Multi-pane comparison
Up to ten videos and images at once, in Row, Grid or A/B Slider layouts.
Video Evaluator
Row layout
Every version side by side in a single row.
Introducing Video Evaluator
Frame-perfect synchronised playback for comparing renders, encodes and grades.
Native macOS app built with SwiftUI and AVFoundation. No subscriptions. No internet required.
Frame-perfect sync
A 60 fps master clock with J-K-L transport, frame stepping and loop mode.
Screen recording
Record a comparison to a .mov: fullscreen, presentation mode or just the preview area.
Synchronised playback, a colour dropper that samples during playback, a magnifier up to 1000%, real-time sharpening and built-in screen recording — together in one native Mac app, built for judging video quality closely.
New in 2.7
Photos, compared like video.
Switch Settings → General → Mode to Photo and Video Evaluator becomes a lightbox for stills.
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Photo mode
Compare stills the way you compare video. Layouts, slider, zoom, magnifier, colour dropper and LUTs all work as before.
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Camera EXIF on every pane
Camera model, focal length (35 mm equivalent), shutter speed, f-number, ISO, resolution and white balance.
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JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, PNG and DNG
Every common stills format, RAW included — and iPhone videos show their camera model too.
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A clean workspace
In Photo mode, playback controls, the timeline and track badges step out of the way.
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Design your info overlay
Show or hide each row; choose font, size, weight, colours, background opacity and margins, with a live preview.
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Drag panes to reorder
In Row or Grid, drag a pane and the others slide aside; ⌘[ and ⌘] nudge the selected pane.
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Drop order kept
Files dropped together are added in the order you dragged them.
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Matching badges
The track number badge follows your overlay style.
Control and consistency,
pane by pane.
Three layout modes
Row
All panes side by side, for quick A/B/C comparisons.
Grid
Two columns for up to four panes, three for five to nine, four for ten.
Slider
An A/B divider with sharpening controls for each side.
Look closely
Info overlay
File name, resolution, duration, frame rate and zoom on every pane — or camera EXIF in Photo mode — styled the way you want.
Magnifier and dropper
Zoom from 200% to 1000% with a source indicator; sample RGB anywhere, live during playback.
Sharpening
Real-time CIUnsharpMask with no gamma shift.
Record your comparisons
Capture modes
Fullscreen, presentation mode, or the preview area only — without toolbar and timeline.
Configurable output
30 or 60 fps, quality and maximum resolution, with a countdown and cursor option.
Native .mov
H.264 recordings written straight to disk. No conversion needed.
A familiar multi-track timeline
Premiere-style tracks
Colour-coded clips, drag to reposition, reorder tracks.
Zoom and scrub
Zoom, scrub and hide tracks from one timeline.
Stills on the timeline
Resize how long each image stays on screen.
Save and restore everything
Project files
Tracks, positions and settings saved to a .kve file.
Relink missing files
Moved media is matched again by scanning folders, like Premiere Pro.
Custom shortcuts
Every shortcut can be recorded, searched and reset.
Ready to compare?
Video Evaluator for macOS. No subscriptions. No internet required.
Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later