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Two free, open-source plugins for Adobe Lightroom Classic. Pick the one that fits your workflow.
Before the first run: back up your catalog
Both plugins write keywords, titles and captions into your Lightroom catalog, and Lightroom counts each of those writes as an edit: every photo they process gets a new Edit Date, smart collections that filter on Edit Date pick it up, and the old date cannot be set back. With Automatically write changes into XMP turned on, Lightroom also rewrites XMP sidecars and DNG/JPEG files, so cloud or NAS sync uploads them again.
Back up your catalog before you start, and try the plugin on a few photos first. How to back up, and what else to check
LrGeniusAI
The full AI workflow suite — keywording, search, culling, face recognition, and editing recipes.
- AI keywords, captions, titles, and alt-text
- Semantic free-text search across your library
- AI-powered culling (beta)
- Face recognition and People management
- On-device species identification for animals, plants, and fungi (BioCLIP 2)
- AI Edit — develop recipes built from your own saved edits (beta)
- Built-in local AI (MLX on Apple silicon, llama.cpp on Windows) — no external AI app needed
- Also works with Ollama, LM Studio, ChatGPT, and Gemini
- Requires a local background service
Latest: v3.3.0 · What's new
Getting Started guide · Changelog · Local AI models · Source code
LrGeniusTagAI
A minimalist plugin focused purely on AI keywording — no server, no extra moving parts.
- AI keywords, captions, titles, and alt-text
- Simple, quick setup directly in Lightroom
- No local background service required
- No semantic search, culling, or editing features
- No face recognition
Latest: v1.9.2 · What's new
Which one should I choose?
Both plugins are free, open-source (AGPL-3.0), and generate AI keywords, captions, and titles for your photos. The difference is scope:
- Choose LrGeniusAI if you also want semantic search, AI culling, face recognition, or editing recipes — and don't mind running a local background service to power those features.
- Choose LrGeniusTagAI if you only want fast, accurate AI keywording with the simplest possible setup, and don't need the rest of the workflow suite.
You can install either one first and switch later — your Lightroom catalog and keywords aren't tied to a specific plugin. See the FAQ for more details.