Choose a source
Drop a Lightroom Classic .lrcat file or a folder of photographs. Catalogs, originals, and EXIF data are read locally and read-only.
Native macOS photo analysis
Understand
how you shoot.
LensAtlas turns a Lightroom catalog or a folder of photographs into a clear report of your real camera, lens, capture, keeper, and image-quality patterns.
✓ macOS native✓ Catalogs + folders✓ Local and private
LensAtlasRead the archive. See the pattern.
From archive to evidence
Three steps.
One useful report.
LensAtlas is focused on the information already in your photographs: what you used, how often you used it, and what the images reveal.
Read the archive
A quick pass surfaces EXIF, bodies, lenses, capture settings, dates, ratings, picks, folders, and Lightroom collections.
Measure and compare
A detailed background pass adds image-quality signals while the report stays responsive and updates as results arrive.
The report
Find the patterns in your archive.
Start with totals and keeper rate, then move through the charts that explain them. LensAtlas keeps the same measurements across the report so comparisons stay clear.
- ✓ Photos, analysed, bodies, lenses, and keepers at a glance
- ✓ Photos and keeper pies with consistent tooltips
- ✓ Bodies, lenses, collections, folders, and scan history
- ✓ Filter the report and export exactly what is on screen
Features
Everything needed to read a photography archive.
LensAtlas stays focused on scanning, comparing, and explaining the data already present in your photographs.
Catalog or folder scan
Scan a Lightroom catalog or a photo folder. JPEG, TIFF, DNG, RAW, PSD, PSB, and other ImageIO formats with EXIF are supported.
Two live passes
See useful metadata quickly, then let detailed image analysis run in the background with progress and ETA.
Real shooting patterns
Compare body and lens usage, keeper ratios, focal length, aperture, ISO, shutter speed, ratings, picks, and time.
Image-quality signals
Review apparent sharpness, focus confidence, motion blur, exposure problems, noise, and clipping on a consistent 0–100 scale.
Adaptive charts
Explore pies, lollipops, grouped bars, gauges, and a focal-length × aperture heatmap that groups large datasets automatically.
Bodies and lenses
Open cumulative body and lens reports with scan-derived usage, measured quality, and optional public specifications and images.
Export the current report
Print or export the exact filtered report as a paginated DIN A4 PDF, preserving the selected metrics, charts, locale, and orientation.
Local and private
No account, cloud library, tethering, or camera control. Catalogs, photos, and EXIF stay on your Mac.
A closer look
See the report before you scan.
Four views of the same native macOS workflow: summary, shooting patterns, capture choices, and image quality.
Mac by design
Native where it matters.
SwiftUI and AppKit, native file pickers, drag and drop, background analysis, the standard print dialog, and a restrained Liquid Glass interface for the latest macOS.
Useful answers
What LensAtlas does with your archive.
What can LensAtlas scan?+
LensAtlas scans a Lightroom Classic catalog or a folder of photographs. It reads catalog metadata, linked-file metadata, XMP, and available EXIF from supported image files.
Does it change my catalog or photographs?+
No. LensAtlas opens catalogs read-only and does not modify catalogs, folders, originals, or sidecars.
What happens in the two passes?+
Pass 1 reads metadata quickly so the report becomes useful early. Pass 2 analyzes bounded previews in the background and adds image-quality signals without blocking the interface.
Are the quality indicators lab tests?+
No. They are consistent, preview-based signals for comparing photographs in your own archive. They are not lens-lab measurements or a verified missed-focus rate.
Does LensAtlas upload my data?+
No photo, catalog, or EXIF data is uploaded. If you enable public gear enrichment, only a normalized manufacturer/model term is used for the lookup.
LensAtlas
See what your photography is doing.
Scan locally. Compare clearly. Keep the report.