A film workflow
worth a closer look.

At a glance

Name

EmulLab

Category

Film negative conversion, editing and organizing

Platform

macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon (Intel Macs: being tested)

Price

Free

Developer

Frank Lashier III, independent, Detroit, Michigan

Status

Public Beta from October 9, 2026; version 1.0 on November 17, 2026

Validated camera

Nikon Z 9 (other cameras compatible)

Short description

EmulLab brings camera scanning, negative conversion, non-destructive editing, organizing and export into one standalone Mac app. It’s free, processes everything on the Mac, and needs no account.

The story

Film photographers who scan with a digital camera often pass every roll through several applications: one to shoot, one to convert, one to edit, another to organize. EmulLab is one Mac app for the whole roll.

It converts color and black and white negatives and slides, reads the film base from the border, and can analyze a whole roll so its frames match. Edits live in a local catalog; the scans themselves are never changed.

Screenshots

From a pre-release build. Full-size PNG files on request.

Brand assets

Press contact

Frank Lashier III · support@emullab.com