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Pick a folder
Choose any folder with up to 200 photos. Bursts and repeated takes are where this tool shines.
Free toolIn your browserNo upload
Free AI Photo Culling: Best Shot Picker
The AI groups your bursts and elects the best shot of each (sharpest, best exposed) with reasons.
Free AI. No uploads. No registration. No credit card. Everything runs locally in your browser. Your photos never leave your computer.
✓100% Free✓No registration✓No account required✓No credit card✓Runs entirely in your browser✓Images never leave your computer✓AI processed locally✓Fast WebGPU acceleration✓Nothing stored on our servers
Find the keeper in every burst
Start on your Mac with 200 photos. Unlock PhotoCore Full to index your complete archive across folders, external drives, and NAS.
How it works
Local AI, in three steps
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Group, measure, score
SigLIP 2 embeddings group shots of the same moment, with the same approach as the PhotoCore app. Each photo then gets measured: sharpness via the variance of the Laplacian on luminance, exposure via clipped-pixel histograms.
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A winner, with reasons
The best-scoring shot of each group wins a green "Best" badge and a plain-language explanation, "Sharpest · Good exposure". The others get honest tags like "Blurry" or "Underexposed". Disagree? Click an alternative to promote it.
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Download PhotoCore for your complete archive
The browser tools are built for quick analysis of up to 200 photos. PhotoCore for Mac indexes your complete archive, works completely offline and keeps your AI index permanently on your computer.
The comparison
Why it's different
Privacy by architecture
Your privacy comes first
- ✓Your images are never uploaded.
- ✓Everything happens inside your browser.
- ✓We never store your photos.
- ✓We never see your files.
- ✓No login.
- ✓No tracking of your images.
- ✓No cloud processing.
Most "online photo tools" send your images to a server. This one works the other way around: the AI model (~95 MB, one-time download from the Hugging Face CDN) comes to you, and everything after that happens on your device. Verify it yourself: open your browser's DevTools → Network tab. After the model download you will see zero outgoing requests while Best Shot Picker works through your photos. The page's Content-Security-Policy technically blocks connections to any host other than the model CDN, so your photos cannot be uploaded, even by accident.
This is the same philosophy as the PhotoCore app for Mac: your entire photo archive, organized and searchable by meaning, with zero cloud, on drives you own, even offline.
FAQ
Questions, answered
How is the best image selected?
Shots of the same moment are grouped by AI similarity, the same approach as the PhotoCore app, then scored on sharpness and exposure within each group. The top score wins, and you can overrule it with a click.
Does it detect blur?
Yes. Sharpness is measured with the variance of the Laplacian on luminance, the standard blur metric, so motion blur and missed focus push a shot down the ranking and earn it a "Blurry" tag.
Does it compare similar photos?
Yes, that is the whole point. Scores are relative within each group of near-identical shots, so the tool compares takes of the same scene rather than judging photos in isolation.
Does it delete bad photos?
No. This browser tool is read-only: it shows the winner, explains why, and tags the discards. PhotoCore for Mac groups similar shots and marks the best one, so you decide what to keep.
Is this tool really free?
Yes. No payment, subscription or trial is required. The browser tools are completely free, up to 200 photos per folder.
Do I need to create an account?
No. Just open the page and start using it. No login, no email, nothing to sign up for.
Do I need a credit card?
No. There is nothing to pay and nothing to unlock.
Are my images uploaded?
Never. The AI model is downloaded to your browser, and every photo is analyzed on your device. The page's Content-Security-Policy technically prevents any upload.
Where does the AI run?
Inside your browser, using your computer's GPU (WebGPU) or CPU (WebAssembly). The model is SigLIP 2, the same one used by the PhotoCore Mac app.
Can you see my photos?
No. Your photos never reach our servers, we have nothing to see. There are no image trackers and no analytics on your files.
Do you store anything?
No images are sent to our servers. Results live only in your browser; a local cache (embeddings and thumbnails) stays on your device and you can clear it anytime from your browser settings.
Does it work offline?
Once the page and the AI model are loaded, all photo analysis happens locally. The one-time model download (~95 MB) is the only thing that needs a connection.
Which browsers are supported?
Chrome and Edge give the best experience (WebGPU acceleration and folder access). Safari and Firefox work too, with automatic fallbacks.
Is there a limit?
The browser version is intended for quick analysis, up to 200 photos per folder. Start on your Mac with 200 photos. Unlock PhotoCore Full to index your complete archive across folders, external drives, and NAS.
Related reading: How to select the best photo · How to remove blurry photos · Photo culling in the app
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Looking for more?
Liked the demo? The app is the real thing.
These browser tools are designed for quick analysis. PhotoCore for Mac indexes your complete archive, searches 10,000 indexed photos in under 50 ms, works completely offline and keeps your AI index permanently on your computer.
Free AI. No uploads. No registration. No credit card. Everything runs locally in your browser. Your photos never leave your computer.
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