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# Getting started

## Open a folder

Open a folder of photos, for example from your memory card (**⌘O**). Cullshot reviews the images **right there** and copies nothing.

## Choose photos

After opening, Cullshot shows the photos grouped by **capture day**:

* One checkbox per day and one for all photos.
* Pick single photos with a click, a range with **⇧-click**.
* The most recent day is preselected.

The selection is remembered per folder. You can change it later from the folder's context menu ("Choose Photos …").

## Multiple folders

Several folders can be open at once. They appear in the **sidebar** on the left; each folder has its own ratings and filters.

## The window

![The Cullshot window with sidebar, grid and inspector](https://3241425949-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F7nze4m2x861AVIl1RxE0%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3a72bfdb485ef9a77b2152a10d1d2d267c753168%2Fgrid-en.jpg?alt=media)

| Area   | Content                                                              |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Left   | Sidebar with the open folders                                        |
| Center | Images (Grid, Detail or Compare), the workflow bar on top            |
| Right  | Inspector with the blocks **Filter**, **Rate** and **Export**        |
| Bottom | Status bar with the tally ("kept · rejected · open") and AI progress |

{% hint style="info" %}
Ratings are saved as XMP files – writing them is a [Pro feature](/cullix/reference/pro.md).
{% endhint %}


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