Video file management software for Mac creators

Video Organizer for Mac: Find Footage by What’s Inside

ShotMind is media organizer software for Mac video creators: keep projects, clients, and originals in Finder, then add shot-level descriptions, thumbnails, previews, and search for finding exact visual moments.

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Organize files by project, retrieve footage by shot

Keep folders as the source of truth

Folders remain the source of truth for where files live, which client owns them, and how projects are archived. The gap appears when you remember a visual moment but not the filename or project.

Keep your current project, client, date, and drive structure.
Use Finder for file location and ShotMind for visual retrieval.
Use filenames for file identity and ShotMind descriptions for visual retrieval.

Find exact shots inside each video

ShotMind turns imported videos into shot-level results. After you choose which shots to analyze, you can search your own footage by subject, action, scene, lighting, mood, composition, or camera movement.

Describe the visual moment you remember in natural language.
Compare shot thumbnails and previews before returning to the original video.
Reuse the same searchable library for B-roll, product footage, screen recordings, and visual references.

Make old footage reusable

Start with high-value footage on your Mac or a connected drive, then grow the searchable layer around clips you are likely to reuse.

Begin with one completed project, reference folder, or B-roll collection.
Prioritize strong, reusable shots when spending Points on analysis.
Use concrete searches and verify useful matches against the original source.

Know the local, cloud, and Points boundary

The local library and searches of already-analyzed shots are free. New cloud AI analysis uses Points, and only the shot clips you select for analysis are sent temporarily to cloud AI.

Full source videos remain in your local file workflow.
Descriptions, thumbnails, and the searchable index return to the local library on your Mac.
AI descriptions provide retrieval clues for review against important source footage.

Ways to search a video archive

Find a product shot

"close-up hand lifting a bottle, clean background, soft light"

Recover a usable detail from past campaign or product footage.

Reuse a screen recording

"fast UI transition, cursor moves from sidebar to timeline"

Locate a short interaction inside longer demo recordings.

Search old B-roll

"wide shot of empty street at blue hour, slow handheld move"

Find a remembered mood or camera move without scrubbing every file.

When this Mac organizer fits

You manage years of creator footage, B-roll, references, or project archives on a Mac.
You often remember what a shot looks like but not its filename.
You want a creator-focused searchable shot layer alongside Finder and your editor.

Platform and workflow scope

ShotMind currently ships as a macOS desktop app.
Finder keeps your file structure; Final Cut Pro, Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve handle editing.
You choose which shots use cloud AI and Points.

FAQ

What makes ShotMind a video organizer for Mac?

ShotMind is media organizer software for Mac video creators who need to search inside footage. It splits imported videos into shots and adds descriptions, thumbnails, previews, and a local searchable layer alongside the folders that hold your originals.

How does ShotMind work with Finder and source files?

Finder and your folders remain the source of truth for file location and project structure. ShotMind adds shot-level descriptions, thumbnails, previews, and search for the footage you import.

What is free, and what uses Points?

The macOS app and local library are free to use. Browsing and searching already-analyzed shots are included in free local operations. New analysis of selected shot clips uses cloud AI and Points.

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