Today’s Question: In Lightroom Classic the buttons for rotating an image in 90-degree increments are in the Library module. Is there any way to add those buttons in the Develop module?
Tim’s Quick Answer: No, you can’t add buttons for 90-degree rotation in the Develop module, but you can access those options via the menu or using keyboard shortcuts.
More Detail: While I acknowledge that most photographers would likely want to rotate images in 90-degree increments when initially reviewing photos in the Library module in Lightroom Classic, I still think the buttons for rotating in 90-degree increments should be available in the Develop module.
For example, buttons for 90-degree rotation could be added to the Crop tool, or they could be available on the toolbar below the image preview area in the Develop module the way they are in the Library module.
Fortunately, there’s no need to switch to the Library module if you need to rotate an image in 90-degree increments while in the Develop module. You can simply go to the Photo menu on the menu bar and choose Rotate Left or Rotate Right. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts, which involves holding the Ctrl key on Windows or the Command key on Macintosh while pressing the right square bracket key to rotate clockwise or the left square bracket key to rotate counterclockwise. Note that you can also right-click on a thumbnail on the filmstrip and choose “Rotate Left” or “Rotate Right” from the popup menu.
Even with these options, however, I still hold out hope that Adobe will add buttons for these rotation options in the Develop module, even if they aren’t adjustments that most of us need all that often.
