BurstPick
Stop spending 8+ hours culling. Start shooting.
Every burst shoot means thousands of near-identical frames and hours of sorting. BurstPick scores each shot on sharpness, exposure, noise, face quality, and aesthetics, then puts the best ones at the top. It picks up on your preferences over time. You make the final call.
Built by Photographers, for Photographers
We know the burst workflow because we live it. Wildlife action sequences, indoor sports at 30fps, event coverage with thousands of frames. We built BurstPick because we were tired of the grind.
Built by the BurstPick Team
Why BurstPick?
Go from thousands of burst shots to your best picks. All AI, all on your device.
Burst Sequences, Grouped Automatically
No more scrolling through 200 near-identical frames. BurstPick recognizes each burst sequence and groups it for you, so you start with organized sets instead of a wall of thumbnails.
Your Best Shots, Ranked
Every photo is scored on sharpness, exposure, noise, composition, and face quality. The strongest candidates rise to the top. You just confirm or override.
Every RAW Format You Shoot
ARW, CR2, CR3, NEF, DNG, and 21 more RAW formats, plus HEIC, HEIF, AVIF, WebP, and JPEG XL. Bring your files straight from the card.
Find Every Face in the Shoot
Detects faces and groups them by person across your entire session. Great for events: find every shot of a specific subject in seconds.
Compare Candidates Side by Side
Put up to 4 finalists next to each other with synced zoom and color-accurate previews. See the difference down to the pixel.
Non-Destructive, Always
Keep, reject, star-rate, color-label. Every decision autosaves. Your originals are never touched.
Fits Right Into Your Pipeline
Export your picks as XMP sidecars or straight into a Lightroom Classic catalog. Photo Mechanic, BurstPick, Lightroom. No extra steps.
C2PA, GDPR & ICC Compliant
C2PA content credentials are preserved throughout your workflow, so provenance and authenticity stay intact. No data collection, no tracking (GDPR compliant by design). ICC color management keeps colors accurate across your pipeline.
What BurstPick Does NOT Do
BurstPick does one thing: helps you find your best shots faster.
Does NOT edit your photos
BurstPick helps you decide which photos to keep. It's not a photo editor. Your RAW files stay untouched.
Does NOT replace Lightroom
It works alongside your existing tools. Cull with BurstPick, edit in Lightroom. They fit together.
Does NOT upload your photos
Everything runs on your device. No cloud, no servers, no data collection.
See BurstPick in Action
Built for speed and accuracy. Here's what the interface looks like.
Your Workspace
Clusters on the left, your selected photo front and center, filmstrip at the bottom. Everything one glance away.
Burst Groups
Each burst sequence grouped automatically. Scroll through sets, not hundreds of loose frames.
Quality Rankings
Every photo ranked by sharpness, exposure, and composition. Adjust the weights to match how you shoot.
Compare Finalists
Put your top picks side by side with synced zoom. Spot the winner instantly.
Find Every Face
Every person in your shoot, grouped automatically. Jump straight to the subject you need.
Scoring Detail — Food
Drill into AI scores for any photo: sharpness, exposure, composition, all broken down at a glance.
Scoring Detail — Low Light
See how BurstPick handles challenging low-light shots and finds the best candidate.
From Thousands to Your Top Picks
Every shoot produces hundreds of near-identical frames. BurstPick groups them, scores them, and puts the best ones first. Seconds instead of hours. You pick the winners.
Hundreds of near-identical burst shots filling your screen. Where do you even start?
Your top picks ranked by sharpness, exposure, and composition, ready for review
Built Native. Runs On-Device.
BurstPick is a native app for Mac and Windows. The Mac version is Swift and SwiftUI, tuned for Apple Silicon. Windows version coming soon. All processing stays on your machine.
Native App
No web wrapper, no Electron. Native performance on Mac and Windows, with a UI that belongs on each platform.
On-Device AI
All 20+ ML models run locally. Your photos are scored and ranked without leaving your machine.
Apple Silicon Optimized
Uses Metal GPU acceleration and the Neural Engine on Apple Silicon. About 90 seconds for 10,000+ photos on M-series chips.
No Cloud Required
No account, no internet, no data collection. BurstPick works offline. Your photos stay on your machine.
Simple, Honest Pricing
No subscription. Yours forever.
Free
Get started with burst culling. No cost, no catch.
- Up to 2,000 photos per session
- 2 scoring models
- Up to 100 XMP exports
- Burst clustering & grouping
- Non-destructive workflow
Pro
For photographers who shoot thousands of frames per session.
- Unlimited photos
- 22+ ML scoring models
- Unlimited XMP & catalog exports
- Preference learning: adapts to your taste
- Priority support
No subscription. One-time in-app purchase, yours forever.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to find your best shots?
We built BurstPick because we spent more time culling than shooting. Native app for Mac and Windows, no subscription, no cloud. Your photos stay on your device.
Get Notified
We'll let you know when BurstPick hits the Mac App Store.
macOS 14+ · Windows 10/11 · Apple Silicon & Intel · Zero dependencies
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