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.