What It Does

Photo Triager helps photographers quickly sort through RAW photos on their iPhone or iPad. Open a folder from any storage accessible through iOS Files, mark your picks, rejects, star ratings, and color labels, and move on. The app writes standard XMP sidecar files so your decisions carry over seamlessly to darktable or Lightroom on your desktop.

How It Works

Open a folder using the iOS Files picker — your SD card reader, external SSD, iCloud Drive, or any connected storage.
Browse the gallery — the app scans the folder and shows thumbnails of all supported RAW files.
Triage — tap a photo to enter full-screen view. Swipe through photos and set triage status: reject, pick, star ratings (1–5), or color labels (red, yellow, green, blue, purple).
Continue on desktop — XMP sidecar files are written next to your RAW files, ready for darktable or Lightroom.

Screenshots

iPhone

Scroll right to see Lightroom mode support →

Quick filters for darktable — Quick Filters · darktable

Smart filters for darktable — Smart Filters · darktable

All actions for darktable — All Actions · darktable

Triage view for Lightroom — Triage View · Lightroom

All actions for Lightroom — All Actions · Lightroom

Smart filters for Lightroom — Smart Filters · Lightroom

iPad

Now available on iPad — full support for the bigger screen →

iPad quick filters for darktable — Quick Filters · darktable

iPad smart filters for darktable — Smart Filters · darktable

iPad all actions for darktable — All Actions · darktable

iPad triage view for Lightroom — Triage View · Lightroom

iPad all actions for Lightroom — All Actions · Lightroom

iPad smart filters for Lightroom — Smart Filters · Lightroom

Features

🗂️ Any Folder, Any Storage

Open folders from SD card readers, external SSDs, iCloud Drive, or any storage accessible via iOS Files.

⚡ Fast Triage

Swipe through full-size previews. Set triage status with reject, pick, star ratings, and color labels — all with quick one-tap actions.

📝 XMP Sidecar Output

Writes standard XMP sidecar files compatible with both darktable and Lightroom. Your triage decisions transfer directly to your desktop RAW editor.

🔒 Offline & Private

No internet connection required. No accounts. No telemetry. No data leaves your device. Your photos stay yours.

📱 Designed for iPhone & iPad

Optimized for iPhone and iPad with iOS 18 or later. Triage your photos anywhere — from your pocket to the big screen.

🔍 Pinch to Zoom

Check sharpness at up to 10× zoom with progressive high-resolution decoding — no waiting for full-res loads.

Supported RAW Formats

Works with RAW files from major camera brands. Format support is based on Apple's iOS platform capabilities.

Sony .ARW Canon .CR3 Canon .CR2 Nikon .NEF Fujifilm .RAF Panasonic .RW2

Pricing

Photo Triager is free to download with a generous daily allowance. Need more? Top up with flexible options.

🎁 Welcome Gift

Claim 1,000 free actions when you first open the app. Browsing photos is always free.

☀️ Daily Free

50 free triage actions every day, resetting at midnight. Enough for casual culling sessions.

📦 Photo Pack

One-time purchase of additional actions when you need a quick top-up.

🗓️ 30-Day Pass

Unlimited actions for 30 days — ideal for heavy shooting trips or extended editing sessions.

Re-editing the same photo within 90 days is always free — only the first triage action on each photo counts.