Editmamei: AI-Orchestrated Photo Editing for Photoshop and GIMP

Overview

Editmamei is an AI orchestration tool designed to bridge the gap between natural language instructions and professional photo editing software. Instead of relying on generative AI that re-renders pixels, Editmamei connects AI assistants directly to Adobe Photoshop or GIMP on your local machine. It allows users to describe edits in plain English while the AI plans the steps and the software executes them using standard non-destructive tools like adjustment layers, masks, and filters.

Benefits

Editmamei was built to address the limitations of current generative AI in photography. While generative tools can create beautiful new images, they often alter the original photograph's integrity by re-rendering pixels. Editmamei takes a different approach with several key advantages.

Non-Destructive Editing is a core feature. The AI directs Photoshop or GIMP to apply real tools. The output is a standard working file with editable layers and masks, not a flattened image. This means users can always go back and change their decisions later.

Local Processing ensures privacy and security. All editing happens on your computer. Your photos and previews never leave your machine. This is a significant benefit for professionals who handle sensitive client data.

The Iterative Workflow mimics a human retoucher. The AI checks its work by viewing small previews sent back from the software. This allows for refinement and adjustment until the result is perfect.

Use Cases

Editmamei enables a wide range of tasks through natural language prompts. Users can ask for color grading to adjust brightness, contrast, shadows, and highlights to achieve specific moods. For example, a user can request a bright airy summer-afternoon look for a beach photo.

Sky Replacement is another powerful use case. Users can swap skies while preserving foreground elements and matching lighting automatically. This saves hours of manual work in traditional editing software.

Composition adjustments are also easy. Users can ask the AI to crop and resize images for specific formats like Instagram posts, stories, or print sizes.

Retouching tasks include sharpening eyes, softening skin, or removing distractions from the frame. Users can also ask the AI to analyze a photo and suggest improvements based on expert processes.

Pricing

Editmamei offers a free tier and a Pro subscription for advanced workflows.

The Free Edition costs $0. It provides access to all standard Photoshop and GIMP tools. There are 62 tools available for Photoshop and 29 for GIMP. This is sufficient for editing individual photos.

The Pro Edition costs $9 per month, $79 per year, or $199 as a one-time payment. This plan includes all Free features plus additional capabilities. Users get templates to save and reuse editing looks across multiple photos. Batch processing allows applying consistent crops, resizes, and exports to entire folders. Camera Raw development becomes re-editable for raw file processing before opening. Precision features include named object selection, warps, and face selection.

Vibes

The product focuses on a philosophy of assisting the craft rather than replacing it. This approach resonates with photographers who value the integrity of their original work. By leveraging the power of existing professional software through natural language commands, it lowers the barrier to entry for complex edits while maintaining full control and privacy for the user. The emphasis on local processing and non-destructive editing suggests a tool built for serious photographers who care about their workflow and data security.

Additional Information

Editmamei supports two primary editing environments. For Adobe Photoshop, it requires version 2026 with an internal version of 27.x. Earlier versions are unverified. For GIMP, it requires version 3.2.

Installation is designed for easy integration with AI clients that support the MCP protocol. For Claude Desktop, users download a specific file and install it through the settings menu. For CLI-based clients like Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code, users install via Node.js and add server configuration to their client files.

The software runs on Windows 10 or 11, macOS 13 and above, and Linux for GIMP. Node.js 22 or higher is required for npm installation.

There are some known constraints. Editmamei does not drive Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop Elements due to lack of scripting interface exposure. The AI can adjust global sliders in Camera Raw but cannot draw local masks within it. Developing HEIC files before they open is not supported; they must be opened first. GIMP support is limited compared to Photoshop, lacking advanced AI selection and healing tools.