Show HN: Imagin Raw – A 9MB Open-Source Alternative to Adobe Bridge for Mac(github.com)
43 pointsby cristi_baluta4 hours ago9 comments
  • dofm12 minutes ago
    These things are such a puzzle because there are so many that pop up and just don’t survive. I loved FileLoupe, for example, but it appears abandoned.

    So I am sure to try this. I’d love to see closer integration with Affinity where that is possible.

  • hankbond12 minutes ago
    I would argue that the choice to render the embedded JPG is optimal from the UX of a Fuji user. We tend to use the JPG as the creative reference we want to start from using the film sims.
  • cgomez43 minutes ago
    This looks so promising as a lightweight replacement for Bridge or Photo Mechanic and the interface is great.

    Has a lot of opportunity on the actual image rendering and performance side, but will definitely keep up with updates on how it evolves!

  • jonaiasan hour ago
    Wow, nice implementation, very smooth.

    I’m building photopipe.app, a paid cloud-based culling tool, so I’m taking the opposite approach. Curious what made local-first important for you.

  • Toutouxc2 hours ago
    I’ll check this out. The macOS photo library situation is really embarrassing. I actually migrated from Affinity to DxO Photolab (expensive!) a few years ago just for that.
  • sirjaz2 hours ago
    Just make sure to release it on Windows, There are more installed copies of Win 10 amd Win 11 than all iOS, MacOS, OSx systems combined
    • cristi_baluta2 hours ago
      Unfortunately I have time to build only the software that I need, and I'm a Mac user. If I'd do a cross platform version it will end up like the other crappy cross platform apps out there.
    • gilesvangruisenan hour ago
      not being used by photographers
    • Toutouxc2 hours ago
      It’s written in Swift and uses SwiftUI and UIKit and AppKit.

      Seriously, what the hell are you talking about and why.

    • mplewis2 hours ago
      I encourage you to take a crack at it!
  • imagetic2 hours ago
    Dope. I'm gonna have to check this out.
  • kmeisthaxan hour ago
    As someone who has had to use Creative Cashcow tools in the past... dare I ask what the hell was Bridge even for? Just an Adobe-developed file manager?
    • cristi_baluta10 minutes ago
      Yes, but comparing to Finder you could actually have a useful preview of your files, with caching and stuff
  • mplewis2 hours ago
    Thank you for building high-quality alternatives to Adobe software!