Browse every photo you own, even when the drive is offline.
Arvela is a high-speed, privacy-first photo catalog for macOS. Keep full photo metadata, EXIF details, and sharp thumbnails ready at all times across all your external drives and archives.
Engineered for Massive Photo Libraries
Built for photographers who store archives everywhere
100% Offline-First Browsing
Arvela generates lightweight SQLite indexes and cached thumbnails. Even when portable SSDs or archive HDDs are unplugged, you can search tens of thousands of photos instantly with zero lag.
Multi-Source Unified Catalog
Manage multiple SSDs, NAS shares, memory cards, and internal folders in a single unified interface. Search across all storage locations at once.
Year, Month & Day Hierarchical Timeline
Automatically aggregates photos by date taken into an intuitive 3-tier hierarchy. Jump directly to any specific day in your multi-year archive with a single click.
Strict Read-Only & Zero Tracking
Your originals are 100% safe. Arvela runs with strict read-only sandbox permissions and has zero network capabilities. No cloud uploads, no telemetry, no tracking.
Technical Specifications
Ready to organize your photo archives?
Get Arvela on the Mac App Store and enjoy instant offline photo browsing.