LightPorter

Jian Zhou

LightPorter is a macOS utility that migrates your photo library from Lightroom (Cloud and Classic) or Apple Photos while preserving your organization. It exports originals, edited JPEGs, videos, and XMP sidecars, recreating your albums and folders as a directory structure. What you can do with exported photos: Import into Apple Photos — albums and folders are preserved, synced across all your Apple devices Keep using Lightroom — manage photos locally without a cloud subscription Import into other apps — Capture One, DxO, or any software that reads folder structures Backup anywhere — NAS, external drive, or cloud storage you control