We review products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use.

PCMag UK

Photo Mechanic 5 Review

Far from a full photo workflow solution, Photo Mechanic is a piece of the puzzle for professional photographers who need deep metadata capabilities and fast importing and image selection tools.

PCMag UK 
Far from a full photo workflow solution, Photo Mechanic is a piece of the puzzle for professional photographers who need deep metadata capabilities and fast importing and image selection tools.

Photo Mechanic 5 - Startup Interface

When you first run Photo Mechanic, you'll see this blank window instructing you to import, or rather "ingest" some photos.

Photo Mechanic 5 - Ingest

To get photos onto your computer, you "ingest" them, specifying renaming and a target folder.

Photo Mechanic 5 - Browse

You can quickly browse, tag, and rate images by clicking on the controls at the bottom or using keyboard shortcuts.

Photo Mechanic 5 - Maps

You can add GPS data to your photo's EXIF data using this map tool.

Photo Mechanic 5 - Two Up

You can compare similar images side by side, but there's no stacking feature.

Photo Mechanic 5 - Crop

Though you can mark crops in PM, you can't actually see the cropped version of the image.

Photo Mechanic 5 - IPTC Stationery Pad

Photo Mechanic's forte is its deep support for metadata, as shown in this IPTC Stationery Pad.

Photo Mechanic 5 - Upload

You can directly upload to online services or via FTP.
More Inside PCMag.com