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Cull RAW photos on the card before they touch your Mac
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Hypo - Cull RAW photos on the card before they touch your Mac

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Hypo reads your SD card or camera directly. Browse RAW previews, check the camera's autofocus points and histogram, then import only the keepers to a folder or Apple Photos. Free, no account, no telemetry. macOS 15 or later. Actively developed with 14+ releases. About the author: My name is Sven and I am Software Development veteran of 20 years, worked at Impericon, trivago and Delivery Hero (Foodora/talabat, food panda, PedidosYa, Yemekspeti). Now leading product and tech teams at roadsurfer.

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Hypo is a Mac app for reviewing RAW photos before import. It reads the SD card or camera (PTP works too) directly, so nothing is copied until you decide. It decodes the camera's autofocus data from the RAW maker notes and draws it on the preview: focus points in white, the detected subject in blue, the detected eye in red. Supported: Canon (CR2/CR3), Sony (ARW), Nikon (NEF), Fujifilm (RAF), Panasonic (RW2), Leica (RWL), Olympus (ORF), Pentax (PEF/DNG) and Ricoh (DNG). A histogram and an exposure preview (-2 to +2 EV, view only) help judge blown highlights and shadow detail. Workflow: plug in the card or camera, browse and filter, check focus and exposure full size, import the keepers to a folder or Apple Photos, delete the rest from the card. Hypo remembers what you already imported. Free, no account, no telemetry, signed and notarized, direct download. Requires macOS 15 or later. It's hobby software built for my own workflow; bug reports are welcome, including cameras it doesn't handle yet.

Does Hypo handle tethered shooting, or is it strictly for browsing and importing after the fact?

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Hi, no it does not handle tether shooting. I saw earlier this week which is wireless and provides previews of pictures taken during a session.

Love that you can preview AF points and the histogram straight off the card before importing anything. Big time-saver for a cull session, and the no-account, no-telemetry stance is genuinely refreshing.

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