A local companion for Lightroom Classic

A clearer view of your photo library.

Shuttergrove brings structure to your catalog with on-device AI. Find photo types and visible content without sending your images anywhere.

Analysis stays on your Mac.
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39canonical photo types
On-deviceanalysis on your Mac
6supported languages

Your catalog, quietly organized.

Shuttergrove watches for new imports, classifies your Lightroom Classic catalog, and writes only the accepted results back as generated keywords.

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Lightroom Classic catalog with Shuttergrove photo collections
Shuttergrove collection set

From import to insight.

01

Import

Add or open your Lightroom Classic catalog. Shuttergrove watches for new photos.

02

Analyze

The bundled models classify photo types and optional visible content on-device.

03

Explore

Browse type collections and filter by content keywords inside Lightroom.

Everything runs on your Mac.

Your photos and paths stay under your control. Shuttergrove uses bundled local models and a lightweight file bridge between the app and plugin.

On-device analysisBundled Core ML and MobileCLIP models.
No cloud uploadsPhotos and photo paths never leave your Mac.
In your workflowLightroom remains the source of truth.
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Search by the way you remember.

Open Shuttergrove Content with a global shortcut. Choose an exact keyword and jump straight to matching photos in Lightroom's Library Filter Bar.

Shuttergrove Content
Shuttergrove Content keyword search dialog

Make room for the photographs.

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Accurate Lightroom Classic Shuttergrove photo type collections
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