How to install presets on Mac
Install your XMP presets in Lightroom Desktop on Mac. This is the short version of the full desktop install — if you get stuck, the main Lightroom Desktop guide has more detail.
- Device
- Mac
- App
- Lightroom (cloud)
- Time
- 3 min
Step-by-step
- 1
Locate the 123presets ZIP in your Downloads folder and double-click it in Finder — macOS unzips it automatically into a folder next to the ZIP.
- 2
Open Lightroom Desktop and open (or import) any photo, then click the Edit icon on the right to reveal the editing panels.
- 3
Click Presets at the bottom of the edit panel, then click the three-dot menu (⋯) inside the Presets panel and choose Import Presets.
- 4
In the file dialog, open your unzipped 123presets folder, press Cmd+A to select every XMP file, and click Import.
- 5
Your presets appear under User Presets in the Presets panel — click any one to preview and apply.
If you use Lightroom on iPhone or iPad too, install once on Mac and Lightroom cloud sync mirrors your presets there automatically.
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