Pro License

Free to start. Pro for daily work.

Image MetaHub's core local library stays useful for free. Pro unlocks workflow-heavy tools for people who use it every day.

Free vs Pro

The free app is meant to be genuinely useful. Pro is the upgrade for people who stop browsing occasionally and start using Image MetaHub as part of their daily production loop.

Free

For turning a messy output folder into a searchable local library.

  • Local indexing, metadata parsing, search, sort and filtering
  • Tags, favorites, safe mode and shadow metadata editing
  • Auto-watch for generation folders
  • Image lineage display and multi-window viewer workflows
  • Smart Library auto-tags and clustering with free-tier limits
  • Deduplication helpers and stack browsing
Best when you mainly need to find, inspect and organize what you already generated.

Pro

For creators, testers and curators who reuse metadata, compare outputs and clean up large libraries.

  • Automatic1111 generation and parameter copy workflows
  • ComfyUI generation, embedded Workspace and progress tracking
  • Compare View with 2–4 image layouts and metadata diff tools
  • Analytics Explorer
  • Image adjustments with metadata-preserving PNG saves
  • External ComfyUI queue monitoring
  • Batch export
  • Bulk tagging
  • In-app file management
  • Unlimited Smart Library clustering scale
Best when the app saves time every session, not just once in a while.

Which version should I use?

A simpler rule: Free is for library memory. Pro is for workflow acceleration.

Use Free

You need a searchable archive

You want to index local folders, recover prompts, filter by metadata, tag keepers and stop losing generations inside raw output directories.

Upgrade

You compare and iterate often

You regularly test models, LoRAs, seeds, prompts or settings and need side-by-side review, metadata diffs and faster decisions.

Upgrade

You send work back to generators

You use ComfyUI or Automatic1111 and want to rebuild, copy, queue or generate from existing metadata without manually recreating parameters.

The practical difference

WorkflowFreePro
Find old generationsSearch, filters, folders, tags and metadata inspection.Same core library tools.
Review variationsOpen and inspect images individually.Compare 2–4 images with synchronized viewing and metadata differences.
Reuse prompts and settingsRead metadata and copy fields manually.Send normalized metadata to A1111 or build ComfyUI generation workflows.
Understand a large libraryUse filters, tags, stacks and library discovery tools.Use Analytics Explorer, verified telemetry views and full-library Smart Library clustering.
Clean up at scaleCurate with tags, favorites, ratings and deduplication helpers.Add batch export, bulk tagging and in-app file management.

Worth it when you use it daily.

Pro is not positioned as a tax on basic usage. It is for people whose genmedia library has become part of their work.

“The free version is very capable but I recently sprung for the full version to access more features. I'm a cheap bastard but it was worth it to me for something I use daily.” — Image MetaHub Pro user
Pro workflows
Image MetaHub Compare View showing side-by-side images and metadata comparison.

Pro workflow highlights

ComfyUI

Generate from context

Use original embedded workflows or safe metadata rebuilds, open the ComfyUI Workspace, queue jobs and track progress.

A1111

Regenerate faster

Copy parameters or send normalized metadata directly to a running Automatic1111 instance.

Compare

Make better selections

Compare up to four images with layouts, synchronized zoom/pan and metadata diff tools.

Analytics

Understand your library

Explore resources, time, performance and curation views, including verified telemetry where available.

Batch

Move faster at scale

Batch export, bulk tagging and in-app file management for large collections.

Smart Library

Full-library clustering

Analyze your whole library for prompt-similarity stacks and related-image groups beyond the free preview range.

Adjust

Save polished variants

Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, then save PNG outputs while keeping generation metadata intact.

Queue

See external ComfyUI jobs

Monitor jobs launched outside Image MetaHub in the shared generation queue when optional queue detection is enabled.

Upgrade when the library becomes work.

Keep the free version useful. Use Pro when Image MetaHub becomes part of your daily workflow.