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Foto Organizer requires macOS 27 or later.

Yes. Connect an Apple Photos library or open a local folder. Opening a folder does not import its images into Apple Photos.

Many metadata and album-assignment changes are deliberately staged. Filters still evaluate saved information, not proposed values. This lets you work on the same filtered selection in several steps: in Apple Photos, select photos with no location and no album, stage GPS first and the album assignment second, then review both together. They are written only after your confirmation; the photos may then leave the results without being deleted. Each action retains its original target media. Canceling the preview retains drafts; discarding removes them without changing photos. The results list is not frozen: favorites, stars and review decisions save directly; filter changes, additional media and detected external changes can also affect the display. Successful write steps remain after partial failures.

Originals may need to download first. Availability depends on your connection and iCloud content.

The app supports German and English. Some translations and practical acceptance checks are still in progress.

Yes. From 1.2.0, Settings → Appearance offers three palettes: Graphite/Mint, Graphite/Berry and Porcelain. Your choice applies to all windows immediately, stays saved and can be reset to the default. Photos and metadata are not changed.

Version 1.4.0 (648) was released on GitHub on 13 November 2026. Access to the release and app download requires permission for the private repository; no generally accessible download is offered here. The app requires Apple Silicon and macOS 27 or later. It is signed with Apple Development, is not notarised and has no App Store approval.

Version 1.4.0 (648) uses the actual original-minus-result savings for confirmed NEF→DNG, TIFF→JPEG and video→MOV replacements. Backup and working-folder costs remain separate; unknown sizes do not count as zero, and extra consumption does not become positive savings. Positive values appear without a leading plus. Existing aggregate entries are not reclassified retrospectively. The display does not measure physically free Mac or iCloud space. Confirmation and cancellation in the DNG dialog remain corrected. Retain originals, backups and complete job folders; do not repeat media changes solely for statistics. Individual feature acceptance does not establish complete error, recovery or VoiceOver validation.

Yes. In 1.3.3 you can combine formats: formats use OR, while states use AND. HEIC/HEIF and MP4 can be selected separately. Review recalculates series from the selected formats and states.

In 1.4.0, a camera profile can adjust manufacturer and model for local images and supported MP4/MOV structures. The workflow includes a preview, explicit confirmation, an original backup and conflict-checked restoration. For Apple Photos, originals are temporarily exported, adjusted and replaced after verification; the result receives a new asset ID. People, Memories and other non-transferable Photos relationships may be lost. The known file-stamp capture error on files without extended access permissions (ACLs) is not yet fixed and continues in 1.4.1. Not every GoPro/MP4/MOV file is supported. Do not bypass blocks by changing permissions or safeguards.

No. Diagnostics are off by default. If you deliberately enable them, sessions stay local; previewing, saving and sharing are separate deliberate steps. Events use fixed technical categories and do not capture private media/GPS values, filenames or free-form error text as event payloads. Regular UI polling is also off by default; initial recovery and retention management may still run asynchronously.