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Hypo
Cull RAW photos on the card before they touch your Mac
Hypo reads your SD card or camera directly. Browse RAW previews, check the camera's autofocus points and histogram, then import only the keepers to a folder or Apple Photos. Free, no account, no telemetry. macOS 15 or later. Actively developed with 14+ releases. About the author: My name is Sven and I am Software Development veteran of 20 years, worked at Impericon, trivago and Delivery Hero (Foodora/talabat, food panda, PedidosYa, Yemekspeti). Now leading product and tech teams at roadsurfer.
Hypo is a Mac app for reviewing RAW photos before import. It reads the SD card or camera (PTP works too) directly, so nothing is copied until you decide.
It decodes the camera's autofocus data from the RAW maker notes and draws it on the preview: focus points in white, the detected subject in blue, the detected eye in red. Supported: Canon (CR2/CR3), Sony (ARW), Nikon (NEF), Fujifilm (RAF), Panasonic (RW2), Leica (RWL), Olympus (ORF), Pentax (PEF/DNG) and Ricoh (DNG). A histogram and an exposure preview (-2 to +2 EV, view only) help judge blown highlights and shadow detail.
Workflow: plug in the card or camera, browse and filter, check focus and exposure full size, import the keepers to a folder or Apple Photos, delete the rest from the card. Hypo remembers what you already imported.
Free, no account, no telemetry, signed and notarized, direct download. Requires macOS 15 or later. It's hobby software built for my own workflow; bug reports are welcome, including cameras it doesn't handle yet.
https://hypo.eisenschmidt.website
New update coming soon: - Improved translations - Configurable Update Checker - DNG Export (user request, looking into it)
Love that you can preview AF points and the histogram straight off the card before importing anything. Big time-saver for a cull session, and the no-account, no-telemetry stance is genuinely refreshing.
Does Hypo handle tethered shooting, or is it strictly for browsing and importing after the fact?
About Hypo on Product Hunt
“Cull RAW photos on the card before they touch your Mac”
Hypo was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 5 comments, placing #153 on the daily leaderboard. Hypo reads your SD card or camera directly. Browse RAW previews, check the camera's autofocus points and histogram, then import only the keepers to a folder or Apple Photos. Free, no account, no telemetry. macOS 15 or later. Actively developed with 14+ releases. About the author: My name is Sven and I am Software Development veteran of 20 years, worked at Impericon, trivago and Delivery Hero (Foodora/talabat, food panda, PedidosYa, Yemekspeti). Now leading product and tech teams at roadsurfer.
Hypo was featured in Mac (103.6k followers), Photography (143.1k followers) and Photo editing (1.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 22.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Hypo?
Hypo was hunted by Sven Eisenschmidt. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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