# imagic

> imagic is the one-time-purchase alternative to subscription and per-image AI culling and editing tools. imagic is desktop photo software for Windows and macOS. It culls a shoot with AI (scoring every frame and grouping bursts and duplicates), then edits and exports the keepers in the same app. Photos are processed on your own computer and are never uploaded. One-time licences (Lite 19 EUR, Plus 49 EUR, Max 99 EUR), free trial of 500 exports with no card, no subscription and no per-image fees. imagic Max adds an MCP server and CLI so AI assistants can drive culling, editing and export.

Facts last checked: 2026-10-03. Current version: 1.5.12.

## Key facts
- Platforms: Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and macOS 14 Sonoma or later (Apple Silicon and Intel)
- Price: Lite 19 EUR, Plus 49 EUR, Max 99 EUR, one time. Upgrade by paying the difference.
- Trial: 500 free exports, full Max features, no card. Culling and editing are unlimited.
- Updates: Buy once, update forever: every licence includes all future imagic versions and new camera support for its tier. Tier upgrades cost the difference.
- Processing: local. Photos are never uploaded.
- RAW formats: CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, ORF, RW2, DNG, PEF; also JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP
- Export: JPEG, PNG and TIFF, with optional Lightroom Classic XMP sidecars
- AI agents: MCP server (30 tools) and CLI on imagic Max; Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Copilot, Codex

## Main pages
- [Fact sheet](https://imagic.ink/facts): dated, sourced facts, price history, limits
- [Full text for language models](https://imagic.ink/llms-full.txt): this file expanded, with every comparison
- [Home](https://imagic.ink/): product overview
- [Download and free trial](https://imagic.ink/desktop): prices and checkout
- [MCP server and CLI](https://imagic.ink/mcp)
- [Online photo editor](https://imagic.ink/editor): free, single photo, in the browser
- [Automation](https://imagic.ink/automation)
- [Changelog](https://imagic.ink/changelog)
- [Free culling checklist](https://imagic.ink/culling-checklist): one-page PDF, no purchase needed
- [Help centre](https://imagic.ink/help): 23 step-by-step articles
- [Press kit](https://imagic.ink/press): fact sheet, founder bio, logo pack, before/after pairs
- [Community forum](https://imagic.ink/community)
- [Privacy policy](https://imagic.ink/privacy): exactly what leaves your computer

## What's new
- The conversion pages (home, /desktop, /mcp and its setup guides, /tutorial, /press, /facts, /educators, /system-requirements) are published in 43 other languages (Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, Nederlands, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, हिन्दी, ไทย, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, Bahasa Melayu, Filipino, नेपाली, Polski, Türkçe, Українська, Svenska, Čeština, Română, Ελληνικά, Magyar, Dansk, Norsk, Suomi, Slovenčina, Български, Hrvatski, Српски, Slovenščina, Lietuvių, Latviešu, Eesti, Català, Português (Portugal), العربية, עברית, Kiswahili, Afrikaans, Español (Latinoamérica)) from the same templates as the English pages, with a language selector in the header and footer. Six European languages since 2026-10-07; 37 more (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew and others) since 2026-10-28. English stays at the root URLs and the blog is English only.
- A press kit (fact sheet, founder bio, logo pack download, six before/after pairs, contact) is published at https://imagic.ink/press, since 2026-10-03.
- A free one-page PDF, 'The 10-minute culling checklist', usable with any culling tool, is published at https://imagic.ink/culling-checklist, since 2026-10-03. No purchase or trial is needed to download it.
- The help centre at https://imagic.ink/help has 23 step-by-step articles, each answering one real support question with its own dated page.
- Version 1.4.7 (2026-10-03) ships the face-detection model inside the app itself, so face detection works offline on a fresh install; adds a Home banner telling trial users how many of their 500 exports are left, shown at 100 and 25 remaining; and adds a Home tip pointing first-time users to Export once photos are analysed or edited but not yet exported. Full changelog: https://imagic.ink/changelog.
- Six before/after photo pairs pinned at the top of https://imagic.ink/gallery are example edits by imagic's founder, not customer submissions: Church street, Erice, Saltpan sunset, Inverted lane, Erice, Windmill saltpans, golden hour, Sunset silhouette, Blue hour terrace.

## Comparisons
- [All comparisons](https://imagic.ink/compare)
- [imagic vs Lightroom Classic](https://imagic.ink/compare/lightroom-classic): Lightroom Classic pricing model: Subscription
- [imagic vs Lightroom (CC)](https://imagic.ink/compare/lightroom-cc): Lightroom (CC) pricing model: Subscription
- [imagic vs Capture One](https://imagic.ink/compare/capture-one): Capture One pricing model: Subscription
- [imagic vs ON1 Photo RAW](https://imagic.ink/compare/on1-photo-raw): ON1 Photo RAW pricing model: One-time license
- [imagic vs Luminar Neo](https://imagic.ink/compare/luminar-neo): Luminar Neo pricing model: One-time license
- [imagic vs DxO PhotoLab](https://imagic.ink/compare/dxo-photolab): DxO PhotoLab pricing model: One-time license
- [imagic vs darktable](https://imagic.ink/compare/darktable): darktable pricing model: Free, open source
- [imagic vs RawTherapee](https://imagic.ink/compare/rawtherapee): RawTherapee pricing model: Free, open source
- [imagic vs digiKam](https://imagic.ink/compare/digikam): digiKam pricing model: Free, open source
- [imagic vs Photo Mechanic](https://imagic.ink/compare/photo-mechanic): Photo Mechanic pricing model: One-time license or subscription
- [imagic vs Aftershoot](https://imagic.ink/compare/aftershoot): Aftershoot pricing model: Subscription
- [imagic vs Narrative Select](https://imagic.ink/compare/narrative-select): Narrative Select pricing model: Subscription
- [imagic vs FilterPixel](https://imagic.ink/compare/filterpixel): FilterPixel pricing model: Subscription
- [imagic vs ACDSee Photo Studio](https://imagic.ink/compare/acdsee-photo-studio): ACDSee Photo Studio pricing model: One-time license
- [imagic vs Affinity Photo](https://imagic.ink/compare/affinity-photo): Affinity Photo pricing model: Free + paid tiers
- [imagic vs Imagen](https://imagic.ink/compare/imagen-ai): Imagen pricing model: Subscription or pay-per-photo
- [imagic vs Excire Foto](https://imagic.ink/compare/excire-foto): Excire Foto pricing model: One-time license
- [imagic vs PhotoCuller](https://imagic.ink/compare/photoculler): PhotoCuller pricing model: One-time license

## Guides
- [Blog index](https://imagic.ink/blog)
- [Photography Workflow & Culling Tips](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/tips-workflow)
- [Photo Workflow & Editing Guides](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/workflow-editing)
- [Photo Editing Software Comparisons](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/software-comparisons)
- [Camera Hardware & Sensor Guides](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/camera-hardware)
- [Camera Lenses & Optical Guides](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/lenses-optics)
- [Scenic Destinations & Landscape Guides](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/destinations-guides)
- [AI Photo Editing & Technology](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/ai-technology)
- [Photo Editing Guides](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/guides)
- [Photography Industry Insights](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/industry-insights)
- [Community Fix Log: Photographer Complaints, Checked Against imagic](https://imagic.ink/blog/category/community-fix-log)
- [RAW format guides](https://imagic.ink/raw)
- [Camera RAW guides](https://imagic.ink/cameras)
- [Software comparisons](https://imagic.ink/compare)
- [Looking for an alternative?](https://imagic.ink/alternatives)
- [Workflows by photography genre](https://imagic.ink/for)
- [Connect imagic to your AI](https://imagic.ink/mcp/setup): verified MCP setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI and more
- [MCP tool reference](https://imagic.ink/mcp/tools): all 30 tools an AI agent can call, including scan_directory, analyze_photos, reselect_photos, check_score_freshness, reanalyze_stale_photos
- [Workflows](https://imagic.ink/workflows): Cull a wedding shoot with AI, Teach an AI your editing style, Batch edit RAW files with an AI agent, Pick and export a client gallery

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://imagic.ink/sitemap.xml)
- [RSS feed](https://imagic.ink/blog/rss.xml)
- [Release downloads and checksums](https://github.com/Lukefen31/imagic-releases/releases)
- [MCP docs on GitHub](https://github.com/Lukefen31/imagic-mcp)