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Photo Gallery & Library

Bring a whole shoot into one local gallery, search it, open any frame, or send a selection to bulk edit.

The Gallery is the front door to a shoot. Drop in a folder of JPEGs, RAW files, HEICs, TIFFs or PSDs, and get a searchable contact sheet with thumbnails, dimensions, formats and file sizes.

Select one photo to open it in the editor, or select a group and send it straight to the batch processor. The library lives in the tab for the session — no account, no server-side catalogue, no uploads.

No image uploads WebAssembly engine Works in the tab
What you can do

Gallery, in detail.

Upload hundreds of photos or a folder into a local browser gallery. Browse thumbnails, search by name, select a set, open one in the editor, or send the selection to bulk edit.

01

Multi-file and folder import

Choose individual files, pick a folder, or drag a set onto the gallery. Files are de-duplicated by name and size.

02

Fast thumbnails

Native image and AVIF thumbnails are generated with bounded concurrency. RAW, HEIC, TIFF and PSD cards are labelled and decoded when opened.

03

Search and sort

Filter by filename and sort by recently added, name or largest file. The contact sheet updates as you type.

04

Open in editor

Double-click a card or use Edit to decode the original format and send it to the full editor.

05

Bulk edit

Select any number of photos and send them to the batch processor as one queue, with the shared recipe already loaded.

06

Google Drive import

Connect a read-only Drive account and pull selected files into the same local gallery without downloading them separately.

How it works

From file to finish in three moves.

No install step and no import queue. Open the editor, work on the document locally, and export the file your next tool expects.

Try it now
  1. 1

    Add the shoot

    Drop a folder, choose files, or import from Google Drive. Thumbnails fill in while the rest of the gallery stays interactive.

  2. 2

    Find the keepers

    Search by name, sort by recency or size, and select individual frames. There is no AI culling claim here — selection stays manual.

  3. 3

    Open or batch

    Open one photo in the editor, or send a multi-selection to bulk edit for a shared delivery recipe.

Who it is for

Built for real photo work.

These are the workflows the tool is designed around — not a list of theoretical features.

  • Reviewing a wedding or event folder before choosing which frames to edit.
  • Pulling a handful of selects from a large client delivery.
  • Sending a consistent set of images through one batch export recipe.
  • Importing Drive folders on a tablet without a desktop file manager.
Questions

Gallery FAQ

Straight answers about formats, privacy and limits.

Are gallery photos uploaded or stored on a server?

No. Files stay in browser memory for the current session. Closing or reloading the tab clears the gallery unless the browser restores it from its own cache.

Why do some cards show a format label instead of a thumbnail?

RAW, HEIC, TIFF and PSD thumbnails require a full WASM decode, which would make a large gallery slow. Those cards show the format and decode the image when you open it.

Can I edit a whole gallery at once?

You can select many photos and send them to the batch processor for shared tone, resize and export settings. Per-photo local adjustments still happen in the editor.

Does the gallery work on a phone?

Yes. The grid becomes two columns, the toolbar wraps, and the selection actions become a bottom bar with safe-area padding.

No upload. No account. No render queue.

Put gallery to work.

Open the editor and bring a real file. Your photo stays on your device.