Proofsheet and Lightroom
Looking at Lightroom?
Try Proofsheet, free.
Proofsheet is a free app for Mac, Windows and iPhone that culls, edits and delivers a shoot, all on your own computer.
What Lightroom is
Lightroom and Lightroom Classic are Adobe's photo editing and cataloguing apps, sold by subscription.
When Lightroom may suit you better
If you depend on Lightroom's catalogue of years of work, its plug-ins or its cloud sync, keep it. Many photographers use both: cull and make a first edit in Proofsheet, and finish in Lightroom with the sidecars Proofsheet writes.
How Proofsheet is different
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Free, with no account
No trial, no subscription, on Mac, Windows and iPhone.
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Every control you expect
Tone, colour, curves, masks and layers, for raw files from every major camera.
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Your presets come with you
Import Lightroom and Camera Raw presets and profiles.
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Culling built in
Keep or set aside with a key, or let AI make the first pass.
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Originals never touched
Edits are kept beside your files.
Trying it alongside
- Download Proofsheet for Mac, Windows or iPhone. No account needed.
- Open a folder from a recent shoot. Your originals are never changed.
- Import your Lightroom and Camera Raw presets.
- Cull, edit and export, or deliver to a Meridian gallery.
Questions people ask
Can I use my Lightroom presets in Proofsheet?
Yes. Import Lightroom and Camera Raw presets and profiles, one at a time or as a zip file.
Will Lightroom see what I did in Proofsheet?
Yes, if you turn on Lightroom sidecars in the desktop app. Proofsheet merges its changes into any existing sidecar, so Lightroom's own stars, labels and settings are kept.
Proofsheet beside other apps
Lightroom is a trademark of its owner. Meridian Photographers is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, them. Check their site for current details.