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Evoto

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Desktop photo editor that culls, retouches and colour-grades a whole shoot on credits

photo retouchingbatch editingphoto cullingcolor gradingFreemium · from $89/yr

Listed on EffectHub · Aug 23, 2026

Web · macOS · Windows · iOS

Screenshot of the Evoto website — evoto.ai as we captured it — our own screenshot, not the vendor’s press image.

Pricing

Pricing model: Freemium
Paid options from: $89/yr
Billing: Yearly

Annual credit plans only: the vendor's help centre lists Starter (800 credits) at US$89/year, Basic (1,600) US$149, Basic Plus (3,600) US$269, Standard (9,000) US$579, each with a 7-day trial and 50 free credits. The storefront prices in the visitor's currency and showed a 10% discount for our check (Starter 75€ against 83€), so the dollar figure is the vendor's list price; pay-as-you-go packs start at US$49 for 200 credits.

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Overview

About Evoto

Evoto is a batch photo editor for working photographers. It culls a shoot, retouches each face separately with skin, blemish and body controls, matches colour across a set, replaces or adjusts backgrounds, edits clothing and accessories, and exports the lot in one pass. Evoto Instant handles tethered shooting and there is a video product alongside. It runs on macOS, Windows, iPad, mobile and in a browser, with device counts tied to the plan. Billing is credits, roughly one per exported photo, sold as annual subscriptions with rollover or as pay-as-you-go packs valid two years. The operator is Truesight Technology Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware; the product holds ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II.

Platforms: Web · macOS · Windows · iOS
API: Not confirmed
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026

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Payment page renders in the visitor's currency: Starter Plan-800 at 75€/year (10% off 83€), Basic 125€, Basic Plus 224€, Standard 485€, Standard Plus 1,106€ (15 October 2026)evoto.ai ↗
Help centre 'Understanding Evoto Credits and Pricing': Starter 800 credits US$89, Basic 1,600 US$149, Basic Plus 3,600 US$269, Standard 9,000 US$579, billed annually; pay-as-you-go from US$49 for 200 credits (15 October 2026)support.evoto.ai ↗
Help centre footer: '© 2026 Truesight Technology Inc.', 1000 N. West Street, Suite 120 (Wilmington, Delaware) (15 October 2026)support.evoto.ai ↗

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Is Evoto legit?

We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.

Domain registered: Jul 25, 2022 (4 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameSilo, LLC, looked up Sep 15, 2026
TLS certificate: Issued by DigiCert Inc, valid until Feb 10, 2027Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026The site answered
Operated by: Truesight Technology Inc., United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of Evoto

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For a wedding or event photographer, Evoto's argument is arithmetic: 800 credits a year for about the price of two months of Lightroom, with per-face retouching applied across a batch. Credits roll over while you stay subscribed, which softens the annual commitment. What you give up is predictability, since every exported image costs a credit and colour or skin work still needs checking on skin tones the model handles badly.

Pros

Per-face retouching applied across a whole batch, not one image at a time
Culling, colour matching, background and clothing edits in one pass
Credits roll over between subscription years, up to five times the new plan
Runs on macOS, Windows, iPad, mobile and browser, with tethered shooting in Evoto Instant
ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certified, unusual for a photo editor

Cons

Every export costs a credit, so re-exports cost again
Annual plans only; there is no monthly subscription
Device count is capped per tier, from 2 devices on Starter to 6 on Standard Plus
No refunds for mid-year cancellation, only use of remaining credits

Best for

Wedding and event photographers with hundreds of frames per job
Portrait studios that retouch faces at volume
Anyone who wants culling, retouching and grading in one desktop app

Not for

Occasional shooters who export a handful of images a year
Retouchers who need pixel-level manual control over every frame

Watch out: Pay-as-you-go credits expire after two years and subscription rollover only lasts while you keep renewing; letting the plan lapse forfeits the balance after a 30-day grace period.

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