# ViewOne

> Cull 200 bursts in 15 minutes.

- Product page: https://obelisk.club/viewone-burst-photo-picker
- Platforms: macOS
- Release status: live
- Last updated: 2026-06-10T16:25:11Z
- Pricing: Free (USD 0)
- Download (macOS): https://apps.apple.com/app/id6754143264
- Publisher: Obelisk Club (https://obelisk.club) — local-first, privacy-respecting apps built in native Swift

## About

Your iPhone fired off 50 burst photos at the playground. Now they're sitting on your Mac, and you can't bring yourself to sort through them.

ViewOne fixes that. Drop a folder in — ViewOne instantly detects every burst group. Compare side by side, pick your favorites with a tap, and send the rest to the Trash in one click.

Can't decide? Let AI pick — it analyzes sharpness, exposure, composition, and expressions to find the keeper.

— WHAT MAKES VIEWONE DIFFERENT —

• AUTOMATIC BURST DETECTION
Drop any folder. ViewOne groups burst sequences automatically — no manual tagging, no "sort by EXIF and squint at timestamps." Works on iPhone bursts, DSLR continuous shooting, screen-capture sequences.

• SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARE
Review workbench shows the burst group inline. Press V for split-screen pixel-level compare. Press P to pick, X to reject. Keyboard-first by design — clear 200 photos in 15 minutes.

• AI BEST PICK (Pro)
AI analyzes sharpness, exposure, composition, and expressions across the burst and recommends the keeper. Faces open-eyed and smiling, no motion blur, best framing. You can always override.

• EXIF PANEL
Full EXIF for every photo — aperture, shutter, ISO, lens, GPS, camera body. Edit fields when you need to (corrected dates after a wrong-timezone shoot, for example).

• ONE-CLICK CLEANUP
Move rejects to Trash. Batch-export picks. The photos you keep stay; the duplicates you don't need stop eating your SSD.

• LOCAL-FIRST
Everything runs on your Mac. No upload, no cloud account, no AI server. Vision framework does the analysis locally.

— WHO IS VIEWONE FOR? —

• Parents whose camera roll is 70% burst-mode kid photos
• Photographers reviewing continuous-shooting takes from a wedding or sports shoot
• Anyone who has tried Gemini Photos and felt it auto-selects too aggressively, or PhotoSweeper and got lost in its settings panel
• People with a Photos library at 200+ GB wondering where it all went
• iPhone users who shoot Live Photos and want to keep one frame per moment

— PRICING —

Import, browse, compare, and clean up manually — no upgrade required. Pro unlocks AI Best Pick, batch automation, and advanced export. One-time lifetime purchase, no subscription.

— FEEDBACK —

Made by Peter Zhang. Every email at obeliskclubclub@gmail.com is read personally. Found a burst format we don't handle? Tell me.

Learn more: obelisk.club/viewone-burst-photo-picker

Privacy Policy: https://obelisk.club/viewone-burst-photo-picker/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/viewone-burst-photo-picker/terms

## Key features

- **Smart Burst Detection**: Open a folder and ViewOne detects all burst groups — no manual sorting needed.
- **Review Workbench**: Compare photos side by side, Pick to keep, Reject to discard. Keyboard shortcuts for speed.
- **AI Best Pick (Pro)**: AI analyzes sharpness, exposure, composition, and expressions to recommend the best shot.
- **Split-Screen Compare**: Press V to compare details in split view with pixel-level precision.
- **EXIF Panel**: View and edit complete EXIF metadata for every photo.
- **Export & Clean Up**: Batch export your picks or move rejects to Trash in one click.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does ViewOne work without a Photos library or Lightroom catalog?

Yes. ViewOne is folder-based. Drop any folder and it scans in place — no catalog, no import database, no library file to maintain.

### Is ViewOne a subscription or a one-time purchase?

Both. The Free tier covers manual burst review with no time limit. Pro is available as a $1.99/month subscription, a $12.99/year subscription, or a $29.99 lifetime purchase.

### Does ViewOne upload my photos to the cloud or use a server-side AI?

No. All analysis runs on-device using Apple's Vision framework. There is no network access and no telemetry enabled by default.

### How does ViewOne handle RAW + JPEG pairs?

When you reject a JPEG that has a same-name RAW sibling (DNG, ARW, CR3, NEF, RAF, ORF, RW2, CR2), the RAW automatically follows to the Trash. A +RAW badge marks paired photos before you commit.

### What's the difference between ViewOne and PhotoSweeper or Aftershoot?

PhotoSweeper focuses on library-wide duplicate detection. Aftershoot targets wedding-scale shoots with a subscription. ViewOne is purpose-built for burst-group review on macOS with a keyboard-first workbench, folder-based workflow, and a $29.99 lifetime option.