Features

A complete local photo workflow

From the first RAW preview to the final album PDF, every step is built for event photographers who value speed, privacy and control.

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01

Culling and selection

GotoArc reads faces and eyes, scores sharpness and groups similar shots. The result is a clean shortlist you can trust before editing.

  • Face count and closed-eye detection with MediaPipe
  • Blur scoring with Laplacian variance
  • Duplicate grouping with perceptual hashing
  • Strict, balanced and lenient culling profiles
  • Kept, rejected and pending statuses with keyboard shortcuts
  • Kept and Rejected folder organization
02

Automatic retouching

Retouch begins when you select a photo. Skin, eyes, teeth, shine and blemishes are prepared locally, while the large viewer gives you final control.

  • Automatic skin smoothing with hair protection
  • Eye brightening and teeth desaturation
  • Shine reduction and blemish removal
  • Background blur with AI-generated masks
  • Saved style profile applied across the shoot
  • Richardson-Lucy deconvolution and sharpening
  • Eight fine-tuning sliders per photo
03

RAW-first delivery

Preview fast, deliver at full quality. GotoArc separates embedded preview work from final RAW development so the interface stays responsive.

  • CR3, CR2, NEF, ARW, DNG, ORF, RAF and more
  • Full RAW demosaic for final JPEG delivery
  • Watermark and long-edge controls
  • Lightroom-compatible XMP sidecars
  • 16-bit TIFF masters with sRGB or AdobeRGB profiles
  • One-click handoff to Photoshop and Lightroom
04

Smart album builder

Turn the shortlist into a story. Moments are grouped by capture time, layouts adapt to orientation and every page remains editable.

  • Automatic moment-aware page planning
  • Square, landscape and portrait album sizes
  • Cover page, spread view and story mode
  • Drag-and-drop photos with slot swapping
  • 300 DPI PDF with bleed for print
  • Page previews and print-ready export
05

Hardware and performance

Culling, face detection and segmentation run on local CPU threads. ONNX Runtime DirectML is used only for 2× neural upscaling when a compatible GPU is present.

  • DirectML is optional and used only for 2× neural upscaling
  • NVIDIA, AMD and Intel GPUs supported for upscaling
  • CPU fallback with no workflow changes
  • Memory-aware batch processing
  • Progress and log signals that do not block the interface
  • Local SQLite project database
06

Privacy and ownership

You own the files, the edits and the delivery. GotoArc is designed around local storage, local AI and standard export formats.

  • No photo upload to the cloud
  • No client gallery required
  • Offline editing after activation
  • Standard XMP, JPEG, TIFF and PDF outputs
  • Local project database and thumbnail cache
  • Transparent third-party notices
Under the hood

Local AI, standard formats

No proprietary cloud format. GotoArc combines proven local models and native desktop tools.

MediaPipe

Face landmarks, closed eyes, background and hair segmentation.

ONNX Runtime DirectML

Optional 2× neural upscaling on a compatible GPU; other AI steps run on the CPU.

OpenCV

Image analysis, masks, sharpening and deconvolution.

rawpy / LibRaw

RAW decoding, embedded previews and full-resolution demosaic.

PySide6 / Qt

Native desktop interface, threads and responsive controls.

SQLite

Local projects, edits, scores and delivery status.

See your own RAW files in GotoArc

The trial lasts 7 days and includes 100 photos — enough to feel the culling and retouch workflow.

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