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macOS · Apple SiliconWindowsLinux
Open sourceGPL v3

Free camera card offload for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Copies to every drive at once, and verifies every file bit‑for‑bit.

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The problem

Stop trusting drag & drop with your rushes.

A Finder or Explorer copy tells you the files moved, not that they arrived intact. A corrupt frame shows up in the edit, weeks after the card was formatted.

How it works

Every byte, checked. Then you wipe.

ingesto reads each card once, writes to every destination at the same time, then reads every byte back before a row turns green. It recognises your cameras, names the folders your way and leaves a report on every drive.

Cards on the left, mounted volumes in the middle, destinations and folder naming on the right.

Four copy modes, from fast to paranoid

FAST

Copy only.

Straight off the card, nothing checked. For when a verified pass is coming later and all you need right now is the data moved.

CatchesNothing

VERIFIED

Detects incomplete copies.

File sizes are compared after the copy. It catches a transfer that stopped short, not one that went wrong in the middle.

CatchesTruncated files

SECURE

Detects any corruption.

Every file is read back and fingerprinted with xxHash. One flipped bit anywhere in the card and the row does not go green.

CatchesCorrupted bytes

PRO

Secure, plus proof and a double‑read.

Everything SECURE does, plus a checksum list and MHL manifest per folder, and a second read of the source card after the verify pass.

CatchesA failing card

SECURE · every byte read back from the disk

WRITE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE CARD SONY-FX6 A001 READ ONCE WORKING SSD 44.1 GB BACKUP NAS 44.1 GB FINGERPRINTS MATCH xxHash · READ FROM THE PLATTER EACH DESTINATION IS RE-READ WITH THE CACHE BYPASSED, NEVER FROM RAM
CARD SONY-FX6 A001 COPY WORKING SSD 44.1 GB WRITTEN READ BACK PAGE CACHE STILL IN RAM “VERIFIED” MEMORY VS MEMORY NEVER ASKED THE ACTUAL DISK CONTENTS UNKNOWN PULL THE POWER HERE AND THE FILE MAY NOT BE THERE

PRO · the card is read twice before you format it

WRITE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE CARD SONY-FX6 A001 READ ONCE WORKING SSD 44.1 GB BACKUP NAS 44.1 GB SAFE TO WIPE SOURCE AND COPIES ALL AGREE DOUBLE-READ · THE SOURCE CARD IS READ AGAIN AFTER VERIFY, TO CATCH A FAILING CARD
One block per card, one row per destination, colour by phase and a ring weighted by bytes.
The ingest report: one line per card, with mode, size, result and notes.

The competition

Against the rest of the field.

FeatureingestoStow.LabOffShootShotPut ProPomfortResolve Clone
Open source GPL v3
Price FreeFree Free / $69 one‑time $169–249 one‑time$169 + updates~$899/yearFree, in Resolve
Platforms Mac, Win & LinuxMac & Win Mac only Mac & WinMac & WinMac onlyMac & Win
Verified, checksummed copy xxHash64/128, MD5  xxHash3‑128  xxHash64 xxHash, MD5, SHA MD5, SHA
Multi‑destination, single pass  Pro Cascading
MHL / ASC‑MHL manifest ASC‑MHL, Pro Native Partial
Camera auto‑detect + naming presets Detect only, Pro
Exportable ingest report HTML/CSV/JSON/PDF PDF + CSV PDF (Pro) PDF/TXT/CSV Basic
Detects unformatted cards
Custom notes per card
Folder naming templates
4 copy modes One, always verified
Re‑reads source card after copy
Re‑verifies an archive later Repair Copy Checkpoint TrueCheck MediaVerify
Push notification to phone  ntfy  ntfy Email only  Connect Imagine HQ Via Slack
Simplified single‑operator mode  KIOSK