Today’s Question: I’ve somehow lost the little icons that normally appear on image thumbnails in Lightroom Classic, indicating things like which images have been adjusted. Did something change in Lightroom Classic, or is there a way to get these icons back?
Tim’s Quick Answer: Yes, the thumbnail badges are still available. They can be enabled in the grid view in the Library View Options dialog, and for the filmstrip in the Preferences dialog.
More Detail: There is a set of badge icons that Lightroom Classic can display on thumbnails of photos to indicate various attributes. These include whether images have been adjusted in the Develop module, whether keywords have been assigned, and whether there are GPS coordinates in metadata, among other options. The visibility of these thumbnail badges can be toggled individually for the grid view and the filmstrip.
To enable thumbnail badges for the grid view, start by going to the Library module and choosing View > View Options from the menu. On the Grid View tab turn on the “Thumbnail Badges” checkbox in the Cell Icons section.
For the filmstrip the option for the thumbnail badges is found on the Interface tab of the Preferences dialog. To bring up the dialog choose Edit from the menu on Windows or Lightroom Classic on Macintosh, then select Preferences. Go to the Interface tab and turn on the “Show badges” checkbox in the Filmstrip section.
If you’d like more details about what the various badge icons indicate, you can find those details in a post on the GreyLearning blog here:
https://greylearningblog.com/meaning-of-thumbnail-badge-icons-in-lightroom-classic/
