It's a long shot, but any apps that can read/write Mac's "Photos Library.photoslibrary" db?

[DC41]

My fruitless searching leads me to believe there is no such beast, but I thought I would post here just in case my search-foo is weak today.

Is there any other app besides Photos.app that can read and write to the "Photos Library.photoslibrary" database on my Mac? I would like to continue to use the whole Apple sync feature between my MacBook, my iPhone, and my iPad; but on my Mac I want to be able to do some heavy lifting in sorting and organizing at which I found Photos.app weak.

I'm afraid Apple has me locked down on this one though. Even a view that shows only photos NOT manually assigned to an album would be nice start. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Ray2]

Look at Lyn and Photoscape. I know they can read. Their layout suggests they might write. There are others that can read as well, and maybe write.

 

[NoBoMac]

Even a view that shows only photos NOT manually assigned to an album would be nice start.

Think that's a Smart Album:

 

[r.harris1]

You may want to take a look at ex-Aperture developer Nik Bhatt’s (Gentlemen Coders) Nitro product as an option if you are Photos library-centric. https://www.gentlemencoders.com/nitro-for-macos/index.html

 

[DC41]

Thank you all for the responses! I shall explore each of them.

Thanks!

 

[DC41]

Think that's a Smart Album:

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That's one feature I was particularly interested in. I didn't think to create a smart folder. It works perfectly for what I needed. Thanks for your suggestion!