What is photo culling?

Photo culling is the process of reviewing a batch of photos and selecting only the best ones to keep, discarding the rest. This is essential after a photo shoot when you might have 200+ shots but only want to edit the sharpest, best-composed ones.

How do I quickly select the best photos?

Cull uses keyboard shortcuts: press K to keep a photo, X to reject it. Arrow keys let you navigate without touching the mouse. This workflow is 10x faster than clicking buttons- you can review 100 photos in just a few minutes.

Does Cull work with iPhone HEIC photos?

Yes. Cull fully supports HEIC format (iPhone photos). Preview and cull directly- no conversion step needed. Just drop your HEIC files and they will be displayed and processed like any JPG.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything happens in your browser. Your photos stay on your device- no upload, no server, completely private. Only the photos you marked as keep are packaged into the ZIP for download.

All tools

Photo Cull

Review your photos one at a time with keyboard shortcuts. K to keep, X to reject. Download only your best shots as a ZIP.

Drop your photos to start culling

JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC — reviewed one at a time

KKeep·XReject·←→Navigate

Free: up to 20 files · Pro: 500

How to use Cull

Drop your shoot photos

Upload JPG or HEIC photos from your shoot- up to 20 files on the free plan. Photos load in full-screen review mode.

Rate with keyboard shortcuts

Press K to keep, X to reject. Use arrow keys to navigate without touching the mouse. Review 100 photos in minutes.

Export keepers

When done, click 'Download keepers as ZIP'. Only the photos you marked K are included in the archive.

Pro tip

After culling, use TwinHunt to find near-duplicate burst shots you may have missed. Find duplicates

What is Cull?

Cull is a free browser-based photo culling tool that lets you review photos up to 10x faster than traditional methods using keyboard shortcuts. Press K to keep a photo, X to reject it, and arrow keys to navigate. When finished, download a ZIP containing only the photos you marked as keep.

It supports JPG and HEIC (iPhone format). All processing happens locally in your browser- no photos are uploaded. Go through 100 photos in minutes without touching the mouse.

How it works

Drop your photos

Upload any batch of JPG or HEIC photos. Up to 20 files on the free plan.

K to keep, X to reject

Review each photo full-screen with keyboard shortcuts. Navigate with arrow keys. No clicking required.

Download your keepers

When you're done, download a ZIP containing only the photos you marked as keep.

Why Cull?

Keyboard-first

K/X review is 10x faster than clicking. Go through 100 photos in minutes without ever touching the mouse.

Works with HEIC

iPhone photos in HEIC format are fully supported. Preview and cull directly- no conversion step needed.

100% private

Photos never leave your device. Everything happens in your browser- no upload, no server, no cloud.

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