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Every detail,
perfectly sharp.

Focus stacking and full non-destructive editing, in one app. Stack, mask, retouch, and save — no monthly Lightroom subscription required.

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Macro Studio on macOS — focus-stacked close-up of a Plains Coreopsis flower with AI species ID, adjustment sliders, and EXIF metadata visible
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Who this is for

  • ✓ You shoot macro (insects/spiders, flowers, fungi, textures) and want every detail sharp.
  • ✓ You’re tired of bouncing between editing apps and stacking apps.
  • ✓ You want professional stacking results without a steep learning curve.
  • ✓ You don’t want another monthly subscription.

Smart Focus Stacking

Macro Studio analyzes every pixel in your focus bracket to identify the sharpest regions, then combines them into one image where every detail is in perfect focus — from the nearest antenna tip to the farthest wing edge.

  • ✓ Pyramid blend and depth map — two complementary algorithms for every subject
  • ✓ One-click stacking with automatic settings
  • ✓ Works with RAW, TIFF, JPEG, and PNG inputs
The same scene after focus stacking — every water droplet is in sharp focus, the row of small drops, the front drop, and the surrounding grass blades, while the background bokeh stays smooth.
A single frame from a focus bracket — only part of the scene is sharp; the row of small drops on the main grass blade is in focus but the surrounding grass and the front drop hanging below are noticeably soft.
Single frame Stacked
Alignment comparison: the same fly stacked twice — the left panel shows ghost-edges and double outlines from misaligned frames, the right panel shows a clean result after automatic alignment.

Automatic Alignment

Changing focus changes magnification. Macro Studio detects and corrects for focus breathing, camera movement, and vibration so your frames line up perfectly before stacking.

  • ✓ Pixel-perfect alignment — even handheld stacks come out crisp
  • ✓ Corrects scale, rotation, and translation
  • ✓ Skip alignment for speed when you're on a motorised rail

Stack, Mask, and Edit — All in One App

Skip the round-trip to Lightroom. Macro Studio ships with AI-assisted subject masking and a full adjustment suite, so you can finish your image and head straight to export or social post without leaving the app.

  • ✓ AI-assisted masks: Subject, Background, Brush, or Global
  • ✓ Exposure, colour, contrast, clarity, sharpness, and denoise
  • ✓ Non-destructive — save as JPEG, TIFF, or DNG for your Lightroom or Photoshop workflow
Macro Studio's editing view: a stacked Plains Coreopsis flower with the Background mask active (background shown magenta) and the full Adjustments panel open on the right, with sliders for exposure, temperature, contrast, clarity, sharpness, and more.
Species ID panel: Macro Studio has identified the stacked image as a Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida) with 98% confidence, along with taxonomy (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cotinis), Wikipedia link, EXIF metadata, and a Figeater Beetle suggestion as the next-best match.

Species Identification

Macro Studio names what you shot — beetles, bees, flowers, mushrooms, ferns — along with its scientific name, taxonomy, and a confidence score. A Wikipedia link is one click away for when you want to read more.

  • ✓ Works on insects/spiders, plants, and fungi
  • ✓ Confidence score plus top alternative matches
  • ✓ Wikipedia link built in

Retouch Without Leaving the App

Dust on the lens? A stray hair on a flower petal? Paint over anything that shouldn't be there and Macro Studio samples from nearby pixels to blend the fix in seamlessly. Non-destructive — every stroke is reversible.

  • ✓ Content-aware patching from surrounding context
  • ✓ Full per-stroke undo / redo
  • ✓ Never touches your originals — saved files carry the fix, source frames stay untouched
Retouch tool in action: a macro shot with the retouch brush active, cleaning up stray specks and dust without affecting the rest of the image.
Compare view: a split screen showing the input frame on one side and the stacked/edited result on the other, with a synchronised crosshair so both sides track the same pixel as you zoom and pan.

Compare — Before vs. After at a Glance

Slide between your stack input and the final composite to confirm your edits actually improved things. Zoom and pan stay in lockstep, with a synced crosshair so both sides always show the same pixel.

  • ✓ Synced zoom and pan, with the option to unlock when needed
  • ✓ Crosshairs help you quickly compare specific regions between images
  • ✓ One-keypress toggle (C) so it's always at hand

Crop and Straighten

Every stacked image gets a proper crop tool with rule-of-thirds grid, straightening controls, and keyboard nudges. Level a tilted horizon, tighten the composition, or pull a 1:1 social crop out of a landscape shot — all without leaving the app.

  • ✓ Rule-of-thirds grid, free and constrained aspect ratios
  • ✓ Straighten slider, or drag to rotate
  • ✓ Non-destructive — reopen the crop any time to adjust
Crop and straighten tool: a stacked image with the crop rectangle active, rule-of-thirds grid overlaid, and a straightening slider above the controls.
Watermark settings: a saved macro image with a small logo watermark in the corner, alongside the Save dialog showing per-format watermark checkboxes for TIFF and JPEG.

Brand Your Work — Built-in Watermarks

Apply your logo or text watermark at save time. Configure position, size, and opacity once, then reuse across every save. Watermark the JPEG for social, skip it on the TIFF master — all in one Save dialog.

  • ✓ PNG logo or text, any corner or center
  • ✓ Position, scale, and opacity controls
  • ✓ Applied per-format — watermark your JPEG, keep the DNG clean for Lightroom

Draft Your Social Post in One Click

Once you've stacked and edited a shot, Macro Studio drafts a social post for you — caption, hashtags, species name, shoot info pulled from EXIF — ready to paste into Instagram, X, or wherever you share.

  • ✓ Auto-fills species, camera, lens, and settings from EXIF
  • ✓ Copy-paste-ready caption and hashtag block
  • ✓ Pairs naturally with the watermark + JPEG export for easy sharing
Draft social post panel: a generated caption + hashtags for a Plains Coreopsis macro shot, with species name, camera (OM-1), lens (OM 90mm F3.5 MC-14), and shooting settings pulled automatically from EXIF.

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