Zenliro

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Enhance, not alter. A Lightroom Classic-inspired photo development app powered by AI Agent.

Zenliro is a desktop photo processing and color grading tool built for photographers who care about mood, tone, and authenticity. Not a destructive editor — no object removal, no inpainting. Just light, color, and feel.

Demo

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Features

Photo Processing — Import Raw, JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, GIF and TIFF photo format. View EXIF metadata and overall histogram at a glance.
Develop Module — Full panel parity with Lightroom Classic: Basic, Tone Curve, HSL, Color Grading, Detail, and more.
Keyboard shortcuts - Intuitive keyboard shortcuts designed for efficient workflow.
Photo Library - Manage photos intuitively as folders with drag-and-drop support.
AI Agent — Agent analyzes your photo, plans adjustments, and edits in real-time. Watch it work like a photographer at the controls. Can copy the style of a reference image or craft the best possible output autonomously.
Non-destructive — Full undo/redo history. Original file is never touched.
Style Presets — 20+ curated looks for different moods and genres.
WebGL Rendering — Custom-written shaders for real-time color processing entirely on the GPU.

Tech Stack

Electron
├── React + Vite + TypeScript      → UI (Feature-Sliced Design architecture)
├── Shadcn/ui + Tailwind CSS       → Component system
├── WebGL (custom shaders)         → Real-time GPU color processing
├── Zustand                        → State management
└── MCP server                     → AI agent for intelligent photo editing

Getting Started

pnpm install
pnpm dev

Build

Only support Macos right now

pnpm dist:mac    # macOS DMG (arm64)

Installing from GitHub Releases (.dmg)

Step 1: Download the `.dmg` from the Releases page and install as usual.

Step 2: Since this is an open-source app without code signing and notarization, macOS may block it on first launch:

Apple can not check it for malicious software

To fix this, open Terminal and run:

xattr -cr /Applications/Zenliro.app

Step 3: Launch Zenliro again.

AI Photo Editing

To use the AI photo editing feature, you need to download and install Claude Code or Codex CLI or both:

Claude Code: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
Codex CLI: https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli

TODO

Fix bugs
Add better photo management features and more convenient shortcuts
Optimize image processing performance
Improve Agent photo editing
Support multi-resolution pipeline
Support RAW photo format

How to contribute

Open an issue to discuss what you'd like to do.
Once aligned on the approach and implementation strategy, fork the repo.
Submit a PR with your changes.
Update docs and add test cases if needed.

Inspired By

License

Licensed under AGPL-3.0.

If you distribute or deploy a modified version of Zenliro — including as a hosted service — you must release the source code under the same license and credit the original project.