All your photos in one library, and proof that none went missing.

Shutterfold copies photos from old phones, hard drives, iCloud, Google Photos and OneDrive into one library, without the duplicates and screenshots. When it's done, a report shows where every single file ended up.

Nothing is deleted without your approval. Full refund at any time before you get the app, and for 30 days after.

How it works

Most people have the same photo saved in three or four places, with years of screenshots mixed in. Shutterfold does the sorting and asks you to confirm the decisions in a few big batches.

  1. Add your sources

    Choose the folders, old drives and accounts that hold your photos. On a Mac, Shutterfold reads your Photos library directly. OneDrive, Dropbox and Google Drive need one sign-in each.

    Google Photos has to be downloaded from Google first. Google calls this download Takeout, and it can take a day or two to prepare. Shutterfold walks you through it.

    Sources
    Photos library (this Mac)Ready
    Google download, 3 of 3 partsReady
    OneDriveSigned in
    Seagate 2TB6,340 files

  2. Review what it found

    Copies of the same photo are grouped and the best one is kept. Screenshots, receipts, forwarded memes and blurry shots go into their own piles. Albums are suggested from dates and places, such as a December trip to Goa. You approve each pile in one go, or open it and change anything.

    To review
    Duplicates14,206 copies, best one keptApprove
    Screenshots and forwards3,511 imagesApprove
    Blurry and extra burst shots1,088 imagesReview
    Album: Goa, Dec 2023412 photosRename

  3. Save the clean library

    Shutterfold writes one tidy library, with dates and places fixed, to your Google Drive, OneDrive, Apple Photos or a folder you choose. Anything you set aside goes to a Removed folder kept for 30 days.

    The report lists every file that came in and where it went, so you can check before you clear out the old copies.

    Report, 3 of 50,837 lines
    IMG_0412.HEIC
    Mac Photos → OneDrive/2023/Goa
    IMG_0412(1).jpg
    Google download → same as IMG_0412.HEIC, set aside
    Screenshot 2024-03-02.png
    OneDrive → Removed, kept until 8 Nov

The screens show the planned app with an example library.

Where it reads from

Shutterfold works with the photos and accounts you already have. The clean library goes back into one of them.

Folders, drives and old phones
Any external drive, USB stick, network drive or folder copied from an old phone.
iCloud Photos
On a Mac, straight from the Photos library, originals included. On Windows, from the folder iCloud for Windows downloads.
Google Photos
From Google's download of your library. Shutterfold puts the dates, places and captions back into each photo and removes the extra copy Google makes for every album.
OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive
Sign in once, and Shutterfold reads and writes your own folders.

Founder licence

We're building Shutterfold with the first 50 people who buy it.

Why pay before it's finished?

It tells us people want this before we spend months building it. Founders get the first version, a progress email every few weeks, and a say in what we add next.

When does it arrive?

There's no ship date yet. We'll set one once 50 people have signed up, and email it to you.

What if I change my mind?

Full refund at any time before you get the app, and for 30 days after. Email hello@shutterfold.com and we'll refund the $29 to your card.

$29$39

One payment in US dollars. The regular price will be $39.

  • Mac and Windows app for one person
  • No limit on library size
  • Duplicates removed across every source
  • The full report of where every file went
  • AI sorting and album suggestions for up to 50,000 photos
  • A year of updates
Pre-order for $29

Nothing is deleted without your approval. Full refund at any time before you get the app, and for 30 days after.

Not ready to pay?

A free version is planned. It handles photos on your own drives, removes duplicates and gives you the same report.

We only use your address for this, and we never share it.

Questions

Will it delete any of my photos?

Not without your approval. Anything you choose to remove goes to a Removed folder that Shutterfold keeps for 30 days, and the report lists every file. Your original folders and accounts are left as they were until you decide to clear them.

Where do my photos go?

They stay on your computer and in your own accounts. Shutterfold has no server that stores photos. If you turn on AI sorting, a small, low-resolution copy of each photo is sent to OpenAI to get its label. With your own OpenAI account, that copy goes from your computer to OpenAI and never through us.

Can it read my Google Photos directly?

Google stopped allowing that for outside apps in March 2025. Instead you download your library from Google, which Google calls Takeout, and add the download to Shutterfold. Shutterfold then puts the dates, places and captions back into each photo and removes the extra copies Google's download creates.

Does it work with iCloud Photos?

On a Mac it reads the Photos library directly, originals included. On Windows, download your photos with iCloud for Windows first and add that folder.

What does the AI do?

It sorts each photo into a type: photo, screenshot, receipt, document, forwarded image or blurry shot. It also suggests album names from dates, places and what's in the pictures, such as "Goa, December 2023". Duplicates and burst shots are found by comparing the files themselves, without AI. AI sorting is included for up to 50,000 photos, or you can use your own OpenAI account.

Does it work with Immich or Ente?

Yes. Shutterfold can send the cleaned library straight into an Immich server or an Ente account.

Is it a subscription?

You pay once. Later there may be an optional plan that tidies new photos automatically, and the app you bought keeps working without it.