Free desktop app for photographers

Every photo tool you need,right on your computer.

Put photos from your computer or NAS on a Shotpik album without uploading. Plus 6 tools to pull client picks, cull bad shots, export JPEG from RAW and recover deleted photos.

Windows 10 and 11 · macOS 12 or later · Free on every plan

Shotpik Agent on a desktop monitor on a photographer's desk next to a camera; Photo culling flags blurred, duplicate and overexposed wedding shots

Sync from your PC

Photos stay on your drive.Clients still view and pick.

Live photo sharing

Add a folder from your computer or NAS, then create the album. New photos added to the folder show up on their own.

Live photo sharing screen: connected, two folders on the computer and a NAS linked to albums

No uploading

No waiting for thousands of files to go up.

Private

Your originals sit on no one's server. Pause or disconnect any time.

No cloud fees

No extra storage to buy for big shoots.

What clients need to see the photos

Photos are streamed from your machine, so it has to be on. Read the guide

  • The computer is on and online.
  • Shotpik Agent is open.
  • A NAS, if used, is connected to that computer.

6 free tools

Jobs that took all afternoon,now take minutes.

Photo culling

Flags blurred shots, burst duplicates, closed eyes and badly exposed frames. Reads JPEG and RAW. You decide what stays.

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Photo culling result: blurred, duplicate and overexposed wedding shots labelled

Filter client picks

Paste the file names your client picked. The app finds them in your originals and copies them out, RAW and JPG included.

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RAW to JPEG

Pull the JPEG already inside CR3, NEF or ARW files so clients can pick the same day. No Lightroom needed.

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Sort by capture time

Merge several cameras into one timeline, fix clock drift between them and rename in shooting order.

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Download from Drive

Download file by file, keep the folder structure, resume after a dropped connection. No ZIP splitting.

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Recover deleted photos

Get back deleted photos and videos, even from a formatted card. The card is only read, never written.

How to use it →

Originals are never deleted, renamed or overwritten. Tools only read them and copy to a new folder.

Download

Install in a few minutes.Free, on Windows and Mac.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit

Download for Windows
  1. Open the downloaded .exe file to install.
  2. If SmartScreen appears, click More info, then Run anyway.

macOS

macOS 12 or later, Apple and Intel chips

Download for macOS
  1. Open the .dmg and drag Shotpik Agent into Applications.
  2. The first time, click Open when macOS asks.

Then open the app and click Sign in with the web using your Shotpik account. There is no phone version.

FAQ

Before you install.

Does Shotpik Agent cost anything?

No. The app and all 6 tools are free on every Shotpik plan.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. With PC sync, the originals stay on your computer or NAS and are streamed to clients from there.

Can clients see photos when my computer is off?

No. The computer must be on and online with Shotpik Agent open. Turn on Keep awake while sharing so it does not sleep.

Does it work with a NAS?

Yes, when the NAS is connected to the computer running Shotpik Agent.

Is there a phone version?

Not yet. Shotpik Agent runs on Windows and macOS.

Try it on your computer.Free for every photographer.

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