I used to use MediaBoard One and needed to replace it. So now, I tried out several other apps and bought Lyn. I feel Lyn stands out from the others I tried, for the following reasons:

• Great developer. I've gotten help and resolution quickly and courteously.

• Lyn is very fast.

• It does not require its own database. This means you don't have to import the images nor link to them, or spend time indexing anything.

As I mentioned, I used to use MediaBoard One (apparently abandoned). My hard drive that contained my images crashed so now MediaBoard only shows the aliases of those linked images. It would have to be rebuilt using that exact structure / names, to be functional without having to reindex everything. Even as links, that app took a while to index. Lyn is always ready to go and when you make a quick structure change, add a folder or whatever, it is reflected in Lyn without fuss.

• Lyn utilizes the Finder and does so very well. Some other apps using the Finder can be a little dangerous where a person could inadvertently alter or delete an image or file structure without realizing it. There was one app that was so sensitive with mouse movement that merely clicking on a folder grabbed it and moved it somewhere before you could let go of it. I find Lyn to be very safe in that regard.

• Clean interface. It also allows you to change the background color so if you want to make a PDF or image of those image thumbnails, you can do so with a background of your choice.
It also has a button to email a selected image or images —handy for client proofing, for example.

• Tagging.

• Is efficient and includes PPC. Nice that he makes the effort to support a total Mac user base.

I hope this helps anyone comparing apps.

I'm looking for an program to browse and sort images from the web. I'm not interested in some sort of database because I am relocating most of the pictures after a short while and put them away. I just need a good image viewer with the capability to show me the contents of folders and sub-folders.

Now if Lyn would be able to sort away the images to different folders from within the app (ctrl-click or whatever) it would just perfect. Tagging of course would be nice, too but I'm confident that this is going to happen soon.

License: Free
Price: $20

First of all, is iPhoto "too much" for everyone that this light weight version is necessary? Lastly, let's not lie about the "Free" app, okay? This is clearly, VERY clearly, not free.

This is the best picture viewer the mac by far! With newer features coming with future releases (like tagging) this could go straight to 5 stars for me. Hoping that the price of the app doesn't go up with the starrs.

$10 to buy. not bad.