Photo Culling: RAW Sifter

Cull thousands of RAW shots straight from your card — instant previews, stars & flags, XMP for Lightroom. No import, no cloud. Now with full keyboard control on Mac.

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)