How to Install Presets in Lightroom

Classic CC
When you download the Lightroom presets, save them to a folder
you will remember. You can install them directly into Lightroom
using the following steps.

1. In Lightroom, go to the Develop Module and locate

the Presets Panel on the left side.
2. Click the “+” Icon on the right side of the panel and select the
Import Presets option.
3. Navigate to the location on your computer where you saved
the files with the presets, select it and click the Import button.

You are done. Lightroom locates the presets in the new .XMP
format, and installs them.
In case anyone is trying to install legacy presets to the latest
version of Lightroom Classic, please follow the steps outlined
below:

How to Install Legacy Presets

(.lrtemplate format) in the Latest Version
of Lightroom Classic CC
Download the presets and unzip them.

1. Download the presets, unzip them. and remember the location

of the files on your computer.
2. Start Lightroom and from the top main menu select Edit >
Preferences…
If you use Mac you will find the Preferences option under
the Lightroom menu.
3. Select the Presets tab inside of the Preferences screen.
4. Make sure the Store presets with the catalog is unchecked
5. Click on the button titled, Show All Other Lightroom Presets.
5. Double click on Lightroom folder.
6. Locate Develop Presets folder and open it.
7. Copy the contents of the archive, the ones you
unzipped (extracted) in step 1.

8. Restart Lightroom
Since Lightroom Classic CC does not support the .lrtemplate
format, it converts all .lrtemplate presets to the latest .XMP
format and automatically copies them to the appropriate
folder. The original .lrtemplate presets are kept in the
legacy Develop Preset folder. It is safe to delete them if you
wish.