Fotowerk finds duplicate photos and photos that did not turn out, and helps you sort your collection into clear folders. You check the suggestions and choose your own categories.
For Windows 10 and 11 · English and German · Runs entirely on your computer
No subscription. No user account. Your photos stay on your computer.
Five stations, each with the real screen. Every picture opens full size with a click.
You choose the folder with your photos, subfolders included. In this step Fotowerk changes nothing.
Identical and almost identical pictures appear as a group. You set the ticks, Fotowerk moves the ticked ones to the review folder.
The first time you sort, you set up to twelve categories. Fotowerk suggests twelve, you change or replace any name.
Select a whole batch, right-click, category: done. Single cases afterwards in full screen with one click or a digit from 1 to 9. The year folders appear along the way.
Family, 2023, IMG_0042.JPG. Every computer reads these folders, today and in twenty years. Without Fotowerk.
Photos\ ├─ Family\ │ ├─ 2021\ │ ├─ 2023\ │ └─ 2024\ ├─ Holidays\ ├─ Garden\ ├─ Grandchildren\ ├─ Club\ └─ _Review\ ├─ _backup_2026-11-09.zip ├─ IMG_0300.JPG (blurry) └─ Copy of IMG_0042.JPG (duplicate)
The afternoon is an example. How long you need depends on the number of your photos and on how many you want to look at one by one.
Your pictures stay in the photo folder you chose and only change their subfolder. Content and file name stay the same.
Duplicates and photos that did not turn out go to the folder _Review inside your photo folder. Fotowerk creates a ZIP backup of these pictures first. You delete when you are sure. Or never.
Every moved file is listed with its old and new place in a log file. In single sorting the Z key takes the last step back.
When two files with the same name meet, the second one gets a number appended. Nothing is overwritten.
Fotowerk reliably recognises files that are exactly the same. Re-compressed or slightly downsized copies of the same picture are found with an image fingerprint. Heavily cropped variants count as photos of their own.
| Step | Fotowerk | You |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Scan | Reads every photo in the chosen folder, subfolders included | Choose the folder |
| 2 Check | Finds duplicates and photos that did not turn out, with a reason | Set or remove the ticks |
| 3 Sort | Creates category and year folders and moves the files | Define categories and assign photos, one by one or in batches |
Fotowerk comes from Arne Bailliere. He developed it and answers support requests himself, in English or German, usually within two working days: info@digitalconsultancysolutions.com.
Sales and invoicing run through DCS Analytics, a brand of Universe Connect KG. Full address in the legal notice.
Yes. The trial version is the same installer. Scanning, finding duplicates and checking are unlimited, moving up to 500 photos. After that you unlock it with the key, your work is kept. Download the trial version (about 230 MB)
An email with the download link and your key, right away. The installer is signed, Windows shows "Verified publisher: Arne Bailliere".
One key is valid for up to three devices, for example PC, laptop and a spare machine.
Once, to activate the key. Never again after that. You can switch off the Wi-Fi while sorting.
JPEG, HEIC from the iPhone, PNG, TIFF, WebP, BMP and GIF. Videos are not sorted in version 1.
Tested up to 100,000 photos. On an SSD the scan takes about three minutes per 50,000 photos, the duplicate search longer.
Fotowerk starts in English on an English Windows and in German on a German one. You can switch under Help at any time. The manual is included in both languages.
All 1.x versions. A later version 2 is optional, the version you bought keeps running without limit.
14-day money-back guarantee from the date of purchase. An email to info@digitalconsultancysolutions.com is enough.
The app has three large buttons with plain labels. If you write a letter or read email on your computer, you can use Fotowerk.
No. Fotowerk sorts. Editing is a craft of its own and needs its own program. Once the collection is sorted, you find every picture and open it with the program of your choice.
One key, three devices, all 1.x updates. Support by email in English or German. Payment by card or PayPal, delivery by email right away. 14 days money back.
Signed Windows installer · Windows 10 and 11 · No subscription