Mac photo & media management
Bring order to thousands of photos.
Point Archyv at a folder, choose what to do, and run it across every file at once — with a clear report of exactly what changed.
Large libraries get messy fast.
Inconsistent file names, scattered folders, missing metadata, duplicates, mixed formats — managing a serious photo collection by hand doesn't scale. Archyv does the repetitive work in batches, so your library stays consistent and findable without hours of manual cleanup.
Capabilities
One app. Twelve focused tools.
Organized into five simple workflows. Pick a workflow, pick a tool, set your options, run it.
Scan & Select
Read-onlyNarrow a big folder down to just the files you need — find the ones that already have a piece of info set, or the ones missing it.
File Naming
Live previewStandardize file names in bulk, with a live preview before you commit anything.
Metadata
10 categoriesView, edit, and standardize the information inside your files — captions, copyright, location, dates, and dozens of fields.
File Management
5 toolsMove, copy, convert, and tidy your library — and find what is duplicated.
Safe by design
Always onFile safety is not a setting you remember to switch on — it is how every tool behaves.
Workflow
A simple, repeatable loop.
Five steps — the same every time. Guidance is always one click away.
Choose files
Pick a folder, then select all or just some — with a live count as you go.
Pick a tool
Choose a workflow, then the specific process you want to run.
Set options
Configure the run — often from a saved, reusable template.
Run it
Press Start. Archyv works through the whole batch at once.
Review
A summary shows what was processed, skipped, or failed — plus a log of every change.
A closer look
Edit the metadata that matters — across ten categories.
See every duplicate side by side — and decide with confidence.
Archyv groups duplicate and similar images and videos, scores each group by match confidence, and lays the candidates out together. Nothing is deleted while you browse — you mark what to remove, and review before anything happens.
Each group is scored and backed by the evidence — algorithm agreement, size, dimensions, and format — so you can see exactly why the files were flagged as a match, and trust that they truly are.
Candidates sit together at full size, so the file worth keeping is obvious at a glance.
You mark what to remove — nothing is deleted while you browse, and every choice stays yours.
Privacy
Your photos never leave your Mac.
Archyv runs entirely on your computer. No cloud processing, no account required, no AI model phoning home. The only thing that ever touches the network is optional, anonymous crash reporting — and it never includes your personal information, your IP address, your file paths, or the contents of any photo.
Formats
Writes metadata to 32 formats — and reads 40.
The valuable part is the writing: captions, copyright, location, dates, and dozens of other fields written into 32 of the 40 formats Archyv reads — every standard image except BMP, the main video formats, and every RAW format (via XMP sidecars, so originals stay untouched). Common audio files are recognized for sorting alongside.
Writes metadata = captions, copyright, location, dates and dozens of other fields written into the file — RAW uses an XMP sidecar to keep originals untouched, and if a write fails your original is left intact. The 40 counts image and video formats; PDF and common audio are additionally recognised.
Convert anything you shoot into a modern format.
Batch-convert any image or RAW file Archyv reads — plus PDF — into six output formats, including the modern, space-saving AVIF and JPEG XL. Your originals are always left untouched; conversions are written as new files.
AVIF and JPEG XL output requires macOS 15 or later. GoPro GPR files need Adobe DNG Converter installed first.
Made for the Mac, top to bottom.
A native macOS app built with SwiftUI and AppKit, with full light and dark mode support.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything about privacy, licensing, formats, and how Archyv keeps your originals safe.
No. Archyv runs entirely on your computer — there is no cloud processing and no account required. The only thing that ever touches the network is optional, anonymous crash reporting, which never includes your personal information, your IP address, your file paths, or the contents of any photo.
No. Archyv is a one-time purchase — $99 per seat, with a year of updates included. Buying for a team? Add as many seats as you need at $99 each, all under one account.
Archyv runs on macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. The newest output formats — AVIF and JPEG XL — require macOS 15 or later. It is a native Mac app with full light and dark mode support.
Archyv reads 40 file formats across 44 extensions — 9 standard image formats, 20 RAW formats, and 11 video formats — and can write metadata to 32 of them. It converts images to 6 output formats, including AVIF and JPEG XL, and accepts PDF as a conversion input.
Safety is how every tool behaves, not a setting to remember. Read-only tools never modify your files, image conversion always leaves your originals untouched, nothing is deleted while you browse duplicates, and file transfers can verify integrity after moving. Every process reports exactly what it changed.
Yes — a 14-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee after purchase.
No. Archyv is a direct download and keeps itself current with built-in automatic updates.
Pricing
One-time purchase. Yours to keep.
A perpetual license — buy it once, own it, with a year of updates included. No subscription.
Buying for a team? Add as many seats as you need at $99 each, all under one account. Applicable taxes calculated at checkout.
Try Archyv on your own library.
Download the free trial and run it across a folder today.