For Mac · macOS 14+ · Your media never leaves your device
Chronoframe pulls the photos and videos scattered across your drives, phones, and old backups into one clean, dated library, then helps you clear out 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 photo and video copies by content, not filename, then review similar photos, bursts, RAW+JPEG pairs, Live Photos, and optional visual video matches. You choose what to keep; everything you approve moves to the macOS Trash, never a hard delete.
Inspect the timeline, destination matches, uncertain dates, and issues before a transfer starts. Correct dates or skip an item, then rebuild the exact plan Chronoframe will use.
Scan for unknown dates, exact duplicate hints, interrupted work, folder-structure drift, and anything that could make an undo unsafe. Recovery badges tell you when a drive or manual action is needed.
History keeps receipts for transfers, dedupe commits, and reorganize runs. Change the destination layout or undo supported work only while the files still match the receipt.
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 duplicate photos and videos surfaced for review.
Consolidate SD-card imports and external-drive photo and video 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 your source files, shows you a plan before it does anything, and keeps receipts for safe undo. Chronoframe runs entirely on your Mac. Your media is never uploaded, and there's no account and no tracking, because it's yours, and it 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. Chronoframe records mutation state and reconciles interrupted work when you reopen it with the destination drive connected. History shows when a drive or manual action is still needed; your originals stay untouched.
Can I undo it?
History can undo supported transfers, dedupe commits, and reorganize runs. Revert acts only when the files still match the receipt, so it won't touch anything you added or changed afterward.
Does Deduplicate work with videos?
Yes. Chronoframe finds byte-identical video copies by content. An off-by-default setting can also surface transcodes and re-exports that look alike; visual video matches always require your review.
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.