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Aperture Gallery

Aperture Gallery

Aperture Gallery is a photo management and editing software for macOS. It provides tools to import, organize, edit, publish and archive images with a streamlined interface.
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Aperture Gallery: Photo Management & Editing Software

A photo management and editing software for macOS, providing tools to import, organize, edit, publish and archive images with a streamlined interface.

What is Aperture Gallery?

Aperture Gallery is a discontinued photo management and editing software that was developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for macOS. First released in 2005, Aperture provided professional-grade tools that enabled photographers to import, organize, edit, publish and archive large collections of digital images efficiently.

Some of the key features of Aperture Gallery included:

  • Streamlined user interface for managing and editing large photo libraries
  • Powerful organization tools like star ratings, color-coded labels, smart albums, etc.
  • Support for importing images from cameras, memory cards and other sources
  • Comprehensive image editing tools like cropping, color correction, brushes, curves, etc.
  • Face detection and recognition capabilities
  • Different viewing modes like compare, survey, loupe view
  • Flexible export options to share edited photos
  • Integration with iOS devices, Apple printing services, website publishing

Although development on Aperture officially ended in 2014, it still has a cult following amongst professional Apple photographers for its streamlined interface and Apple ecosystem integration. However, Adobe Lightroom has largely replaced Aperture as the preferred photo management and editing software.

Aperture Gallery Features

Features

  1. Import photos from digital cameras, iOS devices, memory cards
  2. Organize photos into albums with keywords, ratings, flags
  3. Non-destructive editing tools like cropping, color adjustments, red-eye removal
  4. Create photo books, slideshows, web galleries to share images
  5. Integrates with iCloud and iOS for mobile syncing and sharing
  6. Face recognition and geotagging

Pricing

  • One-time Purchase

Pros

Intuitive interface tailored for photos

Powerful organization with search, smart albums

Seamless ecosystem integration with Apple devices

Comprehensive editing tools for basic adjustments

Built-in sharing options

Cons

No longer supported or updated by Apple

Limited to macOS platform only

Less advanced editing compared to Lightroom

Lacks some pro features like tethering, plugins

Requires paying for iCloud storage for syncing

Official Links

Official Website
https://github.com/MJonesDev/ApertureGallery

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