Features

Everything PhotoCore does to find your photos

Your photo library grew for years, across the internal disk, a couple of external drives and maybe a NAS. Finding one specific shot means opening folders named by date and scrolling until something looks familiar. PhotoCore reads the content of every image on device and answers a search across 10,000 photos in under 50ms.

Search by meaningFind peopleSort by qualityPhotos on a map
The idea

How it fits together

Search finds. You type what you remember, in your own words, and AI Find matches it against what each image actually shows.

Filters narrow. Add a person with an @mention, set how many people are in the frame, sort by quality, look at the map, or limit the calendar to a date range. Each filter cuts the results until one screen holds the answer.

Explore rediscovers. Constellation lays out a search as a visual map of groups, and Semantic Bridge finds the path between two photos. Both surface shots you forgot you had.

Privacy

On device, from the first pixel to the last pin

No cloud, no account, no trackers

Every feature on this page runs on your Mac's Apple Silicon chip. SigLIP 2 runs through Core ML on the Neural Engine, embeddings live in a local SQLite database, and folders are indexed in place, read-only, with no import step. Face recognition is off by default, and you can delete face data in one click. Search keeps working offline and on unplugged external drives.

  • All AI models run on the Apple Neural Engine
  • Face recognition is off until you turn it on
  • Nothing is uploaded, ever
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do all PhotoCore features run on device?
Yes. Indexing, search, face recognition, quality scoring and the Map view all run on your Mac's Apple Silicon chip. There is no cloud, no account and no tracker, and everything keeps working offline.
Is PhotoCore a subscription?
No. Light is free up to 200 images. Full Access is a one-time purchase of 59.99 euro, or 29.99 euro Early Bird until July 15. Every feature on this page is included.
Which Macs does PhotoCore support?
PhotoCore is a native macOS app for Apple Silicon, from M1 to M5, on macOS 26 Tahoe or later. The AI models run on the Apple Neural Engine.
Does PhotoCore move or change my photos?
No. Folders are indexed in place and read-only, with no import step. That includes folders on external drives and NAS shares, which stay searchable even when the drive is disconnected.
Get started free

Every feature, one price

Download PhotoCore free and index up to 200 images to try every feature on this page. Full access is a one-time purchase of 59.99 euro, or 29.99 euro Early Bird until July 15.