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Features	Mac 8	Mac 9	Mac 10	Mac 11
Batch AI Super-Resolution				✓
Non-destructive AI Object Masking – eliminates the need to make intricate selections manually; roughly outline an object in your image and the AI makes a precise selection for you				✓
Non-destructive AI Selection Mask Tools: automatically select the subject, background, or sky in your RAW images				✓
Expand or contract selection masks using Shift Edge, blend selection masks with Feathering				✓
Vibrance, Temperature, Tint, Color Strength, and Color Hue added to mask adjustment filters				✓
Import a Lightroom™ database				✓
Improved People Mode: Auto Advance, face count up to 9,999+, and image preview on hover				✓
People Mode: Rapidly commit names to faces using the AI assistant and Named/Unnamed views			✓	✓
Media Mode: Get a decluttered view of only your cataloged photos & videos			✓	✓
Face Detection & Facial Recognition: Automatically identify faces in photos; once you have assigned a name to a face one or more times it will automatically be assigned or suggested to matching faces		✓	✓	✓
Import Lightroom™ & Picasa™ Face Data		✓	✓	✓
Access Develop Presets, edit History, and image Snapshots in a convenient right-hand side pane within Develop mode		✓	✓	✓
Filter Keyword and Category lists; expand/collapse all Keywords and Categories in Manage mode		✓	✓	✓
Improved View mode: “Show Original” button for a quick look at your pre-processed image, preview image Snapshots, Info Palette added to Filmstrip pane		✓	✓	✓
Save files in HEIC file format and include all metadata (EXIF, IPTC, ACDSee) directly on the HEIC file when saving		✓	✓	✓
Get a better glimpse of your video with 4-frame preview thumbnails		✓	✓	✓
Sign in to ACDSee Photo Studio using your AppleID, Google, or Microsoft account		✓	✓	✓
Runs natively on Macs with an Apple Silicon chip, such as the M1	✓	✓	✓	✓
Indexer runs in the background for better performance	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wirelessly transfer photos and videos from your phone to your computer using ACDSee Mobile Sync	✓	✓	✓	✓
Compatible with macOS 12 Monterey “Live Text” feature	✓	✓	✓	✓
Make targeted color adjustments with the Color Wheel	✓	✓	✓	✓
Make targeted adjustments to Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows with Tone Wheels	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quickly repair image flaws, reduce haze, and restore skin tone	✓	✓	✓	✓
Apply editing adjustments using a brush, linear gradient, or radial gradient	✓	✓	✓	✓
Create presets for selective adjustments	✓	✓	✓	✓
Find files fast using a variety of one-click search options	✓	✓	✓	✓
Directly access iCloud Drive from Folders pane	✓	✓	✓	✓
Assign keyboard shortcuts to batch presets during preset creation	✓	✓	✓	✓
Comes pre-loaded with a variety of usable keyword sets; import and export keyword lists	✓	✓	✓	✓
Create keyword and category sets	✓	✓	✓	✓
Supports Affinity Photo’s format, .afphoto (Affinity Photo must be installed)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Launch videos, office documents, and PDFs in Quick Look from inside ACDSee	✓	✓	✓	✓
Search by file name, location, type, size, modified or created date	✓	✓	✓	✓
PDF thumbnails supported	✓	✓	✓	✓
Easily locate all files with metadata to embed via the Embed Pending flag, can embed in all files at once, can set embed reminders	✓	✓	✓	✓
Locate or place images in the Map pane, drag and drop images, and write location data to corresponding IPTC fields	✓	✓	✓	✓
Gather and hold images from different locations for further processing	✓	✓	✓	✓
Filter files by their metadata, such as ratings, color labels, tags, and categories	✓	✓	✓	✓
View and compare up to four images at the same time	✓	✓	✓	✓
Access and edit images without importing	✓	✓	✓	✓
Configure ACDSee to work with a variety of other image editors, including setting a default editor	✓	✓	✓	✓
Create and switch between multiple databases; import databases from previous versions of ACDSee	✓	✓	✓	✓
Add watermarks and borders in batches	✓	✓	✓	✓
Features an array of non-destructive editing tools	✓	✓	✓	✓
Features a variety of digital asset management tools	✓	✓	✓	✓

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