How to Install Merge Raw

Prerequisites

Merge Raw depends on Adobe DNG Converter to provide camera-specific information about reading raw files. Please download and install hyperlink before installing Merge Raw.

Automatic Installation

Double click the Install app. If it asks whether you want to run an app downloaded from the Internet, click Open. If it refuses to allow you to run the app, right-click or control-click on the command file and choose Open from the context menu and then click Open in the confirmation dialog box.

This command will make a best effort to install the software into the correct Lightroom folders. If you have a single system-wide folder for plugins, it may need you to enter your password to complete the installation. If you store your Lightroom Presets with your Catalog and your catalog is not stored in ~/Pictures/Lightroom, you may need to manually install the Export Preset to the correct location by following Step 2 of the Manual Installation instructions below.

Manual Installation

Step 1: Install the Plugin

Copy the mergeraw.lrplugin plugin that accompanies this file into your LR Plugin Directory located as follows:

For only the current user: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Modules

For all users: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Modules (may require you to enter your password)

Because Apple hides the Library folder in the Finder, you must use the Go -> Go… menu item in the Finder and copy and paste one of the two paths above to open the folder.

Step 2: Install the Export Preset

Installing the Merge Raw Lightroom Plugin will create a Merge Raw Files menu item under File -> Plugin Extras and the ability to choose Merge Raw Files as the Export To: destination at the top of the Export dialog box. In order to have Merge Raw Files appear in the Export context menu (available when you right-click or control-click on a photo) you need to create or install an Export Preset as follows.

You may use the included preset by copying it to your presets directory. The easiest way to find your presets directory is to open your Lightroom Preferences by choosing the Lightroom Classic -> Preferences… menu item. Then click the Presets tab, and then click the Show All Other Lightroom Presets button. Now open the mergeraw.lrpreset folder that accompanies this file and copy the Merge Raw Files folder to the Export Presets folder inside the Other Lightroom Presets folder you just opened.

If you have trouble installing the pre-made preset, you can create the preset yourself inside Lightroom. To create a preset yourself, bring up the Export dialog box by selecting a photo and choosing File -> Export… (or choosing Export -> Export… in the photo context menu). At the very top, where it says Export To: choose Merge Raw Files. Then click Add at the bottom of the Preset list. Name the preset Merge Raw Files and I recommend putting it into a New Folder also called Merge Raw Files by choosing New Folder…