Exporting Your Culled Images from Filterpixel

Watch the quick video above, or follow the steps below. When your culling is done, click Export at the bottom of the grid — the Export window opens with everything in one place. There are five ways out; here's what each one does and when to use it.

Quick Export to Apps
Send your culled photos straight into your editing app — no files to manage in between. Pick one of the supported apps and hit Export:

Adobe Lightroom Classic
Adobe Lightroom CC
Adobe Photoshop
Capture One
The photos arrive in the app with your culling results attached, ready to edit.

Save Images to Local

📁 Export images to Local Folder — saves your culled photos to a folder you choose. You decide how:

Copy Photos — the images are duplicated into the folder; your originals stay where they are.
Move Photos — the images are moved out of their current location into the folder.
🖼️ Export as JPG — converts your RAW files to JPGs, with all applied edits baked in. Use this when you've edited in FilterPixel and want ready-to-deliver files — for a gallery, a client preview, or social media.

📄 Export as .CSV — writes a spreadsheet report of your cull — handy for keeping records or sharing a summary of picks and rejects.

🏷️ Export as .XMP — writes each image's metadata according to your culling and editing results — star ratings, color labels, and edit data — as XMP sidecar information. Your RAW files stay untouched; any app that reads XMP (like Lightroom or Bridge) picks the results up automatically.

Which one should I use?

Continuing to edit elsewhere? → Quick Export to your app, or Export as .XMP for a metadata-only handoff.
Delivering finished files? → Export as JPG.
Just need the picks in a folder? → Local Folder, with Copy or Move.
Need a record of the cull? → Export as .CSV.
Good to know

Your rating style from Preferences (stars, colors, or tags) determines how results are written — see How to change rating preferences in FilterPixel.
In a hurry? You can also drag and drop photos straight out of the grid — see How to drag and drop your images from FilterPixel.

Updated on: 25/07/2026