Version 2026.08.28

BIG exciting updates in this release!

This update touched much of the product, so if you see anything weird, please report it.

Lightroom Classic plugin!
Send frames straight from Lightroom, stack them in Macro Studio, and the finished image comes back into your catalog. Install it from the new Integrations menu. Your LrC edits travel with the frames (as either RAW of TIFF files) for easy pre-processing. [read about it here]

StackCheck (Beta)!
After a stack, StackCheck points out frames that look like they hurt the result and offers to stack again without them. This is off by default since I’m still tuning it, but I’d love for folks to try it out and give me feedback. Enable it in Preferences → General → Enable StackCheck (Beta). [read about it here]

Faster Retouch frame loading
Loading source frames in Retouch is up to 4x faster, and pre-caches more frames.

Library enhancements

• New right-click options for more file management features

• "Select All [A]" now flips to "Deselect All [A]" when everything is selected, to make deselecting more intuitive.