Photo culling · free · in your browser
m3cull is the part that comes after: cull 3,000 photos in 30 minutes, in a browser tab, and decide every one of them yourself.
KeptAfter the shoot
It is in there. So are four hundred that are very nearly it, shot half a second either side, and you have one evening.
3,000frames off one card
One of them is the picture. Finding it is the part nobody photographs for.
What m3cull is
m3cull reads the shoot before you do and hands you what it noticed. It has never kept, rejected or moved a photograph on its own, and it is not going to start.
The assistant
The photographer
One burst · 3 frames · stacked
SharpestThe model is small, open source and it runs in your browser on your own hardware. It comes down once, around 15 MB, and works offline after that. Your photographs are not uploaded before it runs, while it runs, or after. m3cull asks before starting it, and it can be declined or turned off in settings.
The culling itself
One key each. The frames after this one are already decoded, so there is nothing between you and the next decision.
Marsh, Tuesday
Step 1
Point m3cull at the card or the drive. Subfolders come with it.
Step 2
One key keeps, one key rejects. The shoot goes past at the speed you decide.
Step 3
Keepers are copied into a folder you pick. The originals never move.
Privacy
m3cull has no server. There is nowhere to upload a photograph to, which is a sturdier promise than a policy.
your cardyour browsera folder you choosenothing else, at any point
On disk
Photographs are read straight off your card or drive by the browser. m3cull never copies them anywhere you did not name.
On your machine
The AI runs locally, in your own browser. The model comes down once. Your photographs never go up.
In this browser
Culling decisions are saved here and nowhere else, which is why a reload picks up where you left off. No account. No cookies. No tracking.
No account · No uploads · No cloud processing · No server holding your work
Price
No subscription, no credits, no trial running out, no watermark, no card. There is no paid tier to be nudged towards, because there is no paid tier.
Forever? I hope so, but I will not promise what I cannot control. Here is what I will promise: everything m3cull does today stays free. If bigger things get built later, those might cost money. This part will not.
| What is being compared | m3cull | Photo Mechanic | Aftershoot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $149 a year, or $299 once | Subscription |
| Install | A browser tab | Desktop app | Desktop app |
| Bursts | Grouped, sharpest suggested | Not offered | Grouped for you |
| Who picks the keepers | You do | You do | The AI does |
| Photos leave your machine | No | No | No |
Their prices were checked in August 2026 and are theirs to change, so check before you decide. All three keep your photographs local. What differs is the bill, the install, and who does the choosing.
Who made this, and why it is free
Taking photos is the fun part. Sorting four hundred of them afterwards is paperwork with a shutter count.
Hi. I am Tony Wilson Jesuraj. I take photographs to satisfy my soul, and I write software to satisfy my soul and my pocket. I built m3cull because I got tired of the second half of my own hobby.
It collects nothing for two honest reasons: storing your data would cost me money I do not have, and I do not want your data. Right now I would rather a hundred photographers used this and told me what broke than one paid for it and quietly gave up.
Who it is for
Different subjects, same evening. If one outing fills a card, the slow part was never the shooting.
Wildlife
You shoot through the moment, because there is no way to know from behind the camera which frame will be the one.
Sports
The play lasts two seconds. You hold the shutter down and sort it out at home.
Weddings & events
Nobody is doing that again for the camera, so you take all of it and choose later.
Travel & everyday
You came home with the memories. Now you have to find them.
Free · No account · Nothing uploaded · Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc
m3cull is free, it has no account, and it never uploads a photograph. If you want the long version, the FAQ is more thorough, and the story behind it is considerably less serious.