Once you have converted your .cube file using Method 1, you need to ensure Lightroom can see it. Go to the Develop Module . Open the Profile Browser .

Open your web browser and search for a trusted .

Click the folder icon next to it and locate your . Name your profile, assign it to a group, and click OK .

Look-Up Tables (LUTs) in the .cube format are the industry standard for color grading video. However, photographers often face a hurdle when trying to use these identical color profiles in Adobe Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC, or Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). These photography applications do not natively import .cube files. Instead, they rely on Adobe’s proprietary .xmp format.

Features of smol-cube include:

The conversion process involves parsing the 3D LUT data and embedding it into the XMP structure as a or Color Profile , allowing software like Adobe Lightroom, Camera Raw, or Premiere Pro to apply the "look" non-destructively.

However, the world of LUTs is fractured by different file formats. Two of the most common—yet incompatible—formats are (typically used by DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, and Photoshop) and XMP (used almost exclusively by Adobe Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Premiere Pro’s Lumetri panel).