{"id":605,"date":"2019-09-19T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/?p=605"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:42:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:42:41","slug":"how-to-export-photos-from-adobe-lightroom-to-google-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/how-to-export-photos-from-adobe-lightroom-to-google-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Export Photos from Adobe Lightroom to Google Photos?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One major problem you will face while working with <\/span><b>Adobe Lightroom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the constant headache of finding a safe and secure location to store all the images which you have just processed with <\/span><b>Lightroom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Most computer systems aren\u2019t equipped to store a very big number of high-quality photos.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Product Spotlight: Use PictureEcho to find and delete duplicate &amp; similar images. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pictureecho.com\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Get it NOW!<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7V_fo5Ktl2I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">External hard drives offer a solution, but they can\u2019t be totally banked upon. An external <\/span><b>HDD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might go corrupt, the user might delete the data unintentionally, or any other unforeseen eventuality might occur that leads to problems. That is why it is always necessary to have a backup of all your data somewhere safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Google Photos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers a great alternative by storing data on the cloud. In fact, if you allow Google Photos to save your photos in the high-resolution mode only, it can save an unlimited number of photos without any of the space being utilized counting towards your <\/span><b>Google<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account\u2019s storage space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the problem with Google Photos is that it doesn\u2019t offer any official plugin to export photos directly from Adobe Lightroom to your Google Photos account. This means you will have to manually upload all the photos to Google &#8211; a time consuming and frustrating job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what is the workaround? In this article, we will discuss a few methods to export photos from Adobe Lightroom to Google Photos that save you time and money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Exporting Lightroom Photos to Google Photos<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without further ado, let\u2019s see what methods are available to us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Lightroom to Google Photos &#8211; Plugin #1<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first method in our list is the Lightroom to Google Photos plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developed by Jeffery Friedl, the plugin is just what it is made to do. It lets you create an album on Google Photos and add up all your photos to that album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how to get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, download the Lightroom to Google Photos plugin directly from Regex.info. The plugin is completely free to use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you open it for the first time, it will ask you to grant it access to Google Photos.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The developer states that Google might throw up a warning stating that the app you\u2019re about to use isn\u2019t verified. There is no need to panic as this is a standard procedure carried out by Google for newly launched apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re still not comfortable, a great idea is to create a separate account just to upload Lightroom photos to Google Photos. The software will require the usual information that any other software might need before being integrated with your Google account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the application has been successfully synced with <\/span><b>Google Drive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is time to add photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, the developer of the plugin has advised that you should make a separate album from the software to upload photos otherwise it won\u2019t work properly. This is because Google has very tight security protocols in place which means you cannot upload photos from third-parties to already created albums. So you have only one option left i.e. to create a separate album for your Adobe Lightroom images. Once that is done, it will automatically start to upload photos to the Google Photos new album.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it. Easy right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a few more things you should know about the plugin. The Lightroom to Google Photos plugin will only work for <\/span><b>Lightroom Classic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and older versions. For newer versions, you will have to try another method.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Lightroom to Google Photos &#8211; Plugin #2<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is another handy option available in case the first one doesn\u2019t work for you. This solution requires you to install a Lightroom plugin. Don\u2019t worry it isn\u2019t as technical as it sounds. Simply use this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/stanaka\/lightroom-google-photo-plugin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>GitHub code<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Lightroom to Google Photos plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add it to your Adobe Lightroom list of plugins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will get an option to upload photos directly to Google photos.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/span><\/em> The Lightroom plugin is not under active development anymore. This means that you shan\u2019t expect any changes in the plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the <\/span><b>Lightroom to Google Photos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plugin is fairly easy. Simply create a collection\/album and then drag all the relevant photos that you want to upload to Google Photos, to the software screen. It will automatically start uploading the photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Note:<\/b><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The compression of Lightroom images is ridiculously low by default so you may have to increase it to at least 85 or more when uploading the photos otherwise their quality will be compromised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, you may get an error if the album doesn\u2019t match the name of the collection within the plugin. This is the same problem that we discussed in the first plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Use the Google Photos App<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There aren\u2019t many options available for copying photos directly from Lightroom to Google Photos. However, you can use the Google Photos official app to upload photos directly from your PC.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how you do that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the Google Photos app from this <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and install it by executing the setup file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sync it with your Google Photos account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google will now provide you with one folder that you can use to copy photos from Lightroom to Google Photos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have a few photos available that you want to upload, simply copy them to the official Google Photos folder on your system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also create albums to organize any photos you might have added to the Google Photos storage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it! You can now easily add photos directly to Google Photos from Lightroom by following the steps outlined in this blog post. Until next time, it\u2019s goodbye from us.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One major problem you will face while working with Adobe Lightroom is the constant headache of finding a safe and secure location to store all the images which you have just processed with Lightroom. 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