Installing and updating Selekt

Selekt runs as a native desktop app on macOS and Windows. Everything works offline; you only need an account for the cloud-backed AI features.

First launch

The first time you open Selekt, a short onboarding wizard walks you through the essentials:

1. Welcome - a quick intro. Choose Get started.
2. Organize, then cull - how shoots, scenes, and the cull keys (P pick, M maybe, X reject) fit together.
3. AI features - if you are signed in, you can flip on Enable AI Auto-Analysis (off by default). Signed out, you can skip it and turn it on later.
4. Beta notes - start small, keep backups, and report issues. A Help improve Selekt toggle (on by default) shares anonymous usage data only. No photos, filenames, or personal data are ever collected.
5. All set - jump straight into Import your first photos, or Go to library.

You can press Skip on any step, and you can re-run the whole wizard later from Settings > Advanced > Restart onboarding.

Where your library lives

Selekt creates a photo library for you automatically at ~/Pictures/Selekt on first launch, so there is nothing to set up to start importing. To move it somewhere else (an external drive, for example), go to Settings > Locations and change Photos library.

Your database is kept on your local disk automatically for speed and is not stored alongside your photos. See Settings for the details of what each option does.

Keeping Selekt up to date

Selekt updates itself. When a new version is available, you will see it in Settings > Updates:

• Check for updates looks for a newer version on demand.
• When an update is found, choose Update now to download it, then Restart now to apply it. Any in-progress import or scoring stops on restart, so finish those first if you can.
• View release notes opens the What's New notes for the current version, and each available update links to its Release notes.

Next

• Import your first shoot - get photos into your library.
• Your account and plans - sign in for AI and cloud features.