Photo Culling: RAW Sifter
Fast culling & triage
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Cull thousands of RAW files straight from your card — instant previews, stars, flags and color labels. Full Photo Mechanic & Lightroom XMP round-trip. No import, no cloud
Photo Culling: RAW Sifter — pro-grade photo culling on iPhone and iPad.
Plug in an SD card or USB reader and start culling immediately. No import, no cloud — just your files and your picks.
FEATURES
▸ Instant Previews
The embedded JPEG from your RAW loads with zero delay. Switch to Precise mode for full sensor decode — true pixel-peeping.
▸ RAW + JPG as One Tile
Paired RAW and JPG files appear as a single tile with a shared rating. RAW+JPG and RAW+HEIC badges are visible at a glance in the grid.
▸ Swipe to Rate
Swipe up to assign stars proportional to gesture length. Swipe down to close the loupe. All actions are customizable.
▸ XMP Compatibility
Ratings and flags are saved as .xmp sidecars next to your originals. Open the folder in Lightroom or Capture One — metadata is already there.
▸ 100% Zoom for Pixel-Peeping
Double-tap for a full Core Image RAW decode. Real pixel data, not stretched preview.
▸ Privacy First
No network, no analytics, no Photos library access. The app only touches the folder you choose.
SUPPORTED CAMERAS
Sony · Canon · Nikon · Fujifilm · Olympus/OM System · Panasonic · Pentax · Leica · Hasselblad · Phase One · Sigma · DJI · Adobe DNG (iPhone ProRAW, Insta360)
Ratings & Reviews
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Photo Mechanic color labels and batch delete
• Color labels: read from Photo Mechanic (ColorClass) and Lightroom (xmp:Label), set with keys 6–9, filter from the bottom bar
• Labels and stars now appear together — on tiles, in the filmstrip, and in the loupe
• Delete several selected frames straight from the context menu
• Keyboard zoom (+/−) loads full resolution again
• Double-tap zooms to the tapped point on every device
• Third-party XMP sidecars no longer lose ratings while the app is in use
• Same-named frames from different folders are no longer merged
• Filters stay readable over the photo in the Mountains theme
• Faster grid on cards with thousands of frames
The developer, Oleg Grinevich, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Oleg Grinevich
- Size
- 103.6 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Russian, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Moonlight Studio