Indexer

Efficiently organizes assets while your computer is idle, keeping the ACDSee database up-to-date automatically.

ACDSee Mobile Sync

Wirelessly and instantly send photos and videos directly to ACDSee Photo Studio from your mobile device. The app is available on iPhone and Android.

Zoom Lock Button

Lock your zoom level while browsing images in View Mode with the click of a button.

Improved Color Picker Display

Get precise RGB color values of pixels when using the color picker tool.

Improved GUI

The latest release of Photo Studio for Mac fits effortlessly into the macOS environment for better visual consistency and usability.

Add Ratings and Labels

Add ratings and labels by dragging and dropping or with one click, by checking a checkbox.

Keyword Management

ACDSee comes pre-loaded with a variety of usable keyword sets. You can also create sets of related categories and switch between them. Save countless hours of manual entry by importing established keyword lists. Export keyword lists and share them with other users.

Cloud Access

Get direct access to your iCloud drive from within Manage mode to easily back up and share files.

Easy-Select Indicators

View multiple folders at once, or search combinations of metadata fields simultaneously with the Easy-Select indicators.

Copy & Paste Metadata

Save hours by copying and pasting metadata from one file to many.

Develop Mode

Fine tune, adjust details, and fix the geometry of your images with the professional processing tools found in Develop Mode.

Duplicate Finder

Find duplicates across a variety of folders and locations. Rename or delete detected duplicates to keep your file collection under control.

Batch Tool

Efficiently modify multiple files at once and automate tasks that you frequently do, such as renaming files with your last name or converting your images to another file format.

Auto Advance

Adding metadata prompts ACDSee to automatically advance to the next image, allowing you to organize entire folders without moving your hands from the keyboard.

Compare Images

View up to four images side by side to help you highlight both the similarities and the differences in the images you select.

Flip

Flip your images horizontally or vertically from within Manage Mode.

Print Settings

Customize print size, create a Contact Sheet, export your image as a PDF, or create a Print Preset for effortless printing in ACDSee.

No Importing

Start editing your images right away! Upon launching ACDSee, it displays all of the folders on your computer, connected USB devices or CDs/DVDs, and shared network places, so no importing is required.

Multiple Database Support

ACDSee allows you to create multiple databases and switch between them at any time. Use separate databases for separate clients, keep work and personal files separate while working on the same machine, or experiment with a new keywording and labeling system without losing an established system.

Color Wheel

Focus on precise colors throughout your image to manipulate with a new level of precision. Accurately brighten grey skies and dull reflections.

Tone Wheels

User-friendly tone wheels make split-toning highlights, midtones, and shadows easy.

Skin Tune

Use the Skin Tune tool to even tone and restore glow in your subjects, as well as brighten and smooth.

Clone Repair Tool

Remove image flaws using the Cloning Brush for strong, simple textures or uniform colors.

Develop Brush Tool

Brush on exposure, saturation, fill light, contrast, and clarity adjustments in parts of your image without affecting others.

Develop Gradient Tool

Apply exposure, saturation, fill light, contrast, and clarity adjustments in gradual progressions using a linear or radial gradient.

Chromatic Aberration

Heal colored fringes on the borders of high contrast areas with the Chromatic Aberration tool.

Soft Focus

Achieve the results of a diffusion lens filter by using the Soft Focus tool to reduce harsh lines and intensify colors.

Add & Remove Vignettes

Add a vignette and adjust the size, color, and opacity to perfectly complement the mood of your photo. Alternatively, you can also remove unwanted vignettes created by your camera lens.

Rotate & Straighten

Rotate your images at preset angles or adjust the horizontal angle of your image using the Straighten tool. You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

Distortion Correction

Correct barrel, pincushion, and fisheye distortion in your photos.

Exposure

Use the Exposure tool to correct overexposed or underexposed images.

Contrast

Increase or decrease the difference in highlights and shadows using the Contrast tool to enhance or mute details in your images.

Tone Curves

Change the tonal range of your image using the Curves tool. Select the RGB color channel to adjust the entire range of the image, or select a specific color. You can also delete points on the Tone Curve, giving you full control.

Color EQ

Use the Color EQ (hue, saturation, and brightness) tool to adjust overall colors in your image or each color individually. The advanced tools can subtly fine-tune and enhance colors, or completely change individual colors in your images.

Vibrance

Adjust your image’s color saturation without affecting skin tones using the Vibrance tool.

Noise

Reduce noise in your photos while preserving details that you want to retain.

Clarity

The Clarity tool adds subtle definition to the details in your image. Use it to enhance the contrast of midtones in your images, without overpowering the shadows and highlights.