HEELER 2026.1 / PHOTO EDITING FOR YOUR DESKTOP

The whole scene is yours to shape.

Heeler brings familiar adjustments and a full node graph together, so you can shape the light, depth, and color in every frame. Built for photographers on macOS and Windows.

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Fetching your pictures

Heeler's editing window with a lightning photograph in the viewport, a thumbnail library on the left, and exposure controls on the right. — The photograph stays at the center of the work.

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DEPTH-AWARE EDITING

Work with the scene, not just the pixels.

Heeler derives a depth map from your photograph, then lets you use it to relight a scene, place fog behind your subject, rescue a blown sky, or shift focus after the shot.

Make a subtle correction or follow the feeling you remember. The depth tools are there when the photograph asks for more.

Explore depth editing

A woodland path with a wooden Narnia sign and hanging lantern, before the depth-based variations shown here. — 01 / THE SCENEStart with the photograph.

Grayscale depth map of the same woodland scene, with the sign and lantern separated from the distant trees. — 02 / DEPTH MAPFind the distance in the frame.

The same woodland photograph with the Narnia sign and lantern sharp and the background trees softened by depth of field. — 03 / REFOCUSShift attention after the shot.

The same woodland photograph with the foreground sign and lantern in color and distant trees largely desaturated by a depth-aware recolor edit. — 04 / RECOLORGrade foreground and distance apart.

TWO WAYS INTO THE SAME EDIT

Start with sliders. Follow the graph.

Use the adjustments panel for everyday work. When you want to see how an edit is built, open the Graph or Canvas to wire, branch, and group its nodes. Both views work on the same photograph.

Heeler's adjustments panel with a color histogram and controls for exposure, color, detail, and depth tools. — **Develop**Move quickly with a familiar panel of adjustments.

Heeler's node graph with connected image source, merge, color, crop, and luminance mask nodes. — **Graph and Canvas**See the structure underneath and build your own path.

ROOM FOR THE FULL WORKFLOW

From first look to final export.

Layers and masks

Add adjustment layers in Develop, then refine in Finish with brushes, masks, and a depth mask on any layer.

Takes

Keep versions of an edit side by side, with notes and ratings, so a new idea never has to erase the first one.

Batch export and Python

Send a selection through the export queue or script repetitive work when you have more photographs than minutes.

Broad RAW support

Bring in RAW photographs from the major camera makers and keep the original files at the center of your library.

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS, YOUR PACE

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