A native Lightroom Classic plugin that syncs your collections to Google Photos albums. Edit, publish, done.
Lightroom Classic
Google Photos
Publish photos from Lightroom Classic directly to Google Photos without leaving your workflow.
Published Collections map 1:1 to Google Photos albums. Organize once, reflected everywhere.
Edit a photo and re-publish — the updated version replaces the old one automatically.
Resumable uploads handle files of any size reliably, even on slower connections.
Pay once, use forever. No subscriptions, no recurring fees. Yours to keep.
Three steps between you and seamless publishing.
Purchase the plugin and receive your license key via email.
Install in Lightroom, enter your license key, and connect your Google account.
Create collections and publish — photos appear in Google Photos albums.
Everything you need to know before getting started.
The plugin works with Adobe Lightroom Classic (the desktop version). It is not compatible with the cloud-based "Lightroom" (formerly Lightroom CC). Any recent version of Lightroom Classic should work.
Yes. The plugin is cross-platform and works on both macOS and Windows. It uses standard Lightroom SDK APIs that are supported on both operating systems.
The plugin only manages photos and albums that it creates. It cannot read, modify, or delete any of your existing Google Photos content. Your existing library stays completely untouched.
Not currently. Google retired the API scope required for reading user photos in March 2025. The plugin is publish-only: it pushes photos from Lightroom to Google Photos. We're tracking a future solution using Google's Picker API.
No. When you re-publish, the updated version replaces the original in your Google Photos album. No duplicates, no clutter.
The Google Photos API does not support deleting photos. When you remove a photo from a Published Collection, the plugin moves it to a "To Delete" album in your Google Photos so you can easily find and delete them manually.
Absolutely. The plugin authenticates directly with Google using OAuth 2.0 with PKCE — the most secure method available. Your credentials are never sent to any third-party server. The plugin only requests the minimum permissions needed to create albums and upload photos. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
One-time purchase. Pay $9.99 once and the plugin is yours forever. No recurring fees, no usage limits, no expiration.
Your license key can be activated on one computer at a time. If you switch machines, you can deactivate the old one and activate on the new one from within Lightroom's Plug-in Manager.
Reach out anytime at support@post-pilots.com. I'm a solo developer and I personally respond to every email.
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