{"id":62055,"date":"2025-09-17T22:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excire.com\/?p=62055"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:32:53","slug":"excire-search-2026-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/excire.com\/en\/excire-search-2026-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Excire Search 2026, The AI-Powered Plugin That Supercharges Lightroom Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re thrilled to announce the release of Excire Search 2026<\/a>, the latest and most powerful version of our AI-powered Lightroom Classic plugin<\/a>. Designed for photographers who want to spend less time managing their image catalog and more time behind the camera, Excire Search 2026 is packed with new features that make photo management\u2014and now video management!\u2014simpler, faster, and more enjoyable than ever before.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Excire Search 2026? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lightroom Classic has long been the gold standard for photo editing and management, but organizing, culling, and searching through large catalogs can be time-consuming, frustrating, and even overwhelming. That’s where Excire Search 2026 comes in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether you’re dealing with 800 images from a recent photoshoot, 8,000 images from a weeklong photography adventure, or 800,000 images from years of capturing special moments, Excire Search 2026 can help you cut through the chaos. Our plugin gives you the tools to find any photo instantly (no matter where it’s hidden in your Lightroom Library), organize a massive catalog without applying a single keyword, and select your best shots in record time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best of all, Excire Search 2026 integrates seamlessly into Lightroom Classic. You can access Excire’s array of AI-powered tools without ever leaving Lightroom; in fact, the brand-new Excire Search 2026 includes a configurable quick-access panel that can be easily positioned off to the side while you work or<\/em> expanded into a larger display with powerful functions to help with culling and image review.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And since Excire Search 2026 runs locally on the user’s computer, privacy is never at risk. Your images remain on your own hard drives, with no\u00a0cloud uploads and\u00a0no\u00a0external data flows. With Excire, your data is always safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s New in Excire Search 2026?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Excire Search 2026 is packed full of exciting upgrades, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Excire Search Panel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In previous versions, Excire\u2019s tools were accessed through Lightroom\u2019s \u201cPlug-in Extras\u201d menu, which meant digging through dropdowns to access frequently used functions. While powerful, this wasn\u2019t always the smoothest experience for photographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Excire Search 2026, we\u2019ve completely reimagined the way you interact with the plugin. Excire Search 2026 features an all-new Excire Search Panel that puts the most important tools right at your fingertips. Instead of interrupting your flow to navigate menus, you can now access Excire\u2019s AI-powered features directly from an icon strip that can be positioned atop the Lightroom Classic window: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And you can expand the panel to view image previews, evaluate face sharpness, and more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This redesign helps create a workflow that feels natural, efficient, and unobtrusive. By eliminating friction, the new panel makes it easier than ever to integrate Excire into your media-management routine. (That said, if you’re a longtime user of Excire Search and you prefer accessing tools via Lightroom’s menu, never fear; all of Excire’s features can still be opened in the Plug-in Extras menu!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI-Assisted Photo Culling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Culling<\/a> is often one of the most dreaded parts of a photographer\u2019s workflow. After a big shoot or photographic adventure, you might find yourself staring at hundreds or even thousands of images, many with only slight variations in expression, pose, or focus. Traditionally, photographers go through these shots one by one, flagging keepers and bypassing (or rejecting) the rest, which can be a time-consuming and mentally exhausting task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why we’re pleased to announce that Excire Search 2026 introduces dedicated AI-assisted culling tools that take the pain out of this process! The software can automatically group photos by people, content, visual similarity, and more, making it easy to compare variations at a glance. And you also have the option to have Excire sort or even flag your best images automatically using adjustable criteria: face sharpness, eye sharpness, global sharpness, face expression, and aesthetics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Excire\u2019s new photo culling tools, AI helps you cut through the noise and quickly identify your best work. But\u2014as is always the case with Excire!\u2014you remain in control. Even when the AI picks your best images automatically, the selection is completely non-destructive. You always have the option to repeat the process (or ignore Excire’s picks entirely).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intelligent Focus Detection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Any portrait or event photographer knows the frustration of evaluating face sharpness, especially for high-volume photoshoots. You often need to zoom in on every face to make sure the eyes are tack-sharp, which eats up a lot of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excire Search 2026 revolutionizes this process with Intelligent Focus Detection. The software automatically evaluates facial sharpness, and the results are instantly visible in the Excire Search Panel. The sharpest faces are given a green label, while the softest faces are shown in red:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Search Panel also provides instant close-up previews of faces, allowing you to quickly check focus without manual zooming. This makes it easy to spot the sharpest image in a sequence, whether you\u2019re reviewing headshots, group photos, or candids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI-Powered Video Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Photographers today often capture both <\/em>stills and video clips, but until now, organizing and accessing video content in Lightroom Classic has often been a manual, disjointed process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excire Search 2026 bridges this gap with AI-powered video support. Just like with photos, the software analyzes your clips and applies descriptive keywords automatically so you can retrieve videos based on their content. Plus, Excire’s most powerful search tools\u2014including Find by Text Prompt\u2014can now be used to search and instantly retrieve video and photo files side by side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This feature allows photographers and hybrid shooters to keep their entire creative archive organized and accessible within Lightroom Classic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in Excire Search 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our new plugin also offers popular photo-management features included in previous versions of Excire Search, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class-Leading AI Search Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Gone are the days when finding a photo meant endless scrolling and searching through your Lightroom Classic catalog. Excire’s AI-powered search tools are the best in the business, and our latest LrC plugin leverages cutting-edge AI so you can instantly find files hidden deep within your library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are just a few of the image-search tools included in Excire Search 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n