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# How to Drag and Drop photos from FilterPixel?

${vimeo}[Drag and Drop your images](1212807151)

**Watch the quick video above, or follow the steps below.** The fastest way to get photos out of FilterPixel is to simply drag them — into Lightroom, a folder, or any app that accepts image files.
**Step 1 — Filter to the photos you want**
In the culling grid, use **Quick Filters** on the right to narrow down to the photos you want to hand off — for example your **Review** picks or **Best** picks. The drag will include what's currently shown in the view.
**Step 2 — Select all with Ctrl + A**
Press **Ctrl + A** to select every photo in the current view. You can also hand-pick photos by clicking them if you only want a few.
**Step 3 — Drag, and wait for the blue icon**
Here's the important part:
1. Click and hold any selected photo, and start dragging.
2. **Hold still for a few seconds** — until a small **blue drag icon** appears next to your cursor. That icon means the files are ready to travel.
3. Only then drag onward. If you release before the icon appears, the drop won't carry the files.
**Step 4 — Drop them anywhere**
With the blue icon showing, drop the photos wherever you want them:
* **Lightroom** — drag onto the Lightroom icon in the taskbar, wait for the app to come forward, and release over the Library. Lightroom opens its Import dialog with your photos **pre-checked** — just click **Import**.
* **A folder** — drop into any File Explorer window or onto the desktop.
* **Other apps** — any app that accepts image drops (Photoshop, browsers, messengers, and so on) works the same way.
That's it — your picks travel straight from FilterPixel to wherever you work.
**Good to know**
* The blue icon usually takes **2–5 seconds** to appear, depending on how many photos you're dragging — the wait is FilterPixel preparing the actual files.
* Dragging doesn't remove anything from FilterPixel; it hands off copies.
* Prefer a structured export instead? See *How to export your images from FilterPixel* for Quick Export to apps, local copy/move, JPG, CSV, and XMP options.