Lathe: Photo & Video Manager
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Description
Lathe is a fast, privacy-first media manager for macOS.
Browse, organize, and batch-process your photos, videos, and PDFs, entirely on your Mac.
No cloud uploads. No accounts. No subscriptions for the sync you don’t need. Just point Lathe at a folder and go.
BROWSE & ORGANIZE
– Instantly browse folders of photos, videos, audio, and PDFs with fast, responsive thumbnails
– Favorite folders and give them custom icons so your most-used collections are always one click away
– Powerful search across filenames and metadata
– Compare images side by side, tag and rate your favorites
– Build shareable storyboards and moodboards from your media, great for pitching, planning, or just showing off
REVIEW & CULL FASTER
– Automatically groups near-identical burst shots and suggests the sharpest one to keep
– Find exact duplicates and visually similar images across a folder in seconds
– Spot over- and under-exposed shots at a glance with built-in histogram and clipping indicators
BATCH TOOLS (Pro)
– Optimize and convert images in bulk
– Enlarge images with on-device upscaling
– Remove or blur backgrounds across multiple photos at once
– Add watermarks, strip metadata, and batch rename files
– Compress PDFs and videos, rotate/flip video, merge clips into a single reel
– Reframe and trim video clips
BUILT FOR PRIVACY
Lathe never uploads your files anywhere. All processing, including background removal and image enhancement, happens directly on your Mac using on-device frameworks. Your media stays yours.
PRICING
Lathe’s core browsing, organizing, and culling tools are free. Batch tools are unlocked with a single one-time “Pro” purchase. No subscription, yours forever, with a free trial use of each feature so you can try before you buy.
What's New
Dragging several files at once now works Selecting multiple files and dragging them to the Tray, or onto a folder to move them, previously acted on only one of them. All selected files now come along. A tidier filter bar The filter bar now offers only the filters that apply to what is in the folder, so it no longer scrolls sideways to reach the options you need. A folder of photos no longer shows filters for video length. Smoother scrolling Large folders scroll more smoothly, especially at bigger thumbnail sizes. Fixes Resize and Export popups in Edit and Develop were unreadable in light mode. The Export menu no longer opens with a stray focus outline.
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