Local AI photo tagging for Mac — no cloud, no per-image fees
If you have thousands of photos and can never find the one you want later, I built VisionTagger for that. It’s a macOS app for Apple Silicon that generates searchable descriptions and keywords for photos fully on-device, so your library becomes easier to search without uploading images anywhere. Compared with cloud keywording tools, your images and generated metadata stay on your Mac, and there’s no subscription or per-image pricing. Metadata generated by VisionTaggerIt works with folders on disk and Apple Photos Library, and can write metadata to XMP, JSON, CSV, and TXT, plus Photos metadata and optional Finder tags. I recently shipped several bigger updates, including:Additional context for better results, including manual context hints, GPS location, and existing metadata already in the imageExample: instead of just “man in front of castle”, it can use GPS context to generate something more specific like “man in front of Windsor Castle”Shortcuts integration for automation via Shortcuts, Finder Quick Actions, folder automations, and the command lineBetter models, including Qwen3-VL 8B as the new recommended option, with improved descriptions, landmark recognition, and keyword qualityA much better keyword workflow, with more control over keyword count, ordering, exclusions, editing, and duplicate removalMetadata translation into 19 languagesRequirements: Apple Silicon (M1 or later), macOS Tahoe 26, and at least 16 GB RAM. There’s a free trial for 100 images. Price is a one-time purchase: $34.99 / €29.99
Current launch offer (until March 31): $29.99 / €24.99Website: https://www.synendo.com/visiontagger
Video walkthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZ3BQHsUkYIf you try it, I’d really like to hear what works, what doesn’t, and what would make it more useful. Transparency: I’m Marco Henkes, developer of VisionTagger at Synendo. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcohenkes/Contact: [
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[email protected])Website: https://www.synendo.comPrivacy/ Policy: https://www.synendo.com/visiontagger/privacy/Terms of Service: https://www.synendo.com/visiontagger/terms/
Submitted March 26, 2026 at 04:44PM by freddievn
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