Presets

A preset stores a set of develop settings as a named look you can apply to any photo in one click. Open a photo and click Presets in the right-hand rail.

Create a preset

Develop a photo the way you like it, then create a preset from those settings. Give it a name and a group (to keep your presets organised), and choose which parts of the edit to include — for example only the colour and tone, or the whole look. The new preset is saved to your library and available on every photo.

Apply a preset

With a photo open, apply a saved preset to it — pxlmonk copies the stored settings onto the photo, which you can then fine-tune further. Switch the panel between a list and a thumbnail view with the buttons in the header.

Import Lightroom presets

Already have presets from Lightroom? Import a .xmp preset and pxlmonk converts it into a pxlmonk preset you can apply like any other.

Next steps

• White balance & tone — the settings a preset captures.
• Exporting — save the finished photo.