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LRToolbox updated for Lightroom 2025

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LRToolbox restores Lightroom catalog photos.

LrToolbox Now Supports Lightroom Classic 14.2 (2025)

We’re excited to announce a free update for LrToolbox!

Our latest version is now fully compatible with Adobe Lightroom Classic 14.2 (February 2025). Whether you’re using it for preview extraction, RAW to JPG conversion, or saving ratings to XMP sidecar files — everything works seamlessly with the newest catalogs.
It has been a lot of work because the full structure of the catalog has changed, if you run any issue compared to your old catalog, contact us.

Adobe Catalog are now .lrcat but previews and thumbnails are stored in a file lrdata , while the old catalog were also lrdata extension but as a full structure of subfolders. at least it saves probably some space and loading a single file is making the preview reading faster, but it’s just a thought.

LRToolbox restores Lightroom catalog photos.

Full support for Lightroom 14.2
Fast, reliable, and Windows-friendly
Always free updates for our users
Save hard drive space by removing the unstarred images.

Download the update today and keep your workflow smooth and future-proof.

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If you have any suggestion of a new feature, please be aware Obviousidea is working to integrate AI Image Description within Light Image Editor, but later if there are use requests, we could integrate the feature in LRToolbox to be an alternative to this nice project : https://github.com/bmachek/lrc-ai-assistant

Obviousidea wishes you a Happy New Year 2025!

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This year has been a remarkable one for Obviousidea: five years after the release of Light Image Resizer 6, we have finally launched version 7 of our software for Windows, Light Image Resizer 7.

However, we acknowledge some missteps. Specifically, some users felt it was unfair to pay again for this update. Similar to a new iPhone model or the latest version of a car, we opted to offer perpetual licenses rather than subscriptions. These licenses, referred to as “lifetime licenses,” remain valid: licenses for version 6 do not expire but are not valid for version 7 updates. The costs of maintenance, development, and storing previous versions are significant, preventing us from offering major updates for free. Nevertheless, we understand your frustration and have implemented discounts for existing customers.

Regarding Light Image Resizer 7, there is still room for improvement. Many new features lack sufficient documentation and will evolve in 2025 based on your feedback. Whether you are a personal or professional user, understanding how you use our software is crucial for us. This helps us deliver better tutorials and features tailored to your needs (e.g., for real estate agencies, photographers, bailiffs, or garage owners).

In 2025, we will continue improving PhotoLikr, our photo sorting software, which now supports new formats like JPEG XL and offers innovative features such as reading prompts from generative AI tools like Fooocus, Stable Diffusion, or ComfyUI. With the end of PhotoOnWeb, Photolikr will be updated to easily cull your best photos, and share them in online albums.

We are also delighted to see that GreenCloud Printer users are increasingly contributing to reducing their ecological footprint by saving paper and ink daily.

This year, we also plan to expand our services, particularly in the legaltech sector, by offering solutions for managing large volumes of documents, images, or audio files with OCR and voice-to-text transcription technologies. These tools are very useful in modern world legal investigation, when proof of evidence are deeply hidden in our large archives of Facebook Messenger or Instagram private messages.

We sincerely thank you for your support and encourage you to share your experiences with our products and your needs. Your feedback forms the foundation of our future development.

Fabrice Meuwissen
CEO and founder, Obviousidea