RapidPhoto is a fast, native batch photo editor for macOS that processes up to 500 images at once, entirely on-device. Built with Swift 6 and optimized for Apple Silicon (M1–M5), it handles entire photo shoots in seconds with a GPU-accelerated Core Image pipeline.
Batch processing at scale
- Drop a folder of up to 500 photos or import directly from Apple Photos, then apply adjustments, crops, watermarks, renaming, and format conversions in a single pass.
- Apply All pushes one edit to every image in the batch, with selective skip for shots you want to keep untouched.
- Built for photographers, e-commerce sellers, content creators, real estate agents, event photographers, and stock contributors.
RAW support for every major camera
- Canon (CR2, CR3), Nikon (NEF, NRW), Sony (ARW, SRF, SR2), Fujifilm (RAF), OM System/Olympus (ORF), Panasonic (RW2), Pentax (PEF), Leica/Adobe/Apple ProRAW (DNG), Hasselblad (3FR, FFF), Phase One (IIQ), and Sigma (X3F).
- Full 16-bit pipeline. 60 MP RAW files load instantly on Apple Silicon.
Powerful editing tools
- Full adjustment stack: exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, temperature, tint, vibrance, saturation, clarity, dehaze, texture, sharpness, noise reduction, grain, bloom, and vignette.
- 8-band HSL color mixer (hue, saturation, luminance per color), 5-point tone curves across shadows/midtones/highlights, and per-range split-toning.
- Toggle before/after split view on any image with a single keystroke. Fully non-destructive until export.
Creative Panel for local retouching
- Photoshop-style healing brush for spot removal of blemishes and distractions.
- 10 paint brushes: Dodge, Burn, Blur, Smooth, Sharpen, Clarity, Warm, Cool, Saturate, Desaturate, plus Tint, Paint, and Lip Color.
- AI masking for Subject, Background, and People selection. Lightroom-style Linear Gradient and Portrait Retouch via face detection. Per-stroke undo and redo.
100+ filters and film stock emulations
- 44 film stocks including Portra, Ektar, Pro 400H, Velvia, Kodachrome, CineStill 800T, Tri-X, and HP5 Plus.
- Color grades (Teal and Orange, Moody Editorial, Vintage Fade), monochromes (B&W, Sepia, Cyanotype, Platinum), and stylize looks (Rose Gold, Neon Glow, Halation).
Portrait Panel
- Eye Makeup with 12 shadow shades plus custom colors, eyebrow recolor across 6 natural shades, lipstick presets with adjustable intensity, cheek blush, and eye bag lightening with iris contrast enhancement.
On-device AI
- Powered by Core ML, Apple Vision, and the Neural Engine. Runs entirely offline.
- Real-ESRGAN AI upscaling at 2× and 4×, background removal, one-tap face blur for privacy, OCR text extraction, and QR/barcode detection.
Smart cropping
- 16 aspect ratio presets plus freeform crop, with rule of thirds, golden ratio, and diagonal grid overlays.
- Drag-to-crop with real-time horizon straightening, per-image or batch-wide application, and on-canvas before/after preview.
Watermarking
- Text or image watermarks with 48 fonts and full typography control.
- Drop into a 9-position grid or tile a repeating pattern across the canvas.
- Fine-tune opacity, rotation, drop shadows, outlines, padding, and background boxes. Applied to the whole batch in one pass.
Batch rename and metadata
- Build structured filenames with custom prefix, base name, date stamps, and sequential numbering, all with live preview.
- Full IPTC 2025.1 support: title, description, copyright, creator, GPS, keywords, and modern AI disclosure fields. Full EXIF preservation when you want it.
Export flexibility
- 9 formats: JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, GIF, BMP, and JPEG 2000, with format-specific options (lossless, progressive JPEG, GIF dithering, TIFF compression).
- 3 color spaces: sRGB, Display P3, and Adobe RGB. Scale by percentage or max dimension, tune quality, and save to any destination folder in one click.
Privacy-first design
- Zero cloud uploads on any operation, ever. All AI inference runs locally.
- No account, no sign-in, no tracking on your photos. App Sandbox with the minimum permissions needed. GDPR-compliant anonymous analytics only.
Built for Mac
- Native SwiftUI on macOS 13 Ventura and later, GPU-accelerated on Apple Silicon M1 through M5.
- Full keyboard-first workflow with shortcuts for navigation, marking done, import, save, and export.
- One-time purchase, no subscription, lifetime updates. Free tier with 10 images per batch; Pro unlocks 500-image batches for $29.99.