Keep the best shots from every trip
without sorting a thing
MacMoments sorts thousands of photos into trips, days and events, and picks the best shots from each, so you don't have to. Everything stays on your Mac.
macOS 26 · Apple Silicon
- 100% offlineNothing is ever uploaded.
- Originals untouchedYour photos are never moved, edited or deleted.
- Take them with youAirDrop your Picks to your iPhone or save them to a folder in full quality.
- Save space on your phoneCarry only the highlights of each trip and keep the full library on your Mac or a drive.
How it works
Add your photos and MacMoments does the rest
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Add
Point it at a folder, external drive or SD card, or import from Apple Photos.
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Moments
Photos are grouped and named by when and where they were taken, and Moments start showing up while it's still working.
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Picks
Each Moment gets a shortlist of its best shots: sharp, well composed, no near-duplicates.
Picks
Ten shots of the same sunset become one
MacMoments looks at every photo the way you would, checking whether it's sharp, whether eyes are open and whether there's a clear subject. It then picks one strong shot per scene, so your Picks cover the whole day instead of ten takes of the same view.
- Sharp
- Well exposed
- Eyes open
- Well composed
- Clear subject
- No screenshots or receipts
Control
Change any Pick with a single key
Picks are only a starting point, and you always have the final word.
- Press K to keep a photo, X to reject it or U to clear your decision.
- See which shots a Pick was chosen over, and swap in the one you prefer.
- Rename, split or merge Moments, and anything you change always takes priority over what MacMoments chose automatically.
There's no account, no cloud and nothing to upload
MacMoments doesn't need network access to work. Your photos only leave your Mac when you share them yourself.
- No tracking
- No ads or third-party code
- Offline locations database
- Analysis runs on your Mac
Details
It works with the photos you already have
Any source
Add folders, external drives or SD cards, and their Moments stay browsable after you unplug them. You can also import from Apple Photos without changing your library.
Common formats
MacMoments reads JPEG, HEIC, PNG and TIFF, and if you shoot RAW+JPEG it uses the JPEG.
Easy export
Save your Picks to a folder in full original quality, or share them straight to AirDrop, Messages or Mail.
Made for Mac
A native macOS 26 app with keyboard shortcuts and VoiceOver support, available in 7 languages.
FAQ
Common questions
Does it change my photos?
No. MacMoments only reads your photos. It never moves, edits or deletes them, and exports and shares are copies.
Does it support RAW, video or Live Photos?
Not yet. MacMoments works with still photos in JPEG, HEIC, PNG and TIFF. If your camera saves RAW+JPEG, it uses the JPEG.
Does it run on Intel Macs?
Not currently. MacMoments needs macOS 26 or later on a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
I use iCloud Photos. Will anything download?
If “Optimise Mac Storage” is on, some originals may only be in iCloud. macOS then downloads them from your own iCloud when MacMoments needs them, for example to analyse a photo, show it full size or export it. That's macOS doing it, and MacMoments itself never goes online.
How much disk space does it use?
Not much, because it only stores thumbnails and analysis data. Nothing is copied: your photos stay in your folders and in Apple Photos, and MacMoments reads them where they are.
Does anything ever leave my Mac?
Only what you choose to share through AirDrop, Messages, Mail and the like.
Is there anything else you’d like to know? Write to [email protected].
Get MacMoments
Version 1.0.0 · Signed and notarised by Apple
Download for MacmacOS 26 · Apple Silicon