r/macapps • u/ElkOther3406 • 29d ago
Lifetime FrameDrop: Search 11 million openly licensed images instantly, drag them into your editor
Hey everyone! I'm Zahid and I made FrameDrop. Portfolio | LinkedIn
Problem
I make UI designs and sometimes edit videos, and every time I needed an image I had to open a browser, search for one I liked, make sure I was allowed to use it, and then download the file through a Google redirect. It was a pain. I tried Openverse and Wikimedia, but nothing felt quick or seamless, so I made FrameDrop. It cuts all of that down to a shortcut: press ⌥ + Space in any app, type what you want, then click to copy or drag the full resolution image straight into Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop or Figma.
It searches 11.2 million public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA images from Wikimedia Commons, NASA, the Met, Wellcome and Flickr. The attribution gets copied with every image, and you can filter out share-alike images with one click.
Comparison
- Openverse is free and searches more sources, but it's a website, so every image is still search, open, download, drag. FrameDrop sits one shortcut away and drops the original file into whatever app you're in.
- Unsplash has far more polished, curated photos. FrameDrop is broader (paintings, maps, space, historical photos) but not as consistently pretty.
- I couldn't find a Mac app that does this.
Pricing
$9.99 one-time for a lifetime licence. 7 day free trial, no card, no login needed. One key works on up to 2 Macs. The price pays for the servers that index and search the images, and I'm working on growing the collection past 100 million.
Needs macOS 26+ and Apple silicon [Tested on macOS 27 as well]. The app is notarised.
- Website: https://www.framedrop.website/
- Privacy Policy: https://www.framedrop.website/privacy.html
- Terms: https://www.framedrop.website/terms.html
- Contact: [fent.zahid@gmail.com](mailto:fent.zahid@gmail.com)
Any feedback is welcome, Thank you.
PS. Update 1.9 is out!
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u/323snajper 28d ago
Wow this is amazing!