User guide
A simple Keeper workflow from first pass to final keepers.
Keeper is meant to stay out of your way. Use it to move fast through the first pass, compare similar frames, and keep the best photos moving toward editing and delivery.
1. Start with the rough cut
Open a shoot, move quickly through the obvious misses, and reduce the set before you spend time comparing nearly identical frames. Keeper is most useful when you let the first pass stay fast.
2. Use the keyboard to stay in flow
The main workflow is keyboard-first on purpose. When you can rate, pick, reject, and move through a shoot without stopping to hunt for UI controls, the cull feels much lighter.
3. Compare the frames that actually need attention
Once the obvious rejects are gone, use Keeper to review the bursts and near-duplicates that make the final selection slow. This is where similar-image review and zoomed comparison save the most time.
4. Use AI as an assistant, not an autopilot
Keeper is built around local AI tools that help you narrow the set faster while keeping the final decision in your hands. If privacy and control matter to you, that is the point.
5. Move the keepers into your editing workflow
After the cull, take the tighter set forward into the rest of your editing stack. Keeper is designed to make that handoff happen sooner, with less fatigue and fewer second guesses.
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Try the workflow on a real shoot.
Start with the free download, run a full cull on your Mac, and see whether Keeper feels faster in your hands than your current setup.