Sideline Local

No cable.
No limits.

Get your photos out faster with instant wireless camera tethering. Transfer photos from your camera to your Mac, iPhone, or iPad the moment you shoot – no memory cards, no dongles, no waiting.

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Sideline Local — wireless camera tethering for macOS and iOS

Tethering that doesn't suck.

Stop hunting for dongles or using your camera's default camera connect app. Sideline Local puts your images on your device within seconds of the shutter firing.

Instant wireless transfer

Images land on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad the moment you send them. No cables, no card readers, no delay — just a seamless flow from camera to device.

Works on Wi-Fi or Hotspots

Just connect your camera and iOS device to the same Wi-Fi network or hotspot to transfer photos.

Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Run Sideline Local on your Mac for a full editing workflow, or tether directly to your iPhone or iPad for quick social media posts while the game is still going.

Auto-stamp IPTC metadata

Every photo that arrives gets your IPTC metadata automatically embedded — photographer name, copyright, contact info, and more — before it ever hits your editing app.

Seamless Sideline integration

On Mac, photos arrive directly into your Sideline Captions watch folder, so your AI captioning picks them up automatically — no extra steps.

All major camera brands

Compatible with Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, and more. If your camera has built-in Wi-Fi or a wireless transmitter, Sideline Local works with it.

Three steps. That's it.

No complicated setup. No networking degree required. Sideline Local gets out of your way so you can focus on the shot.

1

Open Sideline Local

Launch the app on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad, select your destination folder, and start the local server.

2

Connect your camera

Point your camera's built-in Wi-Fi at Sideline Local. One connection and you're live — no cables, no adapters.

3

Shoot. Transfer. Go.

Send a photo from your camera, and your images arrive wirelessly, IPTC-stamped and ready to edit or share while the action is still happening.

Pricing

One Subscription.All of Sideline.

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  • AI Captioning for macOS
    AI-generated captions for sports photography
    Intelligent AI captioning in all styles Local folder watching Filtering & post-captioning actions Caption Review Manual roster creation Roster Manager FTP Mode
  • Roster Generator
    Roster data for 1.6M+ athletes
    250+ leagues, 110,000+ teams, 1.6M+ players
  • Sideline Live
    Real-time photo galleries delivered in seconds
    Unlimited galleries & images Password-protected galleries Sell your images & earn Photographer profile pages Custom domains & branding 10GB of storage included
  • Sideline Local
    Wireless tethering that doesn't suck
    Wireless tethering to Mac, iPhone, or iPad Auto-stamp photos with IPTC templates Works when venue Wi-Fi is overloaded
  • Sideline Wire
    Auto-download from FTP servers
    Auto-download files from remote FTP servers Auto-stamp photos with IPTC templates Auto-caption new photos Designed for remote editors and newsrooms
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Sideline Captions

$14.99/month

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  • AI Captioning for macOS
    AI-generated captions for sports photography
    Intelligent AI captioning in all styles Local folder watching Filtering & post-captioning actions Caption Review Manual roster creation Roster Manager Export rosters & matchups FTP Mode
  • Roster Generator
    Roster data for 1.6M+ athletes
    250+ leagues, 110,000+ teams, 1.6M+ players
  • Sideline Live
    Real-time photo galleries delivered in seconds
    Unlimited galleries & images Password-protected galleries Sell your images & earn Photographer profile pages Custom domains & branding 10GB of storage included
  • Sideline Local
    Wireless tethering that doesn't suck
    Wireless tethering to Mac, iPhone, or iPad Auto-stamp photos with IPTC templates Works when venue Wi-Fi is overloaded
  • Sideline Wire
    Auto-download from FTP servers
    Auto-download files from remote FTP servers Auto-stamp photos with IPTC templates Auto-caption new photos Designed for remote editors and newsrooms
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Enjoy Wireless Freedom.

Don't let slow card readers, dongles, or default camera apps hold you back. Get your photos out faster with Sideline Local.

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