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Lathe

Lathe is a fast, privacy-first media manager for macOS. Browse, organize, and batch-process your photos, videos, and PDFs, entirely on your Mac.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
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Features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  No Coding Required
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Works Offline
  5.  Live Preview
  6.  Batch Rename Files
  7.  Non Destructive Editing
  8.  Dark Mode
  9.  No registration required
  10.  Batch Editing
  11.  Remove Image Background

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Lathe information

  • Developed by

    Shwetank Dixit

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $50 + free version with limited functionality.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
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What is Lathe?

Lathe is a fast, privacy-first media manager for macOS. Browse, organize, and batch-process your photos, videos, and PDFs, entirely on your Mac.

No cloud uploads. No accounts. No subscriptions for the sync you don't need. Just point Lathe at a folder and go.

BROWSE & ORGANIZE

  • Instantly browse folders of photos, videos, audio, and PDFs with fast, responsive thumbnails
  • Favorite folders and give them custom icons so your most-used collections are always one click away
  • Powerful search across filenames and metadata
  • Compare images side by side, tag and rate your favorites
  • Build shareable storyboards and moodboards from your media, great for pitching, planning, or just showing off

REVIEW & CULL FASTER

  • Automatically groups near-identical burst shots and suggests the sharpest one to keep
  • Find exact duplicates and visually similar images across a folder in seconds
  • Spot over- and under-exposed shots at a glance with built-in histogram and clipping indicators

BATCH TOOLS (Pro)

  • Optimize and convert images in bulk
  • Enlarge images with on-device upscaling
  • Remove or blur backgrounds across multiple photos at once
  • Add watermarks, strip metadata, and batch rename files
  • Compress PDFs and videos, rotate/flip video, merge clips into a single reel
  • Reframe and trim video clips

BUILT FOR PRIVACY Lathe never uploads your files anywhere. All processing, including background removal and image enhancement, happens directly on your Mac using on-device frameworks. Your media stays yours.

PRICING Lathe's core browsing, organizing, and culling tools are free. Batch tools are unlocked with a single one-time "Pro" purchase. No subscription, yours forever, with a free trial use of each feature so you can try before you buy.