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SnapView Features

The core tools for fast Mac photo review, folder-first browsing, and lightweight culling before editing.

Key Features

  • No import process or heavy catalog generation
  • Ultra-fast directory browsing and keyboard preview navigation
  • Browse ZIP archives in real time without extracting
  • 4 versatile view modes (Main / Grid / Filmstrip / Pro Layout) NEW 2.0
  • Pro Layout View with Action Strip, Info Strip, and thumbnail context NEW 2.0
  • Quick Organize with 3 visible presets, GPS map review, and 3 previewed batch recipes NEW 2.0
  • Apple Photos browsing, Photos-style Favorite heart, and Photos ↔ disk copy workflows NEW 2.5
  • HDR photo viewing, quick HDR/SDR switching, and non-AI upscaling NEW 2.5
  • Consistent sorting across Main, Grid, and Filmstrip with counter/context-menu controls NEW 2.5
  • Select Tray candidate/final/excluded sets and selected-original handoff NEW 2.5
  • Drag handoff from Main, Grid, and Filmstrip to Finder, Desktop, editing apps, and Photos NEW 2.5
  • Command-P print/PDF save for images, selections, folders, ZIP, Photos, and contact sheets NEW 2.5
  • Multi Monitor Workspace for Navigator, Quick Check, Histogram, Map, Filmstrip, and Select Tray panels NEW 2.5
  • Persistent thumbnail disk cache for repeat Grid, Filmstrip, and Navigator browsing NEW 2.5
  • Optional Supporter Pass for continued development, with Mac App Store purchase restore NEW 2.5
  • Real-time playback/view of RAW, HEIC, and animated formats
  • Adjustable Smart Decoding Modes (Speed vs Quality priority)
  • Intuitive Fullscreen Slideshow review with transition effects
  • Real-time culling sync with Lightroom (XMP Rating, Pick/Reject)
  • Seamless integration with macOS Finder color tags
  • Visual Duplicate checking and batch cleaner
  • Side-by-side multiple image Compare Mode (up to 4 images)
  • AI-assisted Quick Check for blink, focus, and exposure signals
  • Image Export for smaller sharing copies (JPEG/PNG, social presets)
  • On-device OCR to recognize and copy text from photos
  • Capture date/GPS edits for supported photos
  • Intuitive Histogram, detailed EXIF info, and GPS Map panels
  • Seamless keyboard-centric File Management (Select/Copy/Paste/Delete)
  • Convenient Always On Top mode for multi-tasking

Supported Formats

Camera RAW EXPANDED 2.5

ARW, CR2, CR3, NEF, NRW, DNG, RAF, ORF, RW2, PEF, SRW, 3FR, FFF, CRW, RWL, SR2, IIQ

Still Images EXPANDED 2.5

JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF, TIFF, PSD, JPEG 2000, DICOM, EXR/HDR, TGA, ICNS

Video

MP4, MOV, M4V

Archives and Metadata

Direct ZIP archive browsing, XMP sidecar writing for ratings and flags

Fast Review Workspace

  • RAW and image browsing: open RAW, JPG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, and supported video files directly from folders.
  • Direct ZIP browsing: inspect archived albums without extracting them first.
  • Keyboard-first views: switch with Q, W, E, R, T, and Tab.

Pro Layout View

Press Tab to bring folder navigation, filmstrip context, action controls, photo information, ratings, and color labels into one review surface.

SnapView Pro Layout View

Culling And Organization

  • Quick Organize: run up to three visible copy or move presets for repeated sorting.
  • Batch Actions: preview up to three export, copy, or move recipes before applying them.
  • Finder and Lightroom handoff: keep Finder tags and XMP-backed ratings available outside SnapView.

Inspection Tools

  • Quick Check: review focus, exposure, and closed-eye signals without handing decisions to automation.
  • Map Overlay: see GPS-backed location context beside the photo when location data exists.
  • Compare and Duplicate: inspect similar shots side by side and clean exact duplicate files.
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