★ Built for macOS Sequoia

The Adobe Bridge alternative built for macOS Sequoia & Tahoe

A fast, native file browser for photographers and designers. Browse, rate, label, and organize your media — without a Creative Cloud subscription.

$19.99 · One-time purchase · macOS Sequoia & Tahoe · Apple Silicon & Intel

Framewell — /Users/ali/Photos/Iceland 2024
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DSC_4821_iceland_aurora.ARW
Size28.4 MB
Dimensions7952 × 5304
ModifiedNov 14, 2024
EXIF
CameraSony A7R V
Lens24–70mm f/2.8
Shutter1/200s
Aperturef/2.8
ISO3200
Skins

Everything Bridge does.
None of what slows it down.

Native Swift. No Electron. No subscription. Instant thumbnails from day one.

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Three View Modes

Switch between a zoomable thumbnail grid, a horizontal filmstrip, and a detailed list view — all with instant rendering.

Ratings & Color Labels

Star-rate from 1–5 and tag files with six color labels. Filter your entire folder down to only the selects in one click.

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Live Search & Sort

Full-text search across filenames and EXIF metadata. Sort by name, date, size, or rating — results update as you type.

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Collections & Smart Folders

Organize work into manual Collections or rule-based Smart Folders — like "All 5-star RAW files modified this month."

EXIF Info Panel

Camera model, lens, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and GPS data displayed instantly alongside your thumbnail. No round-trips.

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6 Built-in Skins

Switch the entire UI palette with one click. Dark neutral, warm sepia, forest, violet, rose, and steel — or build your own.

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Live File Watcher

FSEvents integration means the grid updates the moment new files land in a folder — no manual refresh, ever.

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RAW & HEIF Ready

Thumbnail generation via Quick Look supports every format macOS does: RAW, HEIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, PDF, and more.

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Places Sidebar

Pin your most-used folders — Desktop, Downloads, external drives, network shares — for instant one-click navigation.

Why switch from Bridge?

Adobe Bridge is powerful — but it's free only if you already pay for a Creative Cloud subscription ($599/yr for All Apps), runs on Electron, and wasn't designed for Apple Silicon.

Adobe Bridge 2025
Requires Creative Cloud subscription ($599/yr)
Requires Creative Cloud subscription
Electron-based — heavy RAM footprint
Slow cold-start on Apple Silicon
No live folder watching
Not optimized for macOS Sequoia
No theming or skin system
Framewell
$19.99 once
One-time purchase, no subscription
100% native SwiftUI — minimal memory use
Instant launch on Apple Silicon & Intel
FSEvents live folder watching
Built specifically for macOS Sequoia & Tahoe
11 built-in skins with more coming

Built native. Stays fast.

No runtimes, no frameworks, no Electron. Just a Swift app that does exactly what macOS was designed for.

Platform
macOS Sequoia & Tahoe
Architecture
Universal — Apple Silicon & Intel
Language
100% SwiftUI & Swift
Thumbnail Engine
Quick Look + LRU cache (300 entries)
File Watching
FSEvents (kernel-level, zero polling)
Supported Formats
RAW, HEIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, PDF…

No subscription. Ever.

Pay once, own it forever. Free updates for the lifetime of the app.

Lifetime License
$19.99
One-time · No subscription · No hidden fees
  • Full app — all features unlocked
  • Lifetime free updates
  • Works on up to 5 personal Macs
  • 11 built-in skins
  • FSEvents live folder watching
  • EXIF metadata panel
  • Ratings, labels & smart folders
  • Priority email support
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Requires macOS Sequoia & Tahoe · Apple Silicon & Intel