0.1.0 — First private beta

The first private build of Shotfol.io. Everything below is in this release. Future updates will surface automatically — the app checks latest.json on launch and prompts when a newer version is available.

Indexing & metadata

• Scan a folder of photos — full EXIF / IPTC / XMP / Photoshop extraction via exiftool (vendored, no separate install).
• SHA-256 and perceptual (pHash) hashes for exact and near-duplicate detection.
• Sidecar-by-default metadata edits — your originals are never modified unless you opt in.

AI tagging

• CLIP — local, free, ~160-label zero-shot vocabulary. First run downloads ~600 MB to ~/.cache/clip/.
• Claude — richer free-form tags. Bring your own Anthropic API key.

Photographer workflow

• Pick / Reject flag — P / X keys or hover-revealed buttons on every tile, lightbox, and compare pane.
• 1–5 loupes rating — 0–5 keys or the loupe widget.
• Side-by-side compare view with synced pan and zoom for 2–4 photos.
• Remove from library — catalog-only delete; files on disk are untouched (Lightroom semantics).

Browser UI

• Dark masonry grid with collapsible sidebar facets and filter-scoped counters.
• Lightbox with info panel, keyboard navigation, and neighbour-prefetched previews.
• Command palette (⌘K) over every page and action.
• Collections, duplicates browser, stats, settings, system status.

File operations

• Move and copy photos via the UI — sidecars and backups travel with the original; the catalog stays in sync.
• Collection export — copy every member of a collection into a chosen folder.

Updates

• On-launch update check against https://shotfol.io/latest.json, capped at one network call per 24 hours.
• Settings → Updates toggle to disable, or run shotfolio update-check from the CLI to check on demand.