With my new method, you can now do this directly in Lightroom with just one click, regardless of the resolution, aspect ratio, or how much you like to crop your photos. You no longer have to take your files to Photoshop jut to add white borders for you social media posts.

Adding Borders in Lightroom is now possible!

Turns out white minimalist borders can be crated using masking in Lightroom and with my presets, this is now fast and convenient, and it is even going to save you some storage space. You can just crate a virtual copy in Lightroom instead of duplicating your files by sending them to an external editing app jus to add white borders for your Instagram posts. And because my method uses Lightroom masks the white borders are applied in a nondestructive manner and you can edit them down the line however you like.

Learn more about borders in Lightroom:

How to use the border presets

• Apply the border preset after you’ve cropped your photos. The border mask sits on top of the image, so changing the crop later means you will also need to reapply the border preset.
• Finish most of your exposure and masking work before adding the border. Lightroom processes masks in order, and adding masks on top will affect the border area. If you want a perfectly clean white or black border, delete and reapply the border preset at the very end of your edit.
• Keep the distortion and transform tools constrained. Borders can only exist on top of the area of a photo. If you use Transform or Distortion with Constrain Crop turned off, Lightroom may create transparent zones that masks can’t reach, and borders won’t appear there. But if you use white borders on top of them and export as .JPG, that will work well.
• Expect a tiny edge overlap. Because the border is a mask applied over the image, the pixels at the edges will be covered. This is normal and unavoidable within the current Lightroom masking system.

EXAMPLES:

White Border Nr 4 - Thick

White Border Nr 2 - Thin

White Border Nr 1 - Slim

Why use a white border for your photography?

It’s ultimately a matter of taste, but in my experience, white borders are one of the simplest ways to elevate an image without changing the edit itself. They add visual breathing room, separate the photo from surrounding content, and guide the viewer’s eye directly to the image, resulting in a cleaner, more intentional presentation that feels refined and gallery-ready. This is especially useful when sharing work online, where context and background are out of your control, and most of the time, the background of your images is not going to be white

What’s in the Pack?

This bundle includes 12 presets:

• 6 White Border Presets: Clean, minimalist, and timeless.
• 6 Black Border Presets: Bold, dramatic, and eye-catching.

With double the options, you’ll have the perfect border for any style or mood.

The Lightroom border presets are perfect for saving time that you would waste jumping between Lightroom and Photoshop. With this Pack of 12 Lightroom Borders Presets, you can add minimalist white or black borders in seconds – all while keeping your workflow smooth and stress-free.

WARNING: Your Lightroom Version has to be somewhat recent.

The Lightroom Border presets won't work with versions of Lightroom that do not have a curve adjustment inside their masks panel.

LICENSE:

Purchase of these Lightroom presets and Camera profiles grants the buyer a personal, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to use the presets. This license strictly prohibits resale, redistribution, or sharing of the presets in their original or any modified form, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes.

INSTALLATION:

Copy the .xmp files to the specific folder:

• Windows: C:Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings
• macOS: User Library>Application Support>Adobe>CameraRaw> Settings

Here, you can create as many subfolders and organize the files however you see fit, as Lightroom won't care, and it will load everything.

To learn how to add any presets to Lightroom, you can follow these steps:https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/faq-install-presets-profiles.html