Anthora

Browse, search, and review photos and videos stored in folders on your Mac. Anthora reads the folders you select. Local mode requires no account or upload.

$29 one time Apple silicon and macOS 14+

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The release package is complete. The purchase button will appear after the final visual review and checkout setup.

Anthora showing media folders in a bright local library

Browse folders as a media library.

Choose a folder on your Mac, external drive, or mounted network share. Anthora builds local previews and a searchable index. It does not move the source files.

Photos and videos in one gallery

Open full-size images, play videos, and reveal the original file in Finder.

Find files, visible text, people, dates, and subjects

Search uses the local index and included on-device analysis.

Compare likely duplicates before acting

Review exact copies, resized images, and videos with sampled shared footage.

Decide what to remove

Anthora does not delete a detected match automatically. Removed items remain recoverable in Anthora for 30 days.

Screens from Anthora 1.0.0

These screens use fictional sample media. No private library content is shown.

Anthora all-media gallery — **All media**Paged, virtualized gallery

Anthora search results — **Search**Local results

Anthora full-size media viewer — **Viewer**Images and video

Anthora duplicate review — **Duplicate review**Human decision required

Anthora Library Care screen — **Library Care**Review queues and recovery

Choose a folder

Pick ordinary media folders. Anthora does not open the Photos.app library directly.

Browse while it scans

Indexing writes in bounded batches. New media appears as it is found, and you can stop a scan without discarding indexed items.

Review before cleanup

Matches and quality signals are suggestions. You decide what stays and what enters Recently Deleted.

Before buying

SystemRequires an Apple silicon Mac, M1 or newer, running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Media sourcesWorks with readable folders, external drives, and mounted network shares. Cloud-only placeholders must be downloaded first.
FormatsImages: JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, WebP, GIF, TIFF, and TIF. Videos: MOV, MP4, and M4V.
Photos.appAnthora does not read a Photos.app library directly.
First launchThis direct download is not notarized by Apple. The included guide explains the one-time macOS Open confirmation. Gatekeeper does not need to be disabled.
Analysis limitsAutomatic matches and quality signals require review. Semantic language search, best-shot grouping, and crop-aware matching are not included in version 1.0.0.
PurchaseThe purchase includes the current app and self-service documentation. Setup, customization, consultations, phone service, response times, and guaranteed future updates are not included.
RefundsDownloaded software is normally final except where required by law or the seller of record's checkout policy.

Anthora costs $29 once.

The purchase includes version 1.0.0 and its documentation.

Awaiting final approval