Use cases

For the folders that became a second job.

When the files are valuable but the folder has stopped being enough, Lumen adds memory and judgment without asking you to move everything.

01

AI image work

Generations multiply faster than filenames can keep up. Lumen gives a working folder enough memory to browse the set, find a visual direction again, compare variants, and separate a keeper from the almost-right attempts.

  1. Follow the generation folder
  2. Search by words, colors, or appearance
  3. Compare and curate the candidates
02

Screenshots and product evidence

A Downloads folder can be a product history, a bug archive, and a research shelf at the same time. OCR and provenance make the evidence easier to retrieve without forcing a new filing system.

  1. Keep captures where they land
  2. Search text inside the images
  3. Build a review set or contact sheet
03

Design and reference collecting

Collect first and name the pattern later. Lumen keeps color, appearance, tags, notes, and saved search recipes close enough to become useful handles when the folder gets large.

  1. Browse the complete visual field
  2. Narrow by color or appearance
  3. Save the useful result as a collection
04

Photo selection and delivery

When a set needs a human decision, a wall of thumbnails is the beginning, not the finish. Focus, Compare, Duplicate Review, and export keep the selection process together.

  1. Cull while the full set is visible
  2. Review duplicates before cleanup
  3. Rename, resize, and export derivatives

The common thread

Lumen meets visual work where it already lives: inside ordinary folders, with the original files still under your control.

Read how the workflow works