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We build tools for photographers, creatives, and self-hosters — focused, elegant, and crafted with care.
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Whitespace is a small, independent software studio. We build for clearly defined groups with clearly defined problems — photographers buried in archives of 100,000 images, photo enthusiasts who want stars and labels in their own self-hosted Nextcloud, Windows users tired of bloated viewers.
Every tool ships only what is needed. No telemetry. No upsells. No dark patterns. Just software that fits the way you actually work — and respects your time, your storage, and your privacy.
A solo studio based in Germany, building since 2009. Each product is shaped by direct conversations with the people who use it — not market research, not personas, not committee.
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Focused tools that solve real problems.
StarRate
Photo Rating for Nextcloud
Rate, label and curate your photos directly in Nextcloud — with stars, color labels, and XMP metadata that Lightroom can read.
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FlashView
Fast Photo Viewer for Windows
Browse and cull archives of 100,000+ photos. Batch-rate with one keystroke. Standard XMP, readable by Lightroom, Bridge, Photo Mechanic and digiKam.
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Deep-dives on photo workflows and the tools behind them.
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Concert photography: three songs, a thousand frames — fast to the selection
How 2,000 frames from three songs become a fast, categorized selection — concert culling in low light, from rough cull to band picks.
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ACDSee alternative: back to the fast, lean image viewer
The fast viewer of old grew into a full photo suite. What takes the place of the lean, fast image viewer today.
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Sports culling: from kickoff to press deadline in 90 minutes
How 2,000 shots from a match become three target-specific deliveries — amateur sports workflow from kickoff to online publication in the evening.
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