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Product namePhotoCore: AI Photo Archive for Mac ("PhotoCore")
One sentencePhotoCore finds images and short videos by meaning on your Mac, on device: search, people, quality, Stories, and verified archiving of Apple Photos, phones and drives. No cloud, no subscription.
Current version1.8 (August 2026)
PlatformmacOS 26.4 or later, Apple silicon (M1 or later), Mac App Store
Standard formatsJPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, WebP, GIF, BMP
RAW formats (since 1.7)CR2, CR3 (Canon), NEF (Nikon), ARW (Sony), RAF (Fujifilm), DNG, indexed via the embedded JPEG preview; originals are never developed or changed
VideoMOV and MP4 up to 30 seconds
Privacy labelApple App Store privacy label: “Data Not Collected”. Search, faces and Stories run on device. PhotoCore never uploads photos.
Price: LightFree: up to 200 indexed photos, Smart Rename up to 50 photos per batch, web Story up to 10 photos
Price: Full$29.99 / €29.99 one-time until September 15, 2026 (Early Bird), then $59.99 / €59.99. No subscription. Family Sharing supported.
Promotion endsSeptember 15, 2026
Declared limitsPhotoCore is not an editor (no RAW develop) and not a full-device backup tool: it archives photos and videos, one-way, and never deletes from the source. An Apple Photos archive updates only from the Mac that created it.
Downloadhttps://apps.apple.com/app/id6777130774
Contacthttps://photocore.pro/en/support, Strategicamente srl, https://www.strategicamente.tech
Last updatedAugust 14, 2026
Sources and deeper pages: Features · What’s New · Apple Photos Archive · RAW support · Pricing · Privacy