Feature Overview

Libraries

  • Supports any number of libraries, with the possibility to quickly switch between them
  • Automatically manages photos into folders according to customizable rules
  • Automatic bi-directional file system synchronization
  • Also supports treating manually managed folders outside of the library as event or individual photo folders
  • Quick selection of event folders within existing folder hierarchies
  • Library specific trash can

Photo stream

  • Gives an overview over the whole library
  • Provides an uncluttered view by grouping together events into beautiful condensed sections
  • Sorted from newest to oldest by default, acts as an inbox for new photos

Events

  • High-level alternative to ordinary folders, grouping together photos related by time and/or location
  • Automatically named and placed within the library to avoid the burden of manually managing folders
  • Customizable title and header image to give them character and let them stand out
  • Local context for collections to avoid distractions

Organization

  • Photo stream (individual photos)
  • Events
  • Collections
  • Hierarchical collection support
  • Local context for focused work
  • Quick select mode
  • Quick peek
  • Taxonomies
  • Groups
  • Saved searches (“smart collections”)
  • (Hierarchical) keywords
  • Metadata templates
  • Custom shortcuts for collections/taxons
  • Batch-oriented duplicate finder/resolver

Synchronization

  • Peer-to-peer based synchronization of library contents across devices
  • Unlimited number of synchronized devices
  • Configurable rules to determine which photos get stored on which device(s)
    • All photos on a device
    • No photos on a device (only previews)
    • The latest photos and events up to a certain age or disk space limit
    • Photos and events from a certain date range
  • Manually select events to keep available on a device
  • Auto-discovery of devices in the same network
  • Secure pairing procedure to establish verified end-to-end encryption

Interface

  • Fully customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Events, collections and saved searches can be pinned to the top
  • Locating files and events within the file manager
  • Secondary window/display
  • Distraction-free mode
  • Related photos (family+time)
  • Fully color managed, supporting the ProPhoto color gamut for internal processing

Thumbnail view

  • Workspace view focuses on relevant photos/videos only
  • All files view displays the full folder contents
  • Various sorting/grouping modes
  • Quick thumbnail size adjustment
  • Configurable to show file name and/or metadata on each thumbnail
  • Proper handling of RAW/JPEG pairs and edited versions of a photo

Details view

  • Large photo view with zoom and pan functionality
  • Direct access to external editors and image rotation
  • Local collections stay available for quick organization in single image mode
  • Comparison mode with synchronized and individual zooming/panning
  • Loupe and navigator
  • Fullscreen view and slideshow playback

Editing

  • External editors
    • Popular image editors are automatically recognized
    • Image formats are automatically converted to a supported format if necessary
    • Proper workflow for viewers, editors, and merge tools (HDR, panorama etc.)
  • Originals always get preserved by creating working copies before calling external editors
  • Tracks editing history using XMP metadata, compatible with Photoshop and Affinity Photo
  • 90° rotation of images (lossless)

Metadata editor

  • Quick view of important EXIF data
  • Star rating and color label
  • (Hierarchical) keywords
  • File properties and EXIF data
  • IPTC data
  • IPTC extended data
  • GPS data
  • Batch capture time adjustment
  • Custom metadata fields

Import

  • “Instant import” with seamless background file transfer
  • Auto-import
    • Automatically recognizes drives or cards and starts an import as soon as they are connected or as soon as new files are added to them
    • Can be used for wireless tethering by importing from a network share that the camera writes to
  • Duplicate detection by default, ensures that no exact duplicates are imported
  • Recursive, non-recursive or selective import modes

Export

  • Output as JPEG, PNG or TIFF
  • Pattern based output file name customization
  • Adjust image size (exact, maximum size or amount of megapixels)
  • Limit the kinds of metadata that are kept
  • Export collections for automating exports

Search

  • Semantic and context sensitive quick search bar
  • Real-time search suggestions
  • Searches can be saved (“smart collections”)
  • Semantic expressions
    • Free-text search
    • Individual photos only
    • Photos from a certain event
    • Collection or Taxon
    • Any/no collection
    • Keyword
    • Star rating
    • File type
    • Aperture value
    • ISO
    • Capture time
    • Capture year
    • Missing files
    • Hidden files
    • Image label

Add-ons and scripting

  • Written in JavaScript
  • Can access the library and add (context and global) menu entries
  • User controlled file system and internet access
  • Scripting console

File browser

  • Built-in fast file browser with thumbnail previews
  • Provides editing and details view, including comparison view, allowing to work without a library

File viewer mode

  • Opening files through Explorer/Finder skips the library load to work as a quick image viewer/editor

File format support

  • RAW image formats:
    3FR, ARI, ARW, BAY, CRW, CR2, CR3, CAP, DATA, DCS, DCR, DNG, DRF, EIP, ERF, FFF, GPR, IIQ, K25, KDC, MDC, MEF, MOS, MRW, NEF, NRW, OBM, ORF, PEF, PTX, PXN, R3D, RAF, RAW, RWL, RW2, RWZ, SR2, SRF, SRW, X3F, HEIC, HIF
  • General image formats:
    JPEG, JPEG XL, PNG, BMP, TGA, DDS, EXR, HDR, JXR, HDP, WDP, WEBP, TIFF
  • High-level image formats:
    PSD, PSB
  • Video formats:
    MPEG, MP4, WEBM, AVI, MOV, WMV, M4V, GIF, MNG, JNG, FLV, MTS, MKV

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Russian

Support

  • Free community support
  • Priority support