Use cases
Lumen helps you browse, find, compare, and export the files already in your folders. You can start using it before you have a perfect filing system.
Generations multiply faster than filenames can keep up. Lumen lets you browse the whole set, find a visual direction again, compare variants, and separate keepers from almost-right attempts.
A Downloads folder can hold product history, bug evidence, and research at the same time. Search the words inside screenshots, then collect the files you need for review.
Collect first and name the pattern later. Browse references by color or appearance, add a note when it helps, and save a useful result as a collection or search.
A wall of thumbnails is the beginning, not the finish. Compare similar photos, review duplicates, choose the keepers, then rename, resize, and export the delivery set.
These workflows all start in ordinary folders. Lumen adds search, comparison, curation, and export while the original files remain under your control.
