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PowerPhotos
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PowerPhotos

Manage and find duplicates in multiple Photos libraries.

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PowerPhotos overview

PowerPhotos allows you to break up your Photos.app images among multiple Photos libraries, rather than having to store all of them in one giant library. You can easily switch between libraries, or just browse the photos in your libraries directly from PowerPhotos, without having to open each library in Photos.

PowerPhotos also supports searching across all your libraries at once to help track down a particular photo. If you use iCloud Photo Library to sync photos with your other devices, splitting up your library can help save on iCloud storage costs. Use a single library to hold a smaller collection that you sync with iCloud, while keeping the bulk of your photos in separate libraries so they don't take up space on iCloud. PowerPhotos can analyze your libraries for duplicate photos, showing them to you side-by-side and letting you get rid of extra copies of photos that you no longer need.

What’s new in version 2.5.6

Updated on Feb 05 2024

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when expanding/collapsing folders in the album list.
  • Fixed a crash when clicking the "Upgrade Library" button for a library from an older version of Photos.
  • Fixed an issue where PowerPhotos would sometimes not clean up temporary files after an import error.
  • Added a page to the documentation with tips for speeding up a merge.
  • When setting up a merge, the duplicate rule list now scrolls if it's too tall to fit in the window.
  • Added a "Pause" button when performing long operations such as a merge or duplicate search. It was always possible to pause an operation by clicking "Cancel" and leaving the confirmation dialog up, but this gives a much more obvious way to pause something.
  • Fixed a bug where videos would not be copied properly from an iPhoto 8 library.
  • Added an option to view the list of a photo's containing albums as a subtitle in grid view and a column in list view.
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Information

License

Shareware

Size

31.4 MB

Downloads

31735

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 12 or later
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danmindo
danmindo
Jan 13 2023
2.1.4
1.0
Jan 13 2023
1.0
Version: 2.1.4
Crashes every time I try to open a new library. Won't access libraries on an external drive which is where the bulk of my photos are. Waste of money and time!
bernies3115
bernies3115
Jul 26 2021
1.9.8
0.0
Jul 26 2021
0.0
Version: 1.9.8
I haven't purchased PowerPhotos as yet because I want to know whether the app can distinguish between photos that have incorrect "date photo taken" dates. 90% of my photos are incorrect - they were altered when I updated to a new Mac. Thanks BernieNZ
geswoody1
geswoody1
Apr 8 2021
1.9.6
4.0
Apr 8 2021
4.0
Version: 1.9.6
The Update 19.6 resolve scratch on Big Sur ! IT WORKS !!! take it !
geswoody1
geswoody1
Apr 5 2021
1.9.5
4.0
Apr 5 2021
4.0
Version: 1.9.5
Fusion between several library doesn't work on BIGSUR ! Don't buy it I tried every things with an iMac and a MacBook Pro with library on my disk and extern disk. Big scratch !
Dominikhoffmann
Dominikhoffmann
Feb 2 2021
1.9.3
5.0
Feb 2 2021
5.0
Version: 1.9.3
I know of no other utility capable of copying content from one Photos library to another. That is something I have to do from time to time, in order to share full-resolution edited images with other people in the family.
johnleslielancaster
johnleslielancaster
Aug 27 2020
1.8.5
1.0
Aug 27 2020
1.0
Version: 1.8.5
Has very good reviews and I would purchase, but it is not compatible with the older versions of Mac.
Gantzerc
Gantzerc
Jan 18 2020
1.7.8
5.0
Jan 18 2020
5.0
Version: 1.7.8
It has helped when I needed it.
bdikkat
bdikkat
Dec 25 2019
1.7.7
0.0
Dec 25 2019
0.0
Version: 1.7.7
... or just hold down the option key while launching the Photos app ..
Thresher-the-Shark
Thresher-the-Shark
Jun 26 2019
1.6.2
5.0
Jun 26 2019
5.0
Version: 1.6.2
Software that's worth its wait in gold. Immediately purchased the first time it saved me several hours of work. Frequently updated by developer to resolve issues and maintain compatibility.
Jim-Leff
Jim-Leff
May 21 2019
1.6.1
5.0
May 21 2019
5.0
Version: 1.6.1
Really good and useful app. And unusually solicitous, smart, and generous support. I'm happy to pay a few extras for the safety net of great support (and for software that's robust, smart, and diligently updated). You get what you pay for!
baxsur
baxsur
May 17 2018
1.4.1
4.5
May 17 2018
4.5
Version: 1.4.1
Nice!
Psycleracer15
Psycleracer15
Apr 5 2018
1.3.8
2.5
Apr 5 2018
2.5
Version: 1.3.8
MacOS 10.13.4 appears to break PowerPhotos. I have been trying to merge two libraries and have let PowerPhotos run for two days and it just keeps running. It indicates that it has produced a merged library but the library is empty. Perhaps I am doing something wrong? I don't want to give it an unfair star-rating but MacUpdate requires some kind of rating.
Dominikhoffmann
Dominikhoffmann
Sep 1 2016
1.1.9
5.0
Sep 1 2016
5.0
Version: 1.1.9
The developer states that PowerPhotos (unlike its predecessor iPhoto Library Manager) cannot copy faces and geolocation data along with the images. He attributes this to a lack of published API hooks for handling such manipulations on image in a Photos library. That’s very disappointing. I have contacted Apple through http://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html that I would like to see such calls be made available to developers such as Brian Webster of Fat Cat Software. I am not getting my hopes up of MacOS Sierra, though.
Mikebenda
Mikebenda
Jan 19 2016
1.1.5
2.0
Jan 19 2016
2.0
Version: 1.1.5
As a long-time user of iPhoto Library Manager I paid the slightly-discounted upgrade price for this app as I wanted to merge my Photos library with an iPhoto library and delete duplicates. I migrated the iPhoto library but couldn't merge it as this app didn't recognize it as a Photos library. Then I ran the duplicate scan. It found quite a few duplicates — the problem is that they weren't all duplicates. Some of them that it marked as "duplicate" were very obviously different photos. Additionally, they were placed in a album without any obvious way to delete the photos. Sure, I could delete them from the album but what good would that do me? In the end, this app and the accompanying upgrade for the iPhoto Library Manager app were just a waste of my money.
zaydon
zaydon
Sep 17 2015
1.0.6
5.0
Sep 17 2015
5.0
Version: 1.0.6
If you are running El Capitan the dev. has the 1.1 beta version up on their site. My quick review. Fantastic software already in v1. I was able to merge three iPhoto libraries into one Photos library. PowerPhotos found all the duplicates and then finally I was able to easily select all the videos and copy them into a new library that I created on my NAS. I know this can do more but I haven't fully explored. Easy purchase.
Drdul
Drdul
Apr 19 2015
1.0
4.5
Apr 19 2015
4.5
Version: 1.0
I've been a longtime user of iPhoto Library Manager, so I waited until PowerPhotos was available before migrating my photo libraries to the new Photos app. PowerPhotos is just like iPLM, and that's a good thing. It's easy to use, it's fast, and it's supported by a dev with a great track record. I particularly like that I can browse all my Photos libraries at once, and I don't have to open Photos if I simply want to use an image in a document or send it to someone. and if you already have a iPLM 4 licence, PowerPhotos is free, which is a really nice thing for the dev to do for his existing customers. PowerPhotos doesn't yet have all the features of iPLM, but its only version 1.0 and the dev says more features are coming. In addition to the copying, merging, and rebuilding features of iPLM 4, I hope that something like the iPod Folders feature from iPLM 3 makes it into PowerPhotos, as I used it all the time with iPhoto, and I'm going to be lost without it!
danmindo
danmindo
Jan 13 2023
2.1.4
1.0
Jan 13 2023
1.0
Version: 2.1.4
iAziz
iAziz
Sep 5 2021
1.9.9
4.0
Sep 5 2021
4.0
Version: 1.9.9
Dominikhoffmann
Dominikhoffmann
Feb 2 2021
5.0
Feb 2 2021
5.0
Version: null
johnleslielancaster
johnleslielancaster
Aug 27 2020
1.0
Aug 27 2020
1.0
Version: null
Gantzerc
Gantzerc
Jan 18 2020
5.0
Jan 18 2020
5.0
Version: null
Thresher-the-Shark
Thresher-the-Shark
Jun 26 2019
5.0
Jun 26 2019
5.0
Version: null
Jim-Leff
Jim-Leff
May 21 2019
5.0
May 21 2019
5.0
Version: null
Steinarh
Steinarh
Apr 28 2019
5.0
Apr 28 2019
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Nov 3 2018
5.0
Nov 3 2018
5.0
Version: null
baxsur
baxsur
May 17 2018
4.5
May 17 2018
4.5
Version: null
Psycleracer15
Psycleracer15
Apr 5 2018
2.5
Apr 5 2018
2.5
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
Jul 3 2016
5.0
Jul 3 2016
5.0
Version: null
Mikebenda
Mikebenda
Jan 19 2016
2.0
Jan 19 2016
2.0
Version: null
zaydon
zaydon
Sep 17 2015
5.0
Sep 17 2015
5.0
Version: null
Drdul
Drdul
Apr 19 2015
4.5
Apr 19 2015
4.5
Version: null
geswoody1
geswoody1
Jan 11 2030
1.9.6
4.0
Jan 11 2030
4.0
Version: 1.9.6
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