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Free read-only Lightroom Classic plug-in

Catalog Snapshot by Emulyn

Show one bounded, read-only whole-catalog summary of aggregate photo, virtual-copy, collection, collection-set, and keyword counts without displaying names or changing anything.

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Who it is for

Photographers who want a quick bounded catalog overview before deciding whether they need a deeper Catalog Check report.

The workaround it improves

Opening several Lightroom panels and manually recording broad catalog counts without a repeatable snapshot.

Product proof

Interface and demonstration assets

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Exact product contract

Inputs, outputs, reads, and writes

Every Emulyn product keeps its own boundary.

Supported inputs

  • Approved aggregate catalog observations through documented Lightroom Classic SDK behavior

Produced outputs

  • One ephemeral on-screen aggregate snapshot

What it reads

  • Approved aggregate counts for photos, virtual copies, collections, collection sets, and keywords

What it writes or changes

  • No file, report, identifier, record-value, catalog, or original-file change

Local, catalog, file, and network behavior

Nothing important stays implied.

Catalog read
Reads only approved aggregate counts through documented Lightroom Classic SDK APIs.
Catalog write
Read-only; no catalog write is authorized.
Direct .lrcat access
Never
File creation
Creates no report or customer file.
Network
No catalog counts, identifiers, filenames, paths, or records are uploaded.
Privacy
The utility does not display or retain names, identifiers, paths, SDK objects, or individual record values.
Exceptions and ambiguity
Unsupported counts are labeled unavailable rather than inferred.
Recovery
The product is read-only and requires no catalog rollback.

What it checks, creates, or changes

  • Photo count
  • Virtual-copy count
  • Collection count
  • Collection-set count
  • Keyword count

What it deliberately does not do

  • Retain identifiers or record values
  • Perform a comprehensive catalog audit
  • Change the catalog
  • Open a .lrcat database

Exact compatibility

Tested rows only.

Compatibility policy
No public compatibility row is authorized yet.

Private engineering evidence does not become a public support claim until the exact product, host, OS, architecture, and release row pass review.

Known limitations

What still has to be true.

  • A snapshot is not a comprehensive catalog audit.
  • Public compatibility and free-release authority remain absent.

Installation

A Lightroom Classic plug-in installation guide will accompany the exact authorized free package.

Update policy

The utility is free; compatibility and support scope will be published with the authorized release.

Policy language remains subject to legal review before public activation.

Frequently asked questions

Clear answers before checkout.

Is Catalog Snapshot a full catalog audit?

No. It is a bounded aggregate overview and points to Catalog Check for deeper supported observations.

Support and release

Free utility means exactly that.

Review licenses, affiliate eligibility, checkout, download, sitemap indexing, and structured product data remain disabled until this product’s release gate passes.

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