Last updated on Apr 25, 2025

Learn how to copy and paste edits to your images from different images.

Lightroom on the web allows you to copy the edits that you've applied to an image and paste them on an image. You can also choose which edit settings you want to copy from a photo.

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Note:

Copy and paste edits settings are currently not supported for Masking.

Copy Settings

  1. On the Lightroom on the web homepage, select All Photos.

  2. Select an image to open it in detail view. 

  3. Select the Edit Options button from the corner of an image and then select from the following settings:

    • Copy settings: Copy the edits you've made to one photo.
    • Choose settings to copy: Copy the settings according to you.
    • Paste Settings: Paste the settings on the image you want.
    In detail view a image has been opened where Edit settings sub menu Copy settings, choose settings to copy and paste settings are highlighted.
    Paste Settings will be only enabled once you've copied the edit settings.

  4. In the Copy Settings dialog box, select from the following:

    1. All: Selects all the edit settings groups.
    2. Modified: Selects only the edits settings that you've modified or applied on the selected photo. 
    3. Default: Selects the default set of edit settings.
    4. None: Deselects all the edit settings.
    Note:

    Select More to select from Set as Default or Reset Default for copying settings.

    Alert:

    The Auto Settings, Crop and Geometry, Remove, and Lens Blur settings are excluded by default. Select these settings and set them as default if you want to use the Copy settings or Paste settings options.  

  5. After making the selection, select Copy.

Paste Settings

  1. On the Lightroom on the web homepage, select All Photos.

  2. Select an image to open it in detail view.

  3. Select the Edit Settings button from the corner of an image and then select Paste Settings to paste the settings on the image you want.

Tip:

You can also use the keyboard shortcut for Copy settings and Paste settings:

  • Mac: ⌘ + C and ⌘ + V
  • Windows: Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V