Clear answers about the image folder problem.

Lumen helps you manage, find, curate, and finish large image folders. You can browse folders as image walls, search by words or appearance, compare candidates, review duplicates, mark keepers and rejects, and export ready-to-use copies.

No. Lumen runs on your Mac. Images, filenames, OCR text, thumbnails, search data, and curation choices stay on your Mac. There is no account or analytics requirement.

No. Open a real folder and start there. Lumen builds its local index around the folders you choose, so you can search and browse before creating tags, collections, or a new filing system.

Search can use filenames, paths, words found inside images, tags, notes, dates, and local generation details. When the optional visual model is available, you can also search by how an image looks, such as a color or visual style.

Lumen keeps track of the image itself as well as its current location. When it recognizes the same image after a rename or move, it can reuse the work it already did instead of starting over.

An exported copy is a new file made from an original for a specific use. Examples include a resized image, a renamed copy, an upscaled copy, or a contact sheet. Lumen leaves the original file in place by default.

Browsing, searching, comparing, tagging, and exporting do not change the original pixels. Rename, move, and Trash are separate actions that require your explicit command. Keep normal backups of important folders.

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