Built for scale
Large-library browsing that stays responsive.
On-device indexes keep album membership, date views, places, and Smart Filters useful as your library grows.
Opla for iPhone and iPad
Organize a huge Photos library without losing your place.
Find photos outside albums, see where every photo belongs, and clean up repeated problems in batches. Opla does not upload your photo library.
300K+
photos in our largest test library
1,000
albums in the same test library
No uploads
Opla keeps your photo library private
Built for libraries that outgrew simple browsing.
Opla helps people with years of photos and thousands of albums find what is unfiled, understand where photos belong, and make repeated changes without losing context.
Find the gaps
Find the photos that need attention.
Find items that are not in any album, old screenshots, long videos, large media, hidden items, and photos included in too many albums.
Edit in batches
Fix repeated problems in one pass.
Crop multiple same-size photos or rotate a selected set together, check the result, then save the corrected images back to Photos.
See every album a photo belongs to
Open any photo to see where it already belongs, then add it to the right albums without losing your place.
File photos faster
Pin important albums, jump back to recently used albums, and Quick Add photos or videos from the viewer.
Revisit this date across past years
Find photos taken on today's month and day across past years, grouped by year inside Date Taken.
Search your whole library structure
Search across folders, albums, Smart Albums, and Smart Filters to find the right place faster.
Move through your library without losing context.
Go from album grids to date groups, photo details, and settings with the same familiar controls.
Step-by-step cleanup guides.
Follow the exact Opla steps for common organizing jobs.
Smart Filters
How to find photos not in any album on iPhone
Open Smart Filters, use Not in any album, then add loose items to the right albums.
Photo InfoHow to see which albums contain a photo
Open Info, read the Albums row, then add the photo when membership is missing.
Large librariesHow to organize a huge iCloud Photo Library
Use search, pinned albums, Smart Filters, Date Taken, and batch actions in the right order.
Album operationsHow to merge photo albums on iPhone
Choose Merge Into, pick a target album, and understand exactly what gets deleted.
Batch editsHow to batch rotate photos on iPhone
Select photos, tap Rotate, preview the rotation, then save the corrected orientation.
Everything Opla can help you organize.
The main workflows are above. Open the full list to check a specific feature.
Explore every capability
Album Operations
- Add photos and videos to albums without digging through menus
- Create albums and folders while organizing
- Move items between albums
- Remove items from albums without deleting them from your library
- Merge albums
Album Sorting
- Newest and oldest
- Longest and shortest
- Largest dimensions
- Photos, videos, screenshots, Live Photos, RAW, Portrait, panoramas, Spatial, Slo-mo, timelapses, screen recordings, and Cinematic
Smart Filters
- Open On this day to revisit photos taken on this date across past years
- Find items not in any album
- Find non-favorites, old screenshots, old Live Photos, long videos, and long Slo-mo videos
- Find large photos, large RAW photos, large hidden photos, and long hidden videos
- Find photos filed in exactly 1, 2, 3, or 4+ albums
- Delete non-favorites only, so favorites are protected during cleanup
Date & Place Cleanup
- Find photos by Date Taken
- Browse today, yesterday, recent ranges, years, month-by-month views, and On this day
- Use Places filters for location-based cleanup
- Review album membership and location details in photo info
Viewer, Selection & Batch Edits
- Favorite, unfavorite, hide, unhide, delete, and share from selection mode
- Mass crop same-size photos with one crop applied to the selected set
- Mass rotate selected photos with a preview before saving
- Use the full-screen photo and video viewer with filmstrip navigation
- Customize double-tap behavior
- Mute videos by default and auto-loop playback
Private Access
- Optional Hidden album access with Face ID
- Local Photos library access
- No photo-library upload from Opla
Frequently asked questions.
Does Opla upload or back up my photos?
No. Opla works with your local Photos library on the device. It does not upload your photos to external servers.
What permissions does Opla need?
Opla needs full Photos access to show and organize your complete library, including albums, folders, Smart Albums, and media.
Can I use Opla with Selected Photos access?
Selected Photos access hides albums, folders, and other library context from third-party apps. Use full Photos access when you want Opla to show and organize the complete library.
Does Opla support iPad?
Yes. Opla supports both iPhone and iPad.
Is there a cost?
Opla is free to download. Premium is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription. The App Store shows the price for your region.
What size libraries is Opla built for?
Opla is designed to stay fast with very large Photos libraries. The biggest library we have tested includes more than 300K photos and 1,000 albums.
How is the Hidden album secured?
Opla can require Face ID before showing the Hidden album, so the row stays private until you unlock it.
Start free. Unlock Premium once.
Core organizing tools are free. Premium adds full Smart Filters, deeper Date Taken history, batch crop and rotate, more pinned and recent albums, and advanced album operations.
One purchase. No subscription.
The App Store shows the price for your region.
