macOS 10.15+ · Apple Silicon & Intel

Release notes

What changed in each release of Cloutal Photo Tether. Only the newest release is available to download — and downloads open at launch; earlier versions are listed for reference.

v0.9.8.5

Current release August 26, 2026

A setup tour that shows instead of telling, and imports that navigate in batches.

  • The setup tour was rebuilt end to end: it walks the way a real shoot starts (import your CSV first, then add the names it didn’t have), spotlights the actual controls it talks about, previews the Import Folders controls before you ever need them, and demonstrates tags with removable samples.
  • The tour now closes with a look at Cloutal Media — the online side of Photo Tether, expected Q1 2027 — including where your studio storefront will live.
  • Importing folders is faster to steer: new −25 / +25 buttons jump a batch of frames at a time, so a hundred-frame folder is a few clicks instead of a hundred.
  • The import controls dropped their grey, disabled look, the folder banner became a quiet box instead of one more button-colored bar, and finishing an import clears the preview instead of leaving the card’s last frame on screen.
  • The Customize Tags editor supports the Tab key to move between boxes.

v0.9.8.4

August 25, 2026

Reconnects in about a second after a battery swap, and a license key that types itself.

  • Camera reconnection is now event-driven: the app knows the instant your camera returns to USB and connects immediately — a battery swap mid-event costs seconds, not a long stare at “connecting”.
  • The app starts connecting to your camera the moment it launches, while the resume-your-shoot dialog is still on screen — by the time you’ve answered it, the camera is usually ready.
  • The status line and Camera card keep updating behind any dialog, and the camera-disconnected popup dismisses itself when the camera comes back — reinserting the battery is the acknowledgement.
  • The license key is entered as three four-character boxes with the dashes printed for you — type or paste it in any format, upper or lower case.
  • Trial users see a day countdown, and a failed payment warns you in the app while your grace period runs, instead of stopping a shoot without notice.
  • Refreshed app artwork.

This version is no longer available for download.