v1.1.2
Organize your folders without leaving the app, browse People in a full lightbox, and a batch of face-detection and navigation fixes.
In-app folder management
No more dropping into Finder to organize your library.
- Drag and drop to move folders — multi-select supported. Hold Option to copy instead of move.
- Right-click any folder for New Folder, Rename, Move to Trash, Show in Finder, and more.
- Familiar shortcuts: Enter to rename, ⌘⌫ to trash, ⌘X/⌘V to move, ⌘Z to undo.
- Everything goes through the macOS Trash — fully undoable.
People gets a real lightbox
A new viewfinder toggle opens a full lightbox right inside the People page — browse faces without leaving the view.
- Space to open, Esc to close, F for Face Mode.
- Full multi-select: Shift-click, ⌘-click, and marquee selection across people, the pinned strip, and faces.
- Drop multiple selected people onto one tile to merge them all at once.
Faces — cleaner and more reliable
- Duplicate face detections are gone for good, with a one-time cleanup on first launch.
- Fixed a bug where selecting one face would also select another.
- Face avatars no longer get stuck loading after a folder rename.
Smarter rescanning
Rescan All Folders now follows files you've renamed or moved in Finder — your tags, faces, and ratings stay intact. A new Refresh Folders option updates the sidebar instantly when only folder names changed.
Also in this release
- Open in New Window always opens a separate window, and remembers where you were scrolled.
- "Reopen last viewed" now restores subfolders, not just top-level folders.
- New setting: mute videos automatically on launch.
- Smoother drag previews and faster folder navigation throughout.
v1.1.1
Various minor bugfixes and improvements to Maps view and the Sidebar:
- Map view rewritten for stability and correctness.
- Sidebar chevron and item count fixes.
- Loading state flash eliminated on cold launch.
- And more.
v1.1.0
A huge update, with on-device AI, Maps, People, and more
On-device AI
Your photos never leave your Mac. Every AI feature in Visuals runs locally — no accounts, no cloud, no data shared with anyone.
- Faces — Visuals automatically detects and recognizes faces throughout your library. Name the people it finds, and navigate your collection by person.
- Text-to-image search — describe what you're looking for in plain language ("sleeping dog at sunset," "people on a beach") and Visuals finds matching photos and video frames.
- MCP server (experimental) — connect Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible AI client to your library. Search by caption, apply tags and color labels, mark favorites, add comments. Enable it in Settings → Connections.
Maps & Photo Trails
- Maps — every geotagged photo appears as a pin on an interactive map. Clusters split as you zoom. Toggle between Standard and Satellite views. Click any cluster to filter the grid to those items.
- Photo Trails — connect geotagged photos in time order and retrace a walk, hike, or road trip. Step through each location with the inspector updating as you go.
New views
- List view — a sortable table of your library with full EXIF columns, video durations, type filters, and persistent column preferences.
- Insights dashboard — an overview of your library: timing patterns, gear, atmospheric moments, and top places. Every card filters the grid when clicked.
- People pane — browse your library by person. Assign and reassign faces manually; drag and drop supported.
Library management
- Discover — find exact duplicates or near matches and resolve them manually or with preset rules. Right-click any thumbnail to find duplicates or visually similar items.
- Captions — view and edit in the inspector, visible as a list column, and included in search.
- Approximate dates — assign a year- or decade-level date to undated scans without needing an exact date.
- Multi-select editing — apply or change a color label, tag, caption, or comment across dozens of items at once.
- Mark or unmark Favorites directly from the inspector preview.
- Library export and import as CSV or JSON — a preview step shows exactly what will change before you commit.
- Type to find — start typing a filename in the grid and the selection jumps to the matching item, Finder-style.
- Integrated search — scope results to the current folder, the entire library, or search semantically.
UI improvements
- Visual refresh — a native macOS look with a design that's distinctly Visuals.
- Toolbar overhaul — controls adapt to the current view, with improved tooltips throughout.
- Lightbox enhancements:
- Default zoom: choose Fit or 100% in Settings → Lightbox.
- Faces mode (keyboard shortcut F) — create or edit face records and assign them to people.
- Improved tooltips on Back, Favorite, and Faces mode.
- Sidebar improvements:
- Slim mode — drag the sidebar edge to collapse it to a narrow strip, keeping Favorites, Insights, and Discover within reach.
- Larger drop targets make drag-and-drop easier to aim.
- Drag to reorder thumbnails in any view — the main grid and the Lightbox filmstrip.
- Open in New Window — right-click any thumbnail to open it in a new Lightbox window, including from search results, People, and Discover.
Several bug fixes
1.0.4
Grid improvements
- Added Masonry layout to existing Square and Aspect layouts. Switch between them from the View menu.
- Thumbnails fill edge to edge — no white frame around images.
- Filenames and index indicators are now off by default. Toggle them in the View menu when you need them.
- Refined selection styling.
Other
1.0.3
A small maintenance release for the direct (bloosoftware.com) edition.
Clearer library location prompts
- When you create or open a library, Visuals no longer pre-selects your Pictures folder — it opens at the system default so you can pick the spot that suits you.
- The New Library and Open Library dialogs now show a short note explaining exactly what to choose.
Under the hood
- Versioning and build housekeeping. No changes to your libraries or settings.
1.0.1
Initial release
