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    • Recent Topics

    • Dragging photos from Apple Photos library to an album only adds some of the selected photos

      I have an Apple Photos album with 382 Instants in it. I would like to add all of these to a Peakto album. I begin by selecting all 382 photos with ⌘A. I then click one of the selected photos with the mouse and start dragging it. A little red bubble pops
    • Peakto 1.7.2 is out. A minor release number with major improvements 🚀.

      Hi, We are happy to announce Peakto 1.7.2. This release introduces some long awaited features such as the ability to move images to the Bin (currently limited to sources of type Folders...) but also comes with some major speed improvements. Startup time
    • No keywords?

      Hi, I'm quite disappointed that PEAKTO still ignores important things like keywords, jobidentifiers in metadata. These are important informations for handling data ...! Unfortunately I paid for an annual license ... what a pity! greetings from a hill
    • Map view

      When you select a photo and then switch to Map view, the map is zoomed out, and all photos taken in the area are shown with – as far as I can tell – nothing to indicate which one is selected. It would be useful if instead the map was zoomed in on the
    • Black & white / monochrome photo categorization by AI

      Does the AI have any way to identify and group/categorize black & white/monochrome photos? I would expect to see this in the "Colors" or "Style" section, but I don't see it anywhere.
    • Ongoing issue with Avalanche (Apple Photos <> Lightroom (Windows))

      Excited to have a tool like Avalanche to facilitate the giant job of gathering, organizing and tuning up all my family photos. Challenge has been having multiple libraries over the years including Aperture, Photos (several of these), google cloud, random
    • Unable to resolve Sony A7R5 (ILCE-7RM5) RAW files

      I just switched to a Sony A7R V camera and noticed that all of my RAW images are not resolving properly. They all appear blurry and never sharpens in the main viewing area. I was going to upload a RAW file, but they are all over 120MB in size and this
    • Can Luminar Neo be added as a workspace?

      I recall seeing some marketing for Luminar Neo working well together with Peakto, similar to what Pixelmator Pro and Peakto's marketing at the moment. Pixelmator Pro was added as a workspace automatically when I installed Peakto. Is there a way to also
    • Sort order of catalogue list PLEASE change

      Sort order in the list is captial letter names small letter names It is very difficult to control. It should be regardles of capital or small. As you use in many other cases I am working in a great project with Peakto but it very difficult to work on
    • Please add ability to zoom with mouse

      Right now, as far as I can tell, you can zoom in/out using the slider at the bottom. When the image is zoomed in, the image moves vertically while scrolling and horizontally when holding down the shift key while scrolling. Please use the mouse wheel/scroll
    • Keyboard Shortcuts to control viewer zoom

      Please add keyboard shortcuts like Z to toggle between fit-to-screen and zoom to 100% and Command-Plus and Command-Minus to zoom viewer in and out respectively.
    • Peakto Grid View isn't really a grid

      Hello, I feel the Peakto Grid view isn't really a grid - it's more of a flow of images continuing from one line to another. I would prefer to see a grid, like many programs provide, including the macOS Finder - the space reserved for an image is square
    • Peakto is so confusing to use

      1) I learned that when I right click and edit with an external app, it actually creates copy for me to edit and stores it in a convoluted temporary directory created by Peakto. So when I finish editing and save, it actually just saves/overwrites the temporary
    • Save edits from Neo

      When I select a photo in my Apple Photos library in Peakto and select to edit in Luminar Neo the edits are not saved to Peakto even though they are in the single image edits in Neo. Is there a way of saving them? I have synced them in Peakto.
    • Rainbow stripes for DJI Mini Pro 3 DNG

      I just bought the full version of Peakto. All of my drone images appear like this in this app. Is this a normal thing? What did I just get myself into? Mac Studio (Base Model) macOS Ventura 13.3.1 DJI Mini Pro 3 (DNG files)
    • Pixelmator and Peakto update

      1) Why when I import a Pixelmator catalogue it appears as a Watched folder and not a a source like Apple Photos and Luminar Neo. To add Pixelmator catalogue I select +/add catalogue/select my Mac hard drive/ and then select the folder where my Pixelmator
    • What do you think is the best photo editor right now and why?

      Photoshop, Luminar, Lightroom, Capture One and others...  What is your favorite editing software and why?
    • What is your favorite photo of 2023 so far?

      For me, if I had to choose one, it would be this volcano called el Cuervo in Lanzarote during a beautiful sunset.
    • What is your workflow for photo editing, backup or even derushing?

      What are the steps you take and the tools you use? Share with other photographers the process you follow or any tools or strategies you find helpful...
    • Inspiring Photographers

      On the CYME blog, we have already highlighted talented photographers who specialize in specific subjects such as: Wildlife photography with Lana Tannir Nature with Lorenzo Poli , Giancarlo Gallinoro, Ramiro Torrents or Deb Clark ... Society with Stefan
    • Do you process your RAW files before importing them into your photo editing software?

      DXO has just released DXO Pure RAW. I was wondering how you work with these files.
    • Some first impressions with peakto

      Dear Developers, I just got to know peakto from some photo page on the web, downloaded it (version 1.0.5) and tried it for my (non-professional but enthusiastic) work. I use an Olympus camera, shoot raw files, process them with DXO and manage them in
    • Shortcuts (editable)

      I would be useful to have editable shortcuts for various functions in Peakto. Is this something you plan to introduce? Best regards, Thomas
    • Image Filename Position

      Hi, Just an idea on Image Filename Position
    • Image shadow on outside of image

      I like the faint, mirrored image on the outside of the image, if you know what I mean, but on images like .pxd where background is cut out, this is shown around the main subject, on the inside of the image. Looks good but I find it distracting to what
    • Color Tag Smart Album

      Hi, I am still having problems with Color Tag Smart Albums. I have only one (1) image that is Color Tagged. The image should explain better. Star Ratings works fine.
    • Auto detect/import Capture One sessions

      I use Capture One sessions for most work. How can I automatically detect and import these sessions? It's quite a bit of clicking about to import each of the sessions I have.
    • Peakto v1.5.1 is out....please read

      hello We just released v1.5.1 with important fixes. We discovered a rather complex and unexpected issue with the app autoupdate mechanism that is currently broken due to the sandboxing (security model) of macOS. As a result, Peakto will offer you to download
    • Capture One images

      Hi, I have updated to 1.5, and re-ingested my Capture One catalog. Now, as I scroll through the images, it takes a long time to render each image (between 3-4 seconds).
    • Color Tags: difficult to distinguish Pink and Red

      It's difficult to tell the difference between the Pink and Red colour tags. If you see them side by side, you may be able to see which is which, but the Pink tag on its own looks more or less red. Perhaps if the Pink tag was a little lighter it would
    • Peakto as a substitute for some other DAM (feature request)

      Hello Matthieu and team! What is this about? Make Peakto the place of truth and overcome third party catalogues/libraries by replacing them with a full blown native Peakto catalogue. As a user of some other DAM system I want to migrate completely to Peakto,
    • Option to hide Property Panel sections you don't use

      Would it be possible to add an option to hide Property Panel sections you don't use (e.g. Instagram)?
    • Option to filter images by clicking on keyword tag

      It would be useful if you could click on a keyword in the keyword section to show all images with this keyword. E.g. click on the keyword 'Architecture' to have Peakto show all images with this keyword.
    • Option to select image currently selected in Capture One (or other applications)

      While Peakto has an option to open an image in Capture One (or other applications), it would be useful to have an option in Peakto to select the image currently selected in Capture One, for instance if you wanted to annotate this image or add it to an
    • Option to exclude subfolders from a watched folder

      It would be useful to have an option to exclude subfolders from specific watched folders.
    • Smart albums – file name patterns

      Is it possible to use file name patterns as conditions for smart albums? For instance if I want to include or exclude files that contain a specific string of letters. Thomas
    • Edit in/Open with....

      Hi, Not sure if this is being addressed, or if possible now. I don't have the option to open images in NX Studio, Neofinder, Photo Supreme. Would be good to have that option....
    • Peakto demo/trial version

      Is there a demo/trial version of Peakto anywhere, or do you have to purchase a license/subscription and then request a refund in order just to try it?
    • macOS colour tags

      Is there any way you can get Peakto to pick up macOS colour tags on image files? Thomas
    • Panorama view: Black & White

      In Panorama view you can sort images by colour, but as far as I can see there's option for black & white images. This would be useful.
    • Popular Articles

    • Preview quality in Peakto for CaptureOne catalogs

      If you are a CaptureOne user and have added some C1 catalogs to Peakto you have probably noticed that the quality of the previews is lower than for other catalogs. Peakto uses the previews computed by the cataloging apps to generate its own previews ...
    • Does Avalanche support Referenced and Managed files ?

      This is a question we received a lot: does Avalanche properly handle referenced and managed files from your library ? Or we get asked this variant: "do I need to transform my managed images into referenced images, or the opposite, to work with ...
    • Understanding the output options (from version 1.0.5)

      This article describes the conversion options that are available to you in Avalanche for Lightroom from version 1.0.5. The conversion options are available at the bottom of the conversion window, once you have selected a destination and look like ...
    • AVALANCHE - Frequently Asked Question

      Q: What is the purpose of Avalanche ? Avalanche is designed to convert catalogs of photographs from one application to another. For example, if you wish to move your pictures that are currently catalogued in Apple Aperture to another app, such as ...
    • How much free space does Peakto need ?

      Short answer, that depends on how many photographs you will index in Peakto. Peakto will need about 200 kB per picture.  The table below describes the space needed in different scenarios: # of pictures Size needed by Peakto in GB 10,000 1.9 100,000 ...
    • Most Discussed Topics

    • No keywords?

      Hi, I'm quite disappointed that PEAKTO still ignores important things like keywords, jobidentifiers in metadata. These are important informations for handling data ...! Unfortunately I paid for an annual license ... what a pity! greetings from a hill
    • Peakto 1.7.2 is out. A minor release number with major improvements 🚀.

      Hi, We are happy to announce Peakto 1.7.2. This release introduces some long awaited features such as the ability to move images to the Bin (currently limited to sources of type Folders...) but also comes with some major speed improvements. Startup time
    • Sort order of catalogue list PLEASE change

      Sort order in the list is captial letter names small letter names It is very difficult to control. It should be regardles of capital or small. As you use in many other cases I am working in a great project with Peakto but it very difficult to work on
    • Ongoing issue with Avalanche (Apple Photos <> Lightroom (Windows))

      Excited to have a tool like Avalanche to facilitate the giant job of gathering, organizing and tuning up all my family photos. Challenge has been having multiple libraries over the years including Aperture, Photos (several of these), google cloud, random
    • Dragging photos from Apple Photos library to an album only adds some of the selected photos

      I have an Apple Photos album with 382 Instants in it. I would like to add all of these to a Peakto album. I begin by selecting all 382 photos with ⌘A. I then click one of the selected photos with the mouse and start dragging it. A little red bubble pops