PaperPix Vault

Point it at any drive, NAS or USB. Files stay in place — the catalogue only stores an index and thumbnails. Read/write IPTC directly into your JPEGs. Cross-source Collections. Photo Mechanic-style keyboard workflow.

Downloads · v1.9.10

Installers are unsigned during beta — Windows will show a SmartScreen warning, macOS a Gatekeeper prompt. Both are one-click bypasses. Full install instructions →

Also available · self-hosted

Features

• Any drive, any size — point it at your local disk, a NAS, USB, or external SSD. Files stay in place; nothing is copied.
• Caption editor — write and edit captions across a whole shoot with Save & Next keyboard shortcuts. Full IPTC support: headline, keywords, byline, credit, city, state, country, transmission reference. Save templates for repeated boilerplate. Changes written straight back into the JPEG on disk.
• 360° panorama viewer — interactive pan, tilt, and zoom for equirectangular photos, with a fullscreen mode.
• World map — every GPS-tagged photo plotted on an interactive map. Click a marker to jump straight into the editor.
• Fast search — live search across filenames, captions, headlines, and keywords, with filters for date range, star rating, colour label, and 360°.
• Star ratings and colour labels — Photo Mechanic / Bridge-style workflow with keyboard shortcuts.
• Collections — group photos from any drive into named buckets. Drag and drop or right-click to add.
• Video previews — thumbnails for every video so you can browse quickly. Open in your system player to watch.
• Live scan progress — folders and photos appear in the sidebar as they're discovered, with time-remaining estimates on big libraries.
• Auto-updates — check for and install new versions with one click from Settings, no reinstall needed.