FolioSort Reviews

You asked, it shipped

FolioSort is built by one developer who answers the support e-mail himself. These are requests customers sent and the change that followed, with dates, so you can judge how fast that loop runs.

Thumbnails and faces when an external drive is disconnected

Asked 29 Oct 2026 · shipped 30 Oct 2026 · FolioSort 5.0.12 beta (Mac)

The request

For my work, being able to see thumbnails even when the drives are disconnected is extremely important. Facial recognition and the ability to find specific athletes across all my photo archives are also essential features.

— Cyrille Q. · Elite licence · Mac · FrancePraise + suggestion

What changed

The Library now keeps previews and face portraits for photos on drives that are not connected, so a photographer with many external SSDs can browse and search everything.

What they said after

Overall, the new offline previews are already a major improvement. Thank you for listening to my feedback and implementing this feature so quickly!

— Cyrille Q. · Elite licence · Mac · France

This is exactly what I needed! The athletes and scenes remain recognizable even when the original SSD is disconnected.

— Cyrille Q. · Elite licence · Mac · France

Live Photos kept together with their video

Asked 7 Oct 2026 · shipped 20 Oct 2026 · FolioSort for Windows

The request

I purchased your photo sorter pro and while it does work really well for pictures, I am having a heck of a time sorting and keeping live pictures together.

— Kaitlyn M. · Pro licence · WindowsPraise + suggestion

What changed

Organize now pairs each iPhone Live Photo's still image with its short video and moves them together.

What they said after

Every corresponding movie file gets paired with its jpeg and I have not seen the movie file get displaced.

— Kaitlyn M. · Pro licence · Windows

Thank you for building that, saves me heaps of time!

— Kaitlyn M. · Pro licence · Windows

I will not need a refund, super satisfied customer.

— Kaitlyn M. · Pro licence · Windows

Prices shown clearly as one-time payments

Asked 19 Oct 2026 · shipped 19 Oct 2026 · foliosort.app/pricing

The request

One suggestion I do have, having visited your website, is to make it clearer that your prices are single payments for lifetime access.

— Martin from GoVegan Travel · WindowsPraise + suggestion

What changed

The pricing page now says on its own line that each licence is a one-time payment, not a subscription.

Dark mode on Windows

Asked 5 Oct 2026 · shipped 30 Oct 2026 · FolioSort 5.1.0 for Windows

The request

Regarding the dark theme, I use a big, bright screen.

— Panteleimon F. · Elite licence · WindowsPraise + suggestion

What changed

FolioSort for Windows gained a dark theme.

What they said after

That's awesome news! My eyes are definitely going to thank you for this, so I really appreciate the update. 🙏
You did a fantastic job!

— Panteleimon F. · Elite licence · Windows

Awesome, Thanks for the Dark Mode.

— Eon D. · Windows

Faster previews and selection

Asked 27 Aug 2026 · shipped 4 Sep 2026 · FolioSort 4.9 for Windows

The request

Though the app is completely offline acts so fast,* and it is the best part of it, but I wish a lot many improvements in UI and photo picker, because, there are no faster preview options and easier hover or ctrl click and faster selection options, it seems a lot of manual work still, I would be more than happy enough, if it seems to bring a lot of more automation and DAM software like picker windows/panels into it.

— Dr. Aqib · Elite licence · Windows · IndiaPraise + suggestion

What changed

Zoom in the review grids and shift-click range selection were added within a week of the request.

What they said after

On a lighter note, I would say to the today's day Microsoft, they should learn from you, how to develop products around customer centric problems.

— Dr. Aqib · Elite licence · Windows · India

Sincerely, I am really grateful that you are working so meticulously on the level of fine details.

— Dr. Aqib · Elite licence · Windows · India

Help documentation

Asked 12 Sep 2026 · shipped 12 Sep 2026 · foliosort.app/help

The request

The one thing I really wanted in the app was a small "i" or "!" next to some of the functions to further explain what they'd do. That could be either a hover over pop up, or a link to documentation. Having said that, the non-destructive nature takes a lot of stress out of things!

— Benjamin K. · Elite licence · WindowsPraise + suggestion

What changed

A help section explaining each function went live on the website the same week he asked.