iCloudSlim → Photo Library Space Saver
Sort iCloud videos by actual file size to find the biggest space hogs in seconds
- Problem
- iCloud storage is full again, but the Photos app cannot sort by file size, so users don't know which video takes the most space. Manually digging through thousands of videos is slow and error-prone, while third-party cleaners often inject ads or upload data, raising privacy concerns.
- Solution
- A local-first desktop utility that scans the photo library and ranks videos and photos from largest to smallest by actual bytes, flags byte-identical duplicates, shows space usage by year/month, and lets users one-click select redundant copies for deletion via the system Photos app (recoverable for 30 days). No account, no uploads, no third-party dependencies, extremely lightweight.
- Users
- Apple users running low on iCloud storage, video creators, and family photo managers.
- MVP
- Scan a chosen photo library and sort by real file size; flag exact duplicate videos/photos; aggregate space usage by year/month; one-click select and hand off to system delete; fully offline and local
- Revenue
- Free base version plus Pro lifetime unlock (~$9.9) for batch dedupe, NAS library scan, and export reports; or annual subscription.
- Why now
- iCloud user base keeps growing and storage upgrade costs are sensitive; the system Photos app still cannot sort by size; privacy-friendly local-first utilities spread by word of mouth.