How to install presets in Adobe Lightroom 4, 5, 6 (Windows)

Are you using Adobe Lightroom 4, 5, 6, or an earlier version of Lightroom CC (2015)? This guide will show you how to install your presets on a Windows computer.

Our preset packs come bundled in a .ZIP file. Simply unzip the file to a location you’ll remember such as your desktop or your downloads folder.

How to install presets in Lightroom 4, 5, 6 or CC 2015

Installing presets in Lightroom 4, 5, 6, or an older version of LR CC is easy.
Here’s how:

  1. Open Lightroom
  2. In the top menu, go to Edit > Preferences
  3. Click the Presets tab at the top
  4. Click the Show Lightroom Presets Folder… button
  5. It will open a window with the folder Lightroom selected
  6. Open on the Lightroom folder
  7. Find the Develop Presets folder and open it
  8. Go to the location where you unzipped the presets and open the .lrtemplate folder
  9. You will see a few folders within the .lrtemplate folder, select all of them and hit ctrl+C to copy them
  10. Go back to the other window where you have the Develop Presets folder open, and hit ctrl+V to paste the folders inside
  11. Now you should have the Contrastly preset folders inside the Develop Presets folder
  12. Restart Lightroom

Alternative Installation Method

If you’re having issues installing the presets by copying them over to the presets folder location on your computer, there is another way!

  1. Open Lightroom
  2. Go to the Develop module
  3. On the left side, find the Presets panel
  4. Next to the Presets panel heading you will see a small + icon
  5. Click the + icon and it will open a window where you can browse your computer for the preset files
  6. Import your presets and they will appear in the Presets panel in Lightroom
  7. Note that by using this method, each folder of presets may need to be imported one by one

I hope the installation went well! You are now ready to start using the presets. Of course, if you have questions, please let us know.

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