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Photo Supreme v2026

Photo Supreme v2026 is a thoughtful and forward-looking release. This update has focused on smarter discovery, faster performance, and modern workflow expectations, especially around large catalogs, mobile integration, searches, and team environments.
 

For existing users, v2026 offers immediate productivity gains. For new users, it reinforces Photo Supreme’s position as one of the most powerful and flexible DAM solutions available today.

Import and Select

One of the standout additions in Photo Supreme v2026 is the new multi-pass Import and Select workflow. This allows users to review and refine image selections in multiple stages instead of making all decisions in one pass. It’s especially useful for large shoots, letting photographers cull images more deliberately and with less pressure. In addition, the Import and Select feature now loads images faster than ever.

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Mac users will also appreciate direct iOS device importing, which makes it possible to bring photos straight from an iPhone or iPad into the catalog without relying on intermediary software. This significantly streamlines mobile-first workflows.

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Powerful Searches

Photo Supreme now supports natural language searching, allowing users to find images using plain, conversational phrases rather than rigid metadata queries. This feature is powered by AI services such as OpenAI, Google Gemini, or local models with Ollama. This gives users flexibility in how advanced features are enabled.


In addition, a new classification system enhances search accuracy by grouping images into meaningful categories upon import, making it easier to surface relevant results in large or complex catalogs.

Video & Media Handling

For users working with video, Photo Supreme v2026 introduces hover-based video previews. Simply hovering over a video thumbnail now reveals a short animated preview, making it much faster to identify clips without opening them individually.
 

Support for modern formats has also been expanded, ensuring the software keeps pace with current media standards.

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Sharing with ZIP

Exporting images is more flexible in v2026 thanks to ZIP output support in transfer profiles. This makes it easy to bundle images into a single archive for delivery, backup, or client sharing, all directly from within Photo Supreme.

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These enhancements simplify distribution workflows and reduce the need for external tools.

GEO Maps

GEOgraphic-Mapping features can now generate maps using not only Google Maps, but also OpenFreeMap with OpenStreetMaps.

This removes the need for API keys while still delivering rich, interactive map displays. This update makes location-based browsing easier to configure and more accessible for all users.
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Performance and Refinements

Photo Supreme v2026 delivers notable performance enhancements, resulting in faster browsing and a more responsive overall experience. Response times are improved by up to 10%, with especially noticeable gains for large libraries containing many catalog labels. 

Catalogs with numerous stacks also see significant performance improvements, particularly when displayed in stacked views. 

v2026 includes a wide range of refinements, such as: "Visually similar" stack detection, numerous stability fixes and workflow enhancements, polished UI behavior in collections, searches, and metadata handling

Wait, there's more, a lot more...

  • New "RAW Files" and "Video Files" catalog states

  • Added support for Google Gemini as an AI service

  • Added support for OpenAI GPT-5.2 as an AI Service

  • Added support for Ministral3 model with Ollama

  • Added file management support for ACR sidecar files

  • Update HTTP Server with Photo Supreme Online (Server Edition)

  • Faster face recognition

  • Added "AI-Estimated GEO Location" to the AI Panel

  • Faster result display in the Collection Viewer

  • "Cascade Metadata" from image to Stack or Version Set is now a background process

  • A highlighted stroke has been added to the active tabs, improving navigation

  • Now you can display metadata charts and graphs across multiple tabs

  • Added support for Ctrl/Cmd+Z functionality in text and memo fields

  • Defined the new Affinity v3 .AF and .AVIF file format as a supported "other file format"

  • Switching the collection viewer's view style is faster (eg from Basic to Grid to Clean to Custom Thumb Info)

  • Advanced Search now has an option to search by "File Size" and "File Size MB"

  • Finetuned the check for "need to compact" on PostgreSQL (Server Edition)

  • Bookmark keyboard shortcuts are now a "toggle", similar to ratings and color labels

  • Expanding nodes in the Catalog Tree is ~25% faster

  • When using the "Dump Full to Catalog File" feature, there's now the option to create either a "catalog dump" file, or a "catalog with thumbs" dump files

  • Added a XMP Storage Location for "original file AND non-standard sidecar file"

  • In "Stacked View", you can now select a specific item from the stack to show

  • Support for PostgreSQL 18.

  • And more...

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