⚠️ Important Notice: This app has been discontinued. Development has moved to a new project called VibeCulling. Please refer to https://github.com/newboon/VibeCulling.
Are your family photos just piling up? I know mine were. That feeling of never getting around to organizing them, maybe even feeling a bit overwhelmed opening those folders? I believe the photos we keep are the ones we actually look at.
That's why I built PhotoSort. As a dad who loves taking pictures (often in RAW+JPG!), I needed a faster way to sift through shots, pick the keepers, and maybe find the really good ones for editing later. Lightroom felt too heavy for just the initial sorting, and I couldn't find a lightweight tool that handled JPG+RAW pairs easily.
So, as a near-total coding beginner, I somehow managed to build this app with AI! It's simple, does one job well, and now I'm sharing it, hoping it helps someone else too.
PhotoSort helps you quickly categorize photos into folders (I use "Keep," "Maybe," "Delete Later," hence the 3 slots). It's designed to show your photos as large as possible while keeping the interface clean.
Key Highlights:
- Fast Sorting: Use WASD or arrow keys to flip through photos, and press number keys (1-9) to move the current photo into your preset folders.
- JPG+RAW Aware: Optionally handles paired RAW files when you move JPGs.
- RAW Direct Load: Load and sort RAW files directly if you prefer.
- Flexible Viewing: Single view, 2x2/3x3 grids (F1-F3), Zoom/Pan, and a helpful Minimap.
- Safe: No delete function! Photos are only moved, never deleted by the app.
- Simple & Clean: Focused on the core sorting task.
- Totally Local & Portable: Runs directly from the folder, no installation needed. Your photos stay on your PC.
- No Fluff: No AI, no ads.
Current Status:
- From version 25.04.29, you can download both Mac and Windows versions.
- Performance Note: Loading RAW files directly might be slower on less powerful computers.
- Windows Defender Note: Defender might flag the
.exe(e.g.,Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.A!ml). This is likely a false positive due to the way Python apps are packaged (using Nuitka). I've reported it to Microsoft. The app is safe, and the source code is here for review. VirusTotal Scan Result(v25.07.15)
- Go to the Releases page.
- Download the
PhotoSort_vX.X.X.zipfile from the latest release. - Extract the zip file.
- Run
PhotoSort.exe. No installation needed.
- Load a folder using the 'Load Images' or 'Load RAW' button.
- (Optional) Link a RAW folder if needed.
- Click the 'Folder Path' labels next to the numbered slots to set your destination folders (you can configure up to 9 folders).
- Use
WASDorArrow Keysto navigate photos. - Press number keys (1 through 9) to move the current photo to the corresponding folder.
- Use
F1,F2,F3to switch view modes.
This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPL-3.0). This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, but any modifications must be made available under the same license, including when the software is used to provide network services. For more details, see the LICENSE file.
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please open an Issue.