Cull at the speed of thought
Instant RAW preview, no waiting, no rendering bar. Single-key pick, reject, rate. Side-by-side compare for the tough calls. The fastest manual culler for photographers who shoot in volume.
macOS & Windows · 6 languages
Early access · v0.9
Cut your culling
Cut your culling
time in half.
Built for keyboard-driven speed. Instant RAW preview, single-key pick & rate, side-by-side compare. You stay in control, start to finish. From SD card to culled selection to Instagram-ready animations, all in one app.
25+
RAW formats
4
Animation formats
4 000
Photos in 20 min
100%
Offline · Private
Who it's for
Made for photographers who still cull by hand
SwiftCull is built for independent photographers, small studios and one-person artisans, the ones who still go through every frame themselves instead of handing it to a cloud service. We made it to make that hands-on work faster, not to take it out of your hands.
And because you need to feed your social feed between shoots, we built the animation studio right in. Turn your best picks into boomerangs, GIFs and MP4 clips ready for Instagram and Reels, without a second app and without waiting on a long export.
Features
From SD Card to Lightroom to Instagram
One app for your whole workflow, whatever you shoot.
Instagram animations, built in
A busy photographer's secret weapon. Spin boomerangs and animations straight from your culled shots, no separate app, no export shuffle. Instagram presets (4:5, 1:1, 9:16, landscape). Blur-fill for aspect ratios. Export MP4, GIF, WebP, APNG.
Pro SD card ingest
Auto-detect camera cards. Chunk copy with hash verification. Rename on import with 40+ variables. Backup to a second drive. Pause and resume if interrupted.
Smart burst scoring
Auto-detects burst sequences. Scores sharpness, exposure, motion blur. The best shot in each burst is highlighted instantly. No more clicking through twelve near-identicals.
Lightroom-ready XMP
Stars, flags, color labels (Lightroom's 5), keywords, captions, all saved as standard XMP sidecars. Open your culled selection in Lightroom Classic, Capture One, or Bridge without losing a thing.
Optional AI assist, 100% local
Want a second opinion? Three local AI models score every shot: face detection, subject blur, aesthetic quality (NIMA). Use it to pre-flag, then cull as usual. No cloud, no account. Your photos never leave your machine. Available in 6 languages.
Capabilities
Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't
One app for your entire workflow.
Culling speed
Instant RAW preview (25+ formats). Prefetch & cache. Grid, single, compare views. Keyboard shortcuts: P pick / X reject / 1–5 rate / arrows to navigate.
Instagram animations
Built-in. Boomerangs and animations from culled photos. Instagram presets (4:5, 1:1, 9:16). Blur-fill for aspect ratios. Export MP4, GIF, WebP, APNG.
SD card ingest
Auto-detect camera cards. Chunk copy with hash verification. 40+ rename variables. Backup to second drive. Pause & resume.
Burst intelligence
Auto-detects burst sequences. Scores sharpness, exposure, motion blur. Best shot highlighted per burst.
Lightroom export
XMP sidecars with ratings, flags, color labels (Lightroom's 5), keywords, captions. Lightroom Classic, Capture One, Bridge.
AI assist (optional)
3 local AI models scoring face detection, subject blur, aesthetic quality (NIMA). Use as a pre-flagger; you still make the final call.
Batch operations
Batch rename (40+ variables). Annotation templates. Copy / paste metadata. Date & time adjustment.
Privacy
100% offline. AI runs on your CPU/GPU. No cloud, no account, no tracking. Your photos never leave your machine.
Languages
English · Français · Deutsch · Español · Português · Italiano
Platforms
macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) · Windows 10+
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Pricing
Simple, Honest Pricing
Free 14-day trial. No credit card. Then pick your plan.
No need to buy yet — try every feature free for 14 days, no card required. Choose a plan below only when you're ready.
Monthly
€9.90/mo
Cancel anytime. No commitment.
- All features unlocked
- Instagram animations
- Unlimited photos
- Pro SD card ingest
- macOS + Windows
- All updates included
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Lifetime
€199once
Pay once. Done forever. Launch price.
- All features unlocked
- Instagram animations
- Unlimited photos
- Pro SD card ingest
- macOS + Windows
- 2 years of updates included
Annual
€89/yr
€7.40/mo · save 25% vs monthly
- All features unlocked
- Instagram animations
- Unlimited photos
- Pro SD card ingest
- macOS + Windows
- All updates included
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macOS 12+ · Windows 10+ · ~300 MB · macOS signed & notarized