ImageFuel

What it does

ImageFuel is a fast, dark native Mac app for browsing images and videos directly from your folders. Search, filter, sort, open a fullscreen lightbox, crop, strip metadata, and move files to the trash without leaving the app. No imports. No library. No cloud. No subscriptions. Your files stay exactly where they are.

ImageFuel is a fast, no-nonsense Mac app for browsing large collections of images and videos.

If you work with a lot of media, you already know the problem. Files live in scattered folders. Finder’s grid is slow and cramped. Preview only opens one file at a time. Reviewing a shoot, asset set, or project folder turns into constant switching and waiting. Point the app at any folder or multiple folders and instantly see every image and video in a clean, scrollable grid. No importing. No library to manage. No waiting. It reads the files where they already live, including JPEG, PNG, video, and RAW. We wanted a media browser that felt fast and stayed out of the way. No subscriptions. No cloud. No extra access. ImageFuel reads the folders you already have and that is it. The interface is…from simplifiedapps.net

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