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Photo Studio
Home 2026
Conquer Your Digital Clutter
Master your photo collection with confidence. ACDSee Photo Studio Home 2026 matches smart, locally powered Artificial Intelligence (AI) with trusted editing and organizational tools to give you full control over your images – making photo management intuitive, powerful, and yours.

WHAT’S NEW IN ACDSEE PHOTO STUDIO HOME 2026?
Discover new and improved features in ACDSee Photo Studio Home 2026 that redefine what’s possible.
DEHAZE
Reveal Your Vision
Transform a dull, muted image into one that feels sharp, dimensional, and alive with the Dehaze tool. Applying Dehaze restores depth and vibrancy by cutting through the haze, fog, or smoke to show richer contrast, clearer details, and more accurate colors. It’s especially useful for landscape photography where distant mountains, city skylines, or natural vistas lose impact due to haze, but it’s equally powerful for everyday shots that need clarity and punch.


EXPANDED ACTIVITY MANAGER
Be Unstoppable
No more waiting for tasks to complete—thanks to the updated Activity Manager, background processing lets you continue working while operations run. With multi-threading, multiple activities run simultaneously, so you can import, export (one of the most requested enhancements), convert and resize batches of photos, and detect faces, all without ever slowing down. Track progress in real-time and experience a faster, more efficient workflow designed for high-volume demands.
ACDSEE HOME PAGE
Take charge of your workflow from the moment you launch ACDSee. The new Home Page gives you immediate access to essential tools. Jump into Quick Searches, filter your photos with one-click options like Recently Modified or Tagged, and perform common tasks such as creating or importing images, finding duplicates, or cataloging files—all from a single screen.
FACE DETECTION & PEOPLE MODE
Narrower face labels in View Mode ensure no one is missed while using AI Face Detection on group photos. Find your people faster with new grouping options in People Mode, ACDSee Photo Studio’s AI-driven mode for identifying and managing people in your portfolio. Change modes without skipping a beat, your selection will remain right where you left it as you switch between modes.
ACDSEE TABS
Pick up right where you left off. ACDSee Tabs can now retain your open tabs between sessions, making it easy to resume previous searches and folder views without starting over.
VIDEO METADATA SUPPORT
Your video files are now a seamless part of your workflow. View GPS details and standard metadata fields in the Properties pane’s default view, or dive deeper into the video and audio streams with the new All Video Metadata view. With Advanced Search supporting video-specific fields, and many new Auto Categories to search your video files, you have everything you need to organize and manage your videos – on your terms.
IMPROVED FILE SUPPORT
Broaden your editing and metadata options with added IPTC metadata support for JPEG XL (JXL), and AVIF formats.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
It’s Not Magic, it’s ACDSee
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ACDSee Photo Studio Home 2026 doesn’t take over – you remain in full control while the AI-driven tools amplify your impact. There is no limit to your potential thanks to zero-effort features like AI Super-Resolution for instant smart photo enhancement and AI Facial Recognition for easy organization and searching. The software never relies on remote servers to process your images, unlike some competitors. That means real-time results and complete privacy when using AI features. Create without limits and keep your head – not your files – in the clouds.
ACDSee Mobile Sync
ACDSee Mobile Sync is bar-none the easiest way to transfer photos and videos from an iPhone to a PC/Windows-based computer. With ACDSee Mobile Sync, you can wirelessly and instantly send photos and videos directly to ACDSee Photo Studio from your mobile device! Simply scan the QR code on your screen with your phone to easily sync with your computer. Available on iPhone and Android, the ACDSee Mobile Sync app keeps track of which photos have been sent, so you don’t have to.
Migrate from Photoshop™ & Lightroom™
If you are feeling trapped and burdened with an Adobe® subscription but think switching will be a colossal pain in the camera case, rest easy, migration from Photoshop™ and Lightroom™ to ACDSee Photo Studio is a breeze. Unlike the Adobe® products, ACDSee Photo Studio does not require you to laboriously import photo collections. Simply install ACDSee on your hard-drive and point it to your photos – no juggling or running batches – it’s just install and create awesomeness.


EDIT MODE
Complex Photo Editing Made Easy
Every detail in your images is under your control, no matter the conditions you faced when shooting. Boost colors with powerful tools like Split Tone and Color EQ, refine composition with cropping, flipping, resizing, and rotation, and fix common flaws using Skin Tune, red-eye correction, and clarity adjustments. Add personality and polish by removing haze, adding grain, inserting text, borders, vignettes, watermarks, or even drawing on your image. Delve into the details with targeted edits and brush on special effects to make photos exactly as desired.
Digital Asset Management (DAM)
The larger your digital asset archive, the more power you need to tame it – and that’s exactly where ACDSee delivers. Advanced AI-powered Digital Asset Management tools help you organize and search photos without losing momentum. Skip the slow imports, ACDSee connects directly to your hard drive and gets to work, completing the laborious tasks for you.
MANAGE MODE
As you navigate your photo collection, add ratings, tags, categories, keywords, location data, customizable color labels, and other metadata to keep everything perfectly organized. With powerful search tools like AI Keywords, Advanced AND/OR Search, and Quick Search, finding the exact shot you need takes seconds – not hours – leaving you free to continue your photo management pursuit. Easily eliminate duplicates and streamline your workflow using batch functions – like resizing, renaming, or converting file formats – and more.




VIEW & PEOPLE MODES
With AI Face Detection & Facial Recognition, your photo library becomes more intuitive. ACDSee automatically detects the faces in your photos so you can name them for quick searching. Once you begin, the software will immediately learn which names to put to which faces and suggest possible matches when needed. Accept or reject AI-generated suggestions in batches and watch as your collection aligns itself with the people who matter most to you. Whether you’re cataloging decades of family history or managing professional shoots, ACDSee gives you the speed, accuracy, and flexibility to stay ahead without missing a moment.
Why Upgrade to ACDSee Photo Studio Home 2026?
- The expanded Activity Manager ensures your workflow is uninterrupted. Simultaneously handle multiple imports, batch export your files, and more, while you continue organizing your growing collection.
- Settings from ACDSee Photo Studio Home 2022 and up, such as Search History and select Presets, are automatically imported to Home 2026 upon launch.
- Qualify for an exclusive discount when upgrading from any previous version of ACDSee Photo Studio Home by signing in to your acdID account.
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