WINDOWS
PhotoCorral System Requirements

Built for
Windows.

PhotoCorral is a 64-bit Windows desktop application designed for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here is what you need before installing it.

Windows 10 or Windows 11

PhotoCorral is designed for 64-bit Windows PCs. It is not a macOS application.

64-bit Windows
Windows 10
Windows 11
What you need

A normal Windows photo computer is enough to get started.

The amount of storage and processing time required will depend mainly on the size of your photo collection and the kinds of files you work with.

Operating system

64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11.

PhotoCorral is a Windows desktop application and is not currently available for macOS.

Storage space

You need enough free local storage for the PhotoCorral catalogue, managed photo copies, thumbnails, previews, edited versions and exports.

Larger photo collections naturally require more storage.

Photo files

PhotoCorral works with common photo formats including JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP and HEIC/HEIF, together with supported camera RAW files.

Performance

PhotoCorral performs catalogue scanning, thumbnails, People recognition, Semantic Search and photo processing locally on your computer.

A faster processor and SSD can improve the experience with very large catalogues or RAW-heavy libraries, but they are not special PhotoCorral requirements.

Plan storage for your photographs.

PhotoCorral’s normal Add to Catalog workflow keeps the source original untouched and creates a managed catalogue copy. Make sure the drive used by PhotoCorral has sufficient free space for the collection you intend to catalogue.

Small catalogue: storage use will mainly reflect the photographs you add plus PhotoCorral catalogue data.
Large catalogue: allow substantially more free space for managed copies, thumbnails and edited versions.
RAW photographs: RAW files can be much larger than JPEG files, so allow extra storage when working with them.
Windows components

Some file types depend on Windows support.

PhotoCorral uses Windows components where appropriate. A format may therefore require the corresponding codec support to be installed in Windows.

HEIC / HEIF photographs Windows HEIC/HEIF codec support may be required before these photographs can be decoded and displayed correctly.
Camera RAW files PhotoCorral supports compatible camera RAW files and provides RAW development while preserving the original RAW source.
Internet access PhotoCorral’s catalogue, People recognition and Semantic Search are designed to work locally. Internet access may still be needed for downloads, Windows components or software updates.
iPhone importing

Windows must be able to see the iPhone first.

PhotoCorral can import photographs from an iPhone when Windows recognises and can access the device. The phone may appear in Windows before its photos are fully available, so PhotoCorral includes a preparation stage before scanning.

Connect the iPhone to the Windows PC.
Unlock the iPhone when required.
Approve Trust or photo-access prompts if Windows asks.
Allow PhotoCorral time to prepare and scan the device.
Local & private

Your photo catalogue stays on your computer.

PhotoCorral is built around local catalogue storage and local processing. Features such as People recognition and Semantic Search do not require your photo library to be uploaded to a cloud photo service.

One important reminder Catalogue Backup & Restore protects PhotoCorral’s catalogue and organisation. It does not replace a proper backup of your actual photograph files.

Need more detail?

Open the complete User’s Guide or visit PhotoCorral Support.

Open User’s Guide Support