Truc's NotesVol. 1 (2026)

Framelet: Your photos. Your videos. A little more order

Truc Nguyen*

Available for macOS 14+

AbstractA simple Mac app for going through folders of photos and videos and clearing out the ones you don't want. There's nothing to import: it works right on your folders, and all the analysis happens on your Mac. It never goes online.

Keywords:Swift · SwiftUI · AppKit · Vision · Core ML · AVFoundation

Download for macOSSource code
Framelet showing photos from two folders in one grid, with several marked for deletion and the inspector open
Figure 1:Framelet showing photos from two folders in one grid, with several marked for deletion and the inspector open.

1Features

  • Many folders, one grid, with a sidebar to view one at a time
  • Press D to mark, then trash them all in one safe step
  • Search by what's in a photo: "beach", "people in a car"
  • Find exact copies, near-identical shots and similar photos
  • Lift the subject off its background and save it as a PNG

2Screenshots

Click a figure to enlarge it.

Searching for "car" finds every photo with a car in it
Figure 2:Search "car", get cars, not file names.
The Duplicates & Similar Photos sheet, with the best copy kept and extra copies marked for deletion
Figure 3:Keeps the best copy, marks the rest.
The Extract Subject window showing a car cut out from a photo on a transparent background
Figure 4:Cut the subject out in one click.

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