Map your footage
Most cameras already record where every shot was taken. Reelary reads that position, puts each file on a map, and turns place names into search terms - so "Lisbon" finds the Lisbon trip without a single folder named after it.
Where the positions come from
After a folder is indexed, Reelary reads GPS in the background, file by file, and only re-reads files that change. It understands:
- Photos: EXIF GPS in JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, PNG and WebP.
- iPhone and Android video: the location tag the phone writes into the MOV or MP4.
- DJI drones: the
.SRTtelemetry file DJI saves next to each video, the telemetry subtitle track inside older models' files, and the metadata track used by newer models. - GoPro: the GPMF telemetry stream, when GPS was switched on while recording.
A camera without GPS, or a clip shot indoors without a fix, simply has no position. You can still place it yourself: drag the clip from the library onto the map. The position is saved in the Reelary library and your original file is left untouched.
Search by city, state or country
Every position is matched to a place name using the GeoNames city database, which ships inside the app, so no coordinates are sent to a geocoding service. Reelary picks the city a person would name - a shot at the Eiffel Tower is "Paris", not the district it technically falls in. Out in the countryside, more than about 25 km from any city, it falls back to the state or province and the country.
Type a place name into the normal search box and the files shot there come back alongside the visual results. Combine it with what is in the shot - "sunset", then narrow to the coast you were on - and a year-old trip is two queries away.
The map view
The map clusters files by location and opens the clips behind each marker. It is a fast way to answer questions that filenames never do: what did we shoot on that road trip, which of these drone flights were over the same valley, do we already have footage from this city for the client.
Private by design
GPS positions are among the most sensitive data in a footage library. Reelary reads and stores them on your machine only. The map background is loaded from OpenFreeMap (OpenStreetMap data) while the map is open, which reveals the area you are looking at, as any web map does; your file list and coordinates are never sent. See the privacy policy for every request the app makes.
Common questions
Does Reelary change my files when I place them on the map?
No. A position you set by hand is stored in the Reelary library only. Your original photos and videos are never rewritten, and a manual position takes priority over the GPS inside the file.
Does the map need an internet connection?
The map background does: tiles are loaded from OpenFreeMap while the map is open. Reading GPS from your files, naming places and searching by place name all run offline, from a city database built into the app.
Are my GPS positions uploaded anywhere?
No. Coordinates are read and stored on your machine. The tile server only sees which area of the map you are viewing, as with any web map.
Is Places included in the free version?
No, Places is part of Reelary Pro ($79 once, Mac and Windows). The free version shows a locked entry in the sidebar.
More in the full FAQ.
Places comes with Reelary Pro, together with dialogue search, people, watermark-free 4K export and NLE project export. $79 once, one key for Mac and Windows.