What happens to your photos

LabelOp Retouch is local-first by architecture, not by policy. Decoding, AI inference, compositing and export all run inside your browser tab on your own GPU. The app has no backend to send anything to.

Never leaves your device

Photos you open, drop or paste into the editor
The edits you make — layers, masks, adjustments, history
The files you export

What does leave

AI model weights

One-time downloads of open-source models (MIT or Apache-2.0) from Hugging Face, cached by your browser so they work offline afterwards. Your images are never part of these requests.

That is all

There is no backend, no database, no analytics, no error reporting and no account system in this app.

Verify it yourself

Open your browser DevTools, switch to the Network tab, and load a photo into the editor. After the models are cached you will not see a single request. You can also unplug your network and keep editing.

Metadata on export

Exports are re-encoded from canvas pixels: camera EXIF — including GPS coordinates — is stripped by default. Image orientation is applied, so photos still come out upright.

Facts at a glance

Photos sent to a server: Never
Analytics or trackers: None
EXIF + GPS in exported files: Stripped by default
Works offline: Yes, after models are cached
Account required: No
Session recovery: Stored only in your browser (OPFS)

Clearing local data

Downloaded models can be removed in the editor under the Models tab. Your session autosave lives in the browser's OPFS storage and disappears when you clear site data for this app.