Cull thousands.
Keep the best.

The desktop photo manager for photographers who shoot fast and deliver faster.

Keyboard-driven culling, AI tagging, and social export for 10K-500K+ image libraries. Free for macOS & Windows.

74% of photographers say post-processing time is their biggest bottleneck.

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Core features

Everything between your camera and your editor.

Import, cull, tag, and export thousands of images without slowing down. Built for photographers who need speed, not complexity.

Workflow

Fast import + culling

Drag a folder, see instant previews. Pick, maybe, or reject with 100% loupe zoom to check focus.

Workflow

Keyboard-first

P/M/X/U to rate, HJKL to navigate. Auto-advance after each decision so you never lift your hands.

AI

AI tagging + search

Auto-detect objects, scenes, and faces. Find any image by what's in it, not just its filename.

Organization

Shoots + scenes

Group images into shoots with sub-scenes, cover images, and one-click filtering.

Export

Social export presets

One-click crop presets for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube with AI-powered face-aware framing.

Export

Lightroom handoff

Send your selects to Lightroom with XMP sidecar files, star ratings, and color labels.

Performance

Handles 500K+ images

Virtualized grid, instant RAW previews, and parallel processing. No slowdown at scale.

Privacy

Your files stay yours

Local SQLite database, works fully offline. No cloud upload required.

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Workflow

Four keys.
Zero friction.

Rate every image without touching your mouse. Auto-advance moves you to the next shot the instant you decide.

  • HJKL and arrow keys to navigate. Vim-style speed for photographers.
  • AI tags surface your best shots. Find faces, scenes, and objects instantly.
  • Export picks straight to Lightroom with XMP ratings and metadata intact.
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Technical

Built on real RAW power.

Native LibRaw decoding for 400+ cameras, true sensor data previews, and a local database that handles half a million images without breaking a sweat.

RAW decoding
LibRaw + dcraw
400+ camera models
Database
SQLite
Local, fast, reliable
Preview pipeline
Fast RAW
Instant loupe + grid
Privacy
Local-first
No cloud required
Supported RAW formats
CR2CR3NEFARWRAFORFRW2DNGPEFSRWERF3FR+388 more
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Pricing

Free to cull. Pay only for AI.

Import, cull, tag, and export with zero limits. Add AI tagging and smart crop when your volume demands it.

Download for macOSv0.4.0-beta

Free

Everything you need to cull, organize, and export

Free to use
  • Unlimited photo imports
  • Pick / maybe / reject workflow
  • Keyboard-first navigation
  • Fast RAW previews
  • XMP & ratings export
  • Social export presets
  • Local SQLite library

Pro

7-day trial

AI-powered tagging, search, and smart crop

$8USD/month

$12 AUD/month

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited AI tagging
  • AI scene detection
  • AI face recognition
  • AI-powered search
  • Smart crop suggestions
  • Priority support
Limited offer

Founding member pricing

Lock in 50% off Pro forever. Limited to the first 50 photographers.

$4USD/month

$6 AUD/month

Use code: SELEKT50S

Founding-member pricing — limited launch offer

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FAQ

Common questions

Everything photographers ask before switching their culling workflow. See all FAQs