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ShotSelect
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ShotSelect

High-speed image review, culling, and annotation. For photographers, researchers, and anyone who works with large volumes of images.

40+
RAW Formats
macOS
Apple Silicon & Intel
0ms
Mouse Required
v1.0.4 — Grid view, smart collections, color labels & more

From import to export in minutes

Thousands of images. No mouse required.

1

Import your photos

Drag a folder onto ShotSelect or click "Start Culling" to open a folder. Resume previous sessions instantly from the start screen.

ShotSelect start screen with session history
2

Cull with your keyboard

Arrow up to keep, arrow down to reject. Navigate with left/right. The filmstrip shows your progress with color-coded borders — green for keeps, red for rejects.

ShotSelect culling view with filmstrip and ratings
3

Tag, rate & export

Add tags, star ratings, color labels, and comments — all without leaving the keyboard. Copy metadata from one photo and paste it across dozens in a single keystroke. Export XMP sidecars that sync directly with Lightroom and Capture One.

  • ✔Lightroom-compatible color labels & star ratings
  • ✔Copy & paste metadata across photos
  • ✔XMP sidecars written automatically
ShotSelect tagging panel with tags, stars, and EXIF data
4

Annotate for machine learning

Open the annotation workspace with A on any photo. Draw bounding boxes, define object classes, and confirm AI pre-labels in seconds. Annotate across your entire shoot without leaving the culling flow — then export a YOLO or COCO JSON dataset ready for training.

  • ✔Draw boxes with B, switch classes with 1–9
  • ✔AI pre-labels from YOLO — confirm or correct
  • ✔Export YOLO & COCO JSON with one click

Annotation workspace

Bounding boxes · Class management · AI pre-labels

Used by

Photographers

Cull shoots fast, rate with arrow keys, export XMP straight to Lightroom.

ML Engineers

Draw bounding boxes, confirm YOLO pre-labels, export YOLO or COCO JSON datasets.

Researchers

Review field images, label specimens or events, build annotated datasets for analysis.

Video & Media

Review stills and video frames in one session, tag selects, and export metadata for post.

Built for speed. Designed for photographers.

Import & Go

Drag a folder, start culling. Resume sessions anytime.

Keep / Reject / Favourite

Arrow keys to rate. Color labels, star ratings, and XMP export built in.

XMP & Lightroom Ready

Writes XMP sidecars. Ratings sync with Lightroom & Capture One.

Annotation Workspace

Draw bounding boxes, confirm AI pre-labels, export YOLO & COCO datasets.

Review. Rate. Annotate. Export.

One keyboard-driven app for everyone who works with large volumes of images.

40+
RAW formats
0
Mouse clicks to cull
YOLO
AI annotation
XMP
Lightroom-ready export

Keyboard-First

Every action has a shortcut. Navigate and rate without touching your mouse — cull thousands of photos in minutes.

RAW Support

CR2, NEF, ARW, RAF, DNG, and 40+ formats. Embedded previews load instantly — no full decode needed to cull.

XMP Export

Writes XMP sidecars automatically. Ratings, labels, and tags sync directly with Lightroom, Capture One, and Photo Mechanic.

Star Ratings

Press 1–5 to rate, 0 to clear. Written to XMP — opens correctly in Lightroom and Capture One.

Tagging Without Interruption

Add tags and comments inline — no mode switches, no separate panels. Copy a photo's full metadata and paste it across many with one keystroke.

Lightroom Color Labels New

Red, yellow, green, blue, purple — same as Lightroom. Written to XMP so your labels survive the round trip.

Grid View & Bulk Actions New

See your shoot at a glance. Select multiple photos and rate, label, or tag them all at once.

Smart Collections New

Save filter combinations as named collections per folder. Jump back to any subset of your shoot instantly.

Session Persistence

Close and reopen anytime. Progress is saved automatically — pick up exactly where you left off.

Video Support

Photos and videos in the same session. Thumbnails, playback, and metadata in one workflow.

Custom Shortcuts New

Remap any action to the key you want. Your layout, saved across sessions.

One-Click Cleanup New

Move all rejected photos to a subfolder in one action. Review before deleting or trash in bulk.

Annotation Workspace

Bounding-box labeling, built into your culling flow

Bounding boxes AI pre-labels YOLO & COCO export

Press A on any photo to open a full annotation canvas — without leaving your review session. Draw bounding boxes, define object classes, confirm YOLO AI suggestions, and navigate your entire image set without losing a single label. Export a training-ready dataset when you're done.

Cull and label in the same session, on the same keyboard.

Object detection training Wildlife & ecology surveys Medical imaging review Sports & event analysis Security & surveillance datasets Drone & aerial image labeling

Drawing

  • Drag to draw boxes  B
  • Select, move & resize
  • Zoom 0.1× – 10×
  • Undo / redo · 50 steps

Classes

  • Unlimited classes + colors
  • Switch with 1–9
  • Rename inline, live update
  • Per-session schema

AI pre-labels

  • YOLO auto-detects on open
  • Confidence score per box
  • Dashed until confirmed
  • Full manual mode too

Export

  • YOLO cx cy w h format
  • COCO JSON
  • RAW → JPEG auto-extract
  • data.yaml included

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