CYME has introduced Peakto 3.0, a Mac software that brings photos and videos from multiple storage locations together in one interface. According to DOCMA, it contains a newly developed database that the manufacturer designs for archives with more than three million files. The first of three expansion stages, intended for photographers, is already available.
Peakto reads local drives and NAS storage, as well as catalogs from Lightroom Classic, Capture One, and Apple Photos. The original files stay in their current location. The AI analysis also continues to run on the Mac; images and videos are not sent to external AI services for this.
What changes in search and indexing?
The search understands natural-language queries, such as “red car in front of old building”, and needs no prior keywording. The search window is reminiscent of Spotlight and shows for each result what it was found through: image content, video transcription, keyword, or other metadata.
Peakto converts spoken words in videos into searchable text, and face recognition now also matches the same person across separate archives. A control center shows the progress of indexing. Indexing can be paused or run at fixed times so that image editing is not slowed down.
Displaying the source of a result has a practical side effect: if a photo only shows up through its image content, it is missing a keyword, and you can add one. Neither DOCMA nor CYME states hit rates. Whether the search convinces with your material can only be shown by a test on your own archive.
What is already here, what is still missing?
CYME is delivering Peakto 3.0 in three phases and speaks of more than 150 changes. Phase 1 for photographers is available. According to DOCMA, announced but not yet finished are video features, a web interface for teams, a connection via Model Context Protocol (MCP), through which AI assistants access programs, and the integration of Specio, which is said to identify more than 450,000 animal species.
Peakto 3.0 at a glance
Mac software from CYME, the photo features from Phase 1 are available
- Natural-language search, without prior keywording
- Indexing can be paused or scheduled
- AI analysis runs locally on the Mac
- Catalogs from Lightroom Classic, Capture One, and Apple Photos
- Video features only announced
- Web interface for teams only announced
Feature details from DOCMA and the manufacturer, result quality untested
Sources: DOCMA, Peakto
Regarding the connection for AI assistants, the sources differ: on the manufacturer's page, the agent connection via an MCP server is already listed as a beta. Projects and collaboration on videos also require Peakto Pro there.
What does Peakto 3.0 cost?
You buy the Standard version as a subscription for one or two years or as a perpetual license. DOCMA states the prices in euros; current amounts are on the pricing page. There, besides Standard, CYME also lists Professional for teams and Enterprise on request. The perpetual license includes one year of free updates and cannot be tested; you can test the subscriptions for seven days.
Existing customers will find an upgrade link on the page. Neither DOCMA nor CYME states an upgrade price. The system requirements and the language of the app also remain open. The website is also available in German.
What this means for you
Try the seven-day trial version with a folder in which you have never assigned keywords, and enter a few search queries for which you would otherwise click through folder by folder.
If your archive is on a NAS, schedule the first indexing in the control center for times when you are not working on images. It is still best to create a backup of your Lightroom or Capture One catalogs before the first import, even if the originals stay in place.
If you are considering the perpetual license, keep in mind the one year of updates, because video and team features only follow in later phases. For video projects, it is better to wait to buy until the announced features appear.
DOCMA published the article on November 6, 2026.
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