For Mac · macOS 13+ · Your photos never leave your device
Chronoframe pulls the photos scattered across your drives, phones, and old backups into one clean, dated library, then helps you clear out the duplicates. Your originals are never touched, and nothing changes until you say so.
Pay once, own it forever · $14.99 introductory price · No subscription, ever.
Runs entirely on your Mac. No account, no uploads, no tracking.
Organize brings order; Deduplicate wins back space. Both start with a preview, and both keep every decision in your hands.
Chronoframe copies scattered media into clean, dated folders like 2024/06/15, resolving each file's date from metadata, filename, and the file itself, and flagging anything uncertain for your review before it copies. Your source folder stays read-only.
Find exact copies by content, not filename, plus near-duplicates, bursts, RAW+JPEG pairs, and Live Photos. You choose what to keep; everything you approve moves to the macOS Trash, never a hard delete.
If your photos are scattered and you've been afraid to touch them, this is for you.
Merge a decade of iPhone and Android dumps into one clean timeline, with the duplicate copies cleared out.
Consolidate SD-card imports and external-drive archives into a single library you can actually navigate.
Review bursts and RAW+JPEG pairs side by side and keep only your best frame from each moment.
Your photos are irreplaceable. Every decision in Chronoframe starts from that.
From scattered files to a cleaner library, with a preview before every meaningful change.
Most tools either store your photos or delete them for you. Chronoframe organizes and cleans up, and keeps you in control the whole way.
Cloud services charge you every month and keep your photos on their servers. Chronoframe is a one-time purchase that works entirely on your Mac.
Bulk "cleaner" apps delete on your behalf. Chronoframe shows a preview, lets you compare, and only moves files you approve to the Trash.
Photos manages one library. Chronoframe organizes the loose files scattered outside it (across drives, folders, and old backups) into a structure you own.
I had twenty years of photos spread across phones, laptops, and a drawer of drives, and I was terrified of touching them in case I lost something. The tools I found either wanted a monthly fee to hold my memories hostage, or deleted files in bulk and asked questions later.
So I built the app I wanted: one that copies, never moves, shows you a plan before it does anything, and lets you undo. Chronoframe runs entirely on your Mac. Your photos are never uploaded, and there's no account and no tracking, because they're yours, and they should stay that way.
Nishith Nand, maker of Chronoframe
If you're trusting an app with a lifetime of photos, you deserve straight answers.
Will Chronoframe change or delete my original photos?
No. Chronoframe only reads your source folder. Your originals are never moved, renamed, edited, or deleted. You decide if and when to clean up the source yourself.
Does it work with my Apple Photos library?
Chronoframe works on photo and video files in folders you choose, not inside the Apple Photos database. If your originals live in folders or on drives (exports, camera dumps, backups), point Chronoframe at those.
What happens if a transfer is interrupted?
Each file is written safely to a temporary spot and only then put into place, so an interrupted run can't leave a half-written photo. Your originals stay untouched, and you can simply run it again.
Can I undo it?
Yes. History records every run, and Revert removes only the files Chronoframe copied, and only when they still match the record, so it never touches anything you added or changed afterward.
Does Deduplicate permanently delete files?
No. Chronoframe moves only the files you approve to the macOS Trash. You review each duplicate group before committing, and hard delete is not part of the app.
Do my photos ever leave my Mac?
Never. Everything runs on-device. There's no account, no uploads, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind.
What does Chronoframe cost?
A single one-time purchase: $14.99 as an introductory price. No subscription, ever.
More questions? See the full support page.
Start with one folder. Organize what belongs together, review duplicates with care, and keep every original protected along the way.
Pay once, own it forever · $14.99 introductory price · No subscription, ever.