PIXLpath 4+

Update:
The developer reached out to me and offered to help trouble shoot the app, and he also updated it independently to address what he thought might be the issue. It works much better and the issue seems to have resolved—I can now open catalogs with thousands of items with no trouble.

Old review:
I find that working with catalogs with more than a 5 or 6 dozen images bogs the software down, and that it somehow loses the thumbnails with greater frequency the larger the catalog gets—it ends up necessitating rebuilding the thumbnails only to lose them over and over. I tried making the thumbnails as small as possible and it doesn't help. It ends up being useful for organizing images in a small way, but its limitations are frustrating even as its design is clean and inviting.

I just released an update that modifies how previews are cached, which may address the issue you're experiencing. While I wasn't able to replicate the problem on my end, I believe it could be related to using system temporary storage for unsaved catalogs. 

The update is in version 1.4, and the release note highlights: "Optimized thumbnail caching to avoid relying on system temporary storage, reducing the risk of issues when disk space is low, and improving recovery of unsaved catalogs after a reboot."

If you encounter any further problems, feel free to reach out to me directly at hello@pixlpath.com. I push out updates quickly whenever an issue is reported.

It starts and loads photos (and graphics too I recently discovered!) fast and lets me sort them quickly but as a forgetful… I mean “selective memory” designer, the advanced filtering is clutch! A lot of times I know I took a photo but forgot when or specifically where but will remember a general detail like which part of the city or if I rated it high and Pixlpath will help me square it down. Also as a hoarder, I can’t bear to delete any photos so the rating system is key. If I go back to a set of photos, I don’t have to re-examine why I chose one photo over the another, I just have to trust my rating!

Thank you for the review! I try to keep all types of visual artists in mind when I'm developing new features. I'm glad to hear it's working well for you.

Here's what I like: It feels like a Mac app. Most of the DAM systems I have tried feel like they were made for Windows and shoehorned onto Mac. This feels just right. I like the design, I like the simplicity, I like that it works on iOS if I need it.

Here's what I want: EXIF editing. I can see EXIF, but I can not change it. I want to add copyright and gps coordinates.

Overall, it does what it says and it does it well. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.

Thank you for your review! Modifying EXIF information is currently in development (users on social media voted to make the iPad/iPhone version a development priority). Stay tuned for new features and thank you for your early support!