Palomino manual.

This manual covers what Palomino does, from opening a folder to copying your picks to a destination folder. Each page focuses on one part of the workflow, along with the keyboard shortcuts and settings that go with it.

Start with Getting Started if you are new to Palomino, or jump straight to the page for whatever you are trying to do. The ? overlay inside the app shows the same keyboard shortcuts listed here.

Open a folder, then judge each photo and press P to pick it or X to reject it, Palomino advances to the next frame automatically. Add star ratings with 1 through 5 if you want them alongside flags. When you are done, press E and copy your picks to a destination folder. Ratings and flags write to XMP sidecar files next to each RAW, so your stars and picks appear as soon as you import into Lightroom or Capture One.

The Palomino window: the filmstrip of every frame on the left, the photo you are judging in the center, the info panel on the right, and the rating bar along the bottom

Manual pages

Getting started

What Palomino does, opening a folder, and why previews load instantly.

Rating and flagging

Picks, rejects, star ratings, color labels, and the WASD grip.

Viewing and filtering

The grid, the info panel, sort order, and filtering by flag, rating, or label.

Bursts and stacks

Burst grouping, focus stacks, keeper crowns, and the compare view.

Copying your selects

The Copy to Folder sheet, copy modes, file naming, and copy presets.

Ratings and your editor

How XMP sidecars carry your ratings into Lightroom, Capture One, and Phocus.

Keyboard shortcuts

Every shortcut in the app, grouped by task.

Troubleshooting

Fixes for the most common problems, from missing ratings to slow loading.

move   15 rate   P pick   X reject   V face zoom   G grid   C compare   E export