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Description

Lyn for macOS is a lightweight and fast media browser and image viewer designed specifically for photographers, graphic artists, and web designers working on Mac.

Featuring an extremely versatile and aesthetically pleasing interface, the Lyn app offers easy-to-use geotagging technology, powerful image editing capabilities, and a comprehensive solution for sharing your photographs with others.

Lyn natively supports all popular image formats, ranging from standard formats to HDR and RAW, as well as any other image formats supported by macOS. It also includes a built-in movie player for viewing camera recordings and a straightforward PDF file viewer for your documents.

The new editing inspector gives you everything you need to transform your snapshots into stunning photographs. Adjust exposure, color temperature, brightness, contrast, or reveal hidden image details using highlights and shadows. You can modify individual curves and levels or selectively adjust specific colors in your images. You can experiment and convert color photographs to black and white, try the classic sepia tone effect, or add a vignette or film grain for a cinematic feel.

Features: -Browser Four preset viewing modes with fully customizable user-defined settings.

-Non-Destructive Editing Modify and enhance your images without altering the original file. All changes are recorded in dedicated attributes and merged together upon export.

-Sharing Share your images directly to Flickr, Dropbox, and SmugMug services.

-Compatibility Explore your Aperture, iPhoto, Photos, and Lightroom libraries seamlessly on Mac.

-Full Screen View, compare images, or launch immersive slideshows accompanied by music in a fully immersive environment.

-Metadata Inspector with extensive information display and editing of IPTC metadata fields.

-Maps Assign geotags to your photos and edit locations with simple drag-and-drop functionality.

-Color Correction Display images with the correct color profile and a soft proofing function for accuracy.

-Editing A dedicated inspector for color editing: histogram, exposure, black-and-white mode, sepia, vignette, HDR, curves, levels, film grain, and much more!

-Video Built-in QuickTime movie player and a simple PDF file viewer included!

-Smart Folders Create and organize personalized search folders for your workflow!

-Import, preferences, batch processing, gestures, remote control, Retina display support, and much more! Consider the Lyn download to enhance your creative Mac workflow today.


Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lyn free?
Please check the developer's website for current pricing information.
The download seems damaged or won't open?
If the disk image won't mount, right-click the .dmg and choose Open — macOS Gatekeeper will then offer an override.
How do I install the app after downloading?
Mount the .dmg by double-clicking it, drag the application bundle into /Applications, then eject the disk image. For .pkg installers, double-click and follow the prompts.
Will this run on Apple Silicon (M1-M4)?
Check the Architecture line in the Specifications panel on this page. Universal binaries run natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel. Intel-only builds run through Rosetta 2 on M-series Macs.
How do I update the app later?
Re-download the latest version from the catalogue, mount the new disk image, and drag-replace the application bundle in /Applications.
Can I request an app that isn't in the catalogue?
The catalogue is curated by a small editorial team. Request lists are accepted by community comment threads on each macOS release roundup.


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