I'm just starting to play around with focus stacking and this program is almost perfect as it's very easy to use. Just as an FYI to others looking at this program, it was not able to import my Nikon raw files. I converted the Nikon raw files to DNG which it had no problem importing. One issue is that it will not save the resulting stacked image as a DNG. As far as I can tell, you can only save files as jpeg. My only recommendation to the developer is to add the ability to save as DNG to keep as much information in the stacked photo as possible.Update: I just found the option that lets you save out the file as a 16-bit TIFF. Changing my 4 star to 5 star!

It does focus stacking magic. That's about it so not much else to say - note I have not used other software to compare and contrast, and since this works and the price was reasonable I do not see myself bothering. Context - my images are 45 megapixel and it chews through a stack of 6 images in less than a minute.For my workflow/life missing feature is better use of Apple Photos as an asset manager. The file picker does allow you to select from system photos, but I did not get it to work (maybe just too slow?). There is also no ability to send images directly from Photos to Focus Stacker which is unfortunate - it would be ideal to not have to export to disk first (drag & drop from photos works, but Photos exports low-rez images in that case).

This tool does just what it says it does, it stacks photos. It pick the best parts of a group of picture and merges them together in a composite. It gives an edit capability where you can hand select individual parts if it gets something wrong, or your subject moved a little (pesky bugs do that!). It does a great job of aligning photos. The only it lacks is a crop capability. I’d love to see that added, especially for where alignments are good, I have to take it to an extra tool, but that was not an advertised feature when I got it so for what it does it get s 5 star. It’s a must have tool for a macro enthusiast.

I am new to photo editing and image manipulation. I use digital images for practical uses (online sales, etc). I don’t need to turn photos into works of art. I have been wanting a way to obtain better depth of field for my close up photos without spending a zillion dollars on lighting, lenses, space, etc. This software does EXACTLY what I need! It will give me clear, well detailed, well focused images of my items so that they are properly represented. No experience or expertise required! The BEST $15 I have spent on DSLR gear yet! Thank You for creating this software!