Prepare once. Keep moving.
Open RAW photographs, camera JPEGs or a mixture of both. Prepare lightweight previews once, then review the shoot without developing a RAW file at every key press.
Made for photographers · Free for Mac
Make room
for the best.
Less waiting. More seeing. Work through your shoot with lightweight previews, a clear view of the photograph, and your fingers on the keys.
Free core app. No account. No advertising.
macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
SpeedCull
Find the ones worth keeping.
The photograph comes first
A calmer way through a big shoot.
Nothing between you and the image.
Use the grid to find a frame, Loupe to take a closer look, and a clean full-screen view when you want the photograph to fill your attention.
Keep your rhythm.
Arrow keys to move. 0–5 to rate. Pick, reject and compare with shortcuts. Progressively narrow a shoot to your strongest photographs.
From a full card to a shortlist
Your next edit starts here.
Open your shoot
Scan a RAW or JPEG folder on Mac, or return to your recent work. Matching RAW+JPEG pairs stay together.
Build previews
Choose the detail you need. Generated previews are separate from your originals.
Make the selection
Rate, flag and compare. Your decisions stay in the SpeedCull catalogue.
Continue your edit
Send RAW and JPEG star ratings to Lightroom Classic with the optional plug-in, or write XMP sidecars for RAW photos and a compatible app.
Choose one export route in the Sync tab. The Lightroom ratings-only plug-in does not require an XMP sync first. Read the sync guide.
A closer look
Give the strongest frame its moment.
Compare similar frames side by side in Keeper Mode. Inspect a generated preview or an original JPEG at its actual pixel size, or use the Mac RAW module to inspect a focus crop when supported.
Camera autofocus metadata and RAW compatibility vary by camera and file. SpeedCull is a selection tool, not a RAW editor or a replacement for your backups.
Your work stays yours
Pick up where you left off.
Return to a recent shoot with your previews and ratings ready. Work locally on your Mac, then send your selections to your next editing app when you choose.
Clear generated previews when you need the space. Your ratings, catalogue, RAW and JPEG originals, and XMP sidecars stay intact. SpeedCull does not rewrite original photographs to embed ratings.
Download SpeedCull for Mac
Free. Focused. Ready for your next shoot.
Version 1.0 · macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon and Intel · 13.5 MB
Signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Download directly here and keep up to date with the app’s built-in update checker.
The core app is free and will remain free. AI analysis is not included in this release.
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Open the disk image, drag SpeedCull into Applications, then open it from there. macOS may ask you to confirm the first launch.
Choose SpeedCull → Check for Updates… whenever you like. Automatic checks are optional; you choose when to install an update.