Go back to the album, tap the three-dot menu, choose Select, and pick your photos
- Tap Paste Settings
After Batch-Applying: Fine-Tune Per Photo
A preset gets every photo 90% of the way, but exposure and white balance vary from frame to frame. After batch-applying, step through the photos and adjust those two sliders individually — it takes seconds per photo and makes the set look consistent instead of uniformly filtered.
Don’t Have the Preset — Just a Finished Photo?
If you’re trying to match a look from a JPG that was edited in Lightroom, the edit settings may still be embedded in the file’s metadata. Upload it to the Lightroom preset viewer to see the exact slider values, or copy the preset from the photo as an XMP you can install and batch-apply to your own shots.