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Aftershoot
Desktop app that culls, edits in a learned personal style and batch-retouches whole shoots, with client galleries as a separate add-on.
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Aftershoot is ranked 1 of 9 culling and ai editing in 2026, with a score of 7.3/10 (tier Strong).
Vendor tagline: "You shoot. Aftershoot handles the rest."
Score breakdown
| Skin retouching depth | 12/30 |
| Predictable cost | 20/25 |
| Fits a pro workflow | 20/20 |
| Try before you buy | 10/10 |
| Platforms | 6/10 |
| Kept up to date | 5/5 |
| Total | 7.3/10 |
Facts
- Vendor
- Aftershoot
- Price model
- subscription
- Entry price
- USD 10/month (Select, billed annually)
- Free trial
- Yes
- Works in
- standalone, Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, Capture One, Photoshop, Bridge, Adobe Camera Raw
- Platforms
- mac, windows
- Latest update
- v.2.25.0, released 2026-10-29 (source: https://aftershoot.com/changelog/)
Prices
- Select: 15 USD / month (billed monthly)
- Select: 10 USD / month (billed annually)
- Edit: 35 USD / month (billed monthly)
- Edit: 30 USD / month (billed annually)
- Retouch: 25 USD / month (billed monthly)
- Retouch: 20 USD / month (billed annually)
- Select + Edit: 50 USD / month (billed monthly)
- Select + Edit: 40 USD / month (billed annually)
- Complete: 55 USD / month (billed monthly)
- Complete: 45 USD / month (billed annually)
Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.8 from 1803 reviews
- G2: 4.5 from 35 reviews
Strengths
- Culling, AI editing and AI retouching in one app, sold as single plans or a Complete bundle
- Flat subscription pricing with no per-image fees
- Works offline and, per the vendor, files never leave the computer
Watch-outs
- Retouching needs the Retouch or Complete plan; the Select plan covers culling only
- The 12-month plan paid month by month carries a USD 30 fee if cancelled in the first 6 months
- Vendor says preview rendering and retouching may not work reliably on Intel integrated graphics or GPUs with less than 2GB VRAM
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Data verified on 2026-10-30. Re-assessed every two weeks. No payment can change this score. Spotted a mistake? Send a correction.
Sources
- https://aftershoot.com/
- https://account.aftershoot.com/pricing
- https://aftershoot.com/changelog/
- https://aftershoot.com/edit/
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/aftershoot.com
- https://www.g2.com/products/aftershoot/reviews
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