Loved by photographers worldwide for more than 25 years

Advanced image management for professionals

For over 25 years, Fotosation has brought speed, structure, and full control to large-scale media workflows. Loved by photographers and editors worldwide, it’s trusted for high-speed culling and selection, batch tagging, copyright control, and precise file processing.

	Work faster with complete control - handle thousands of images in minutes.
	Ensure every file meets your naming, tagging, and rights standards for consistent, compliant content.
	Keep your DAM clean with well-prepared, pre-approved assets

Culling & selection Find the best images at speed

Quickly browse, compare, and rate thousands of images. Fotostation’s high-speed interface and keyboard shortcuts make it easy to select the best shots and reject outtakes. Cull, tag, approve, or reject images before they enter production - keyboard shortcuts and drag-and-drop make it fast.

Work with your files - wherever they live

Access and manage images from camera cards, local folders, or your DAM in a single view. No imports, no back-and-forth. Quickly edit, tag, or process assets - before or after uploading to the DAM - all without disrupting your workflow.

check Browse, preview digital images
check Fast import from SD/CF cards
check Play back video files
check Organize files in archives
check Search all metadata on any file
check Unlimited files per archive
check Archive content on offline media

Tired of metadata chaos? Batch update metadata to save hours

- with the market’s most advanced metadata editor

Ensure every image is correctly tagged and approved before it hits production. Fotostation simplifies high-volume image workflows by enabling fast, consistent metadata updates across entire batches - ensuring every file follows editorial standards, controlled vocabularies, and rights guidelines.

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	Speed up repetitive tagging or editing with batch updates, macros and workflows
	Customizable metadata editors - tailor your metadata fields to match your needs
	Apply consistent info (like copyright or project details) in one click
	Instantly access the right file - even in huge collections
	ODBC connections: Share metadata with other tools, partners, or departments for a controlled vocabulary

What users say

"Fotostation is the best software that I have ever used for entering metadata. It's clear, convenient, and intuitive."

Alberto e Tania C. - Photojournalist

"Fotostation is compact, light and fast. Many options for mass edit and field import and export. Good for efficient workflow on big data mass in combination with many images."

Martin A. - Head of Documentation

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Workflows that work for you Automate repetitive tasks with workflows

Automate routine tasks such as renaming, resizing, file transfers, and metadata tagging. Trigger automation steps based on metadata status to build automated workflows that eliminate repetitive steps and save hours.

check Convert file formats
check Tag with metadata
check Resize
check Change color space
check Transfer to DAM
check Rename
check Organize selections
- all automated!

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Image editing Make edits fast, without switching tools

Crop, resize, correct color, fix red eyes, and pixelate sensitive content in seconds. For advanced edits, open files in Photoshop and save changes in files Fotostation and the DAM instantly.

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check Auto levels and contrast
check Resize and crop images
check Keyboard shortcuts
check Handle RAW/JPEG bundles
check RAW via Adobe DNG Converter

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Power features for power users

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Version control

Compare and restore several versions of a single file.
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Customizable metadata editor

Tailor your metadata fields, layout, and presets to match your exact workflow
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Trigger-based automation

Trigger actions based on metadata using conditional macros to create intelligent, stacked workflows
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Controlled vocabulary support

Streamline metadata management with imported keyword lists.

Frequently asked questions

Fotostation is available in two ways:

1. As an add-on to Fotoware Veloz

You can purchase Fotostation as an add-on to your Fotoware Veloz DAM solution (optional number of licenses), allowing for a seamless flow of assets and metadata across systems.

2. As a standalone bundle (Fotostation Business)

Get Fotostation in a pack of 10 licenses - ideal for teams working locally. The Business Plus version also includes Index Manager for advanced indexing and file access.

👉 Contact us to find the right setup for your team
FotoStation is a powerful desktop app for fast image organization and advanced metadata editing. It’s designed as an add-on to Fotoware Veloz, allowing you to prepare, tag, and clean up files before uploading them to the DAM.

It acts as a local prep tool, while Fotoware Veloz is a cloud-based DAM that centralizes, stores, and manages your content library - supporting organization-wide access, search, sharing, and compliance.

Fotoware Alto, on the other hand, is a DAM and a content hub built for enterprises needing structured metadata governance, automation, and deep integrations. With an API-first architecture and support for relational metadata, Fotoware Alto enables automated content delivery across complex ecosystems like CMS, PIM, or ERP.

In short:

Fotostation helps you prepare and perfect your files; while Fotoware DAM solutions helps your entire organization access, manage, and deliver files and stay compliant.

Fotostation = Local preparation, individual use

Fotoware Veloz = Team collaboration

Fotoware Alto = System integration
A full DAM solution is critical when:
You have multiple teams or departments needing access

You need role‑based permissions, approvals, versioning

You want integration and content delivery to other systems (CMS, PIM, e‑commerce, creative tools)

You need searchable web access beyond the desktop

You want brand‑wide governance and taxonomy control
Fotostation has a collection of tools for culling large collections of photos. These tools include a carousel view, a slideshow and a comparison tool, in addition to keyboard shortcuts to tag files you want to keep and reject the ones you don’t. You can also choose from several different ways to view your files and different sorting mechanisms to display them in the desired order. In short, you can arrange your files the way that suits you best.

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Advanced image management for professionals

Culling & selection Find the best images at speed

Work with your files - wherever they live

Tired of metadata chaos? Batch update metadata to save hours

- with the market’s most advanced metadata editor

What users say

Workflows that work for you Automate repetitive tasks with workflows

Image editing Make edits fast, without switching tools

Power features for power users

Version control

Customizable metadata editor

Trigger-based automation

Controlled vocabulary support

Frequently asked questions

Get Fotostation