HyperRef

HyperRef is a reference library for artists who draw and paint. It has no feed, no infinite scroll and no algorithm deciding what you see: only the references you chose to save. Keep references in collections, run timed slideshows for gesture practice, and attach your own studies to the reference image they came from. Timed slideshows show each image for 30 seconds, 1, 2, 5 or 10 minutes, and they're in the free version. With Pro, the Value filter reduces an image to between 2 and 36 values, so the shapes of light and shadow are all that's left to look at. Poster cuts it to a few flat bands of color, and Pixels breaks it into large blocks. The filters are simple on purpose. They show the big shapes, which is what a value study needs first. Study Mode keeps your sketches and studies attached to the reference, so you can look back and see how your drawing of a pose or a skull has changed. - Save in bulk: share a page from Safari or almost any other app, tick the images you want, and save them to a collection at once. - Smart Collections: organize thousands of references, in the order you put them. - Locked collections (Pro): lock a collection with Face ID or Touch ID. It stays in the list with a lock in place of its cover, and its images stay hidden. - Offline with iCloud sync: your library works without a connection and syncs through your own iCloud between iPhone, iPad and Mac. HyperRef is free to download, with up to 5 collections and 50 images. Pro is a one-time purchase that lifts those limits and adds the filters and locked collections. There's no subscription.