2 to 6 shots at once
Pick the grid size from the Compare menu, or grow and shrink it with ⌥⌘] and ⌥⌘[.
Photo culling app for Mac
Review hundreds of photos. Keep only the best.
Open a folder and start culling immediately. Compare similar shots, pick your favorites, reject the rest. No imports. No catalogs.
Free download. Every Pro feature is included free for your first 30 days.
- Native Mac app
- macOS 12 or later
- Not a web app or photo editor
Open, compare, pick, done
Culling in Just Look! takes four steps, all from the keyboard. Your photos stay in their folder the whole time.
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Open Folder
Open a folder on your Mac, an external drive, or a memory card. Photos appear right away. Nothing is imported or copied.
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Compare
Step through shots with ← →. Hold ⌥ to keep your zoom on the same detail, or press G to see 2–6 shots side by side.
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Pick / Reject
Press Space to pick a keeper, X to reject a miss, and 1–5 to rate.
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Keep the Best
Press ▼ to review only your picks. Move a miss to the Trash with ⌘⌫, or trash every non-pick at once with Pro.
Stay zoomed while you browse
Browse with the arrow keys. Hold ⌥ and the zoom stays on the same spot in every shot. ⌥⌘⌫ trashes a miss without losing your place.
Build your shortlist
Pick keepers with Space, rate with 1–5, then press ▼ to see only your picks.
New in version 1.2 · Included free
See the differences. Pick the keeper.
Press G to put 2 to 6 similar shots side by side in one window. Zoom in once and check focus, faces, and motion blur on every frame together.
Zoom together
Zoom and pan every cell at once, so you check the same detail in each shot.
Real detail, not thumbnails
Each cell is decoded from the original file, so there is real detail to judge when you zoom in.
Pin the Best
Press B to mark your favorite. It stays in the first slot while the others change, so every alternative faces your best shot.
Walk the burst
The arrow keys move the grid through the folder. No more flipping back and forth between two files.
Built for RAW shoots
Point Just Look! at a folder of RAW files and start culling. It is for choosing photos, not editing them, so keep the editor you already use for the keepers.
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Camera RAW
CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, ORF, RW2, DNG, and more, opened with the RAW support built into macOS.
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RAW+JPEG pairs
A RAW file and a JPEG with the same name act as one image. Rate, pick, and trash them together.
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Direct folder access
Your files stay where they are. No import, no copies, and no library to manage.
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Ratings and reject flags
Rate 1–5, pick with Space, and flag rejects with X as you go.
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XMP sidecars Pro
Write ratings, picks, rejects, and tags to Lightroom-compatible XMP sidecars, or embed them in JPEG and DNG files.
Why Just Look!
No Import
Open existing folders directly without creating a catalog.
Compare Before You Pick
Inspect similar photos and choose the strongest shot.
Made for Mac
Native macOS experience, keyboard-first navigation, and Metal-accelerated rendering.
Free to cull. Pro when you want more.
The 30-day Pro trial starts the first time you open the app. You don't need a subscription or payment details to try it.
Free
- Open folders directly, with no import
- Keyboard browsing and Gallery view
- Compare Grid with a pinned Best
- Option-key zoom lock and overlay compare
- Picks, reject flags, and 1–5 ratings
- RAW+JPEG pairs and rotation
- Move single shots to the Trash
Pro 30 days free
- Batch cleanup: trash non-picks, rejects, or by rating
- XMP sidecars and embedded XMP
- Finder color tags and tag editing
- Crop and straighten
- Undo and redo
- Rename, sorting, and export presets
Pro is sold in the Mac App Store as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. When the trial ends, the free features keep working.
Your next photo selection starts with a folder.
Free download. Try Pro features for 30 days.
Requires macOS 12 or later.