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A free Mac ShotPut Pro alternative for verified camera offload

Written by a working DIT · Copsy · Last verified June 2026

Short answer

Copsy is a free Mac camera-offload app and the closest free alternative to ShotPut Pro, the long-time "industry standard" offload tool from Imagine Products. Plug in an SD, CFexpress or camera card and Copsy auto-detects it, copies the footage to your drive and to Google Drive or Dropbox in parallel, verifies every file with ASC-MHL checksums, and pings you on Telegram when it's done. It's free, with no card limit and no signup.

ShotPut Pro is a paid perpetual license at roughly $169. If you mainly need fast, verified offloads, Copsy does that part for free.

Download Copsy for Mac → · macOS 13+ · no account needed

What is ShotPut Pro?

ShotPut Pro, made by Imagine Products, has been the default "copy your cards safely" application for DITs, loaders and editors for well over a decade. It copies media off camera cards to one or more destinations, verifies the copy with checksums (including ASC-MHL), and spits out a clean offload report you can hand to production. It's trusted on big sets and runs on both macOS and Windows.

The catch for a lot of people is simply price: ShotPut Pro is a paid app at roughly $169 for a perpetual license (with subscription and volume options on top). For shooters who just need to copy a card and know it copied correctly, that's a real cost for a workflow they run every single shoot.

That's the gap Copsy fills. The parts most people actually rely on: auto-detect the card, copy it to a drive (and the cloud), and verify it with ASC-MHL, done for free.

Copsy vs ShotPut Pro — honest comparison

Feature	Copsy	ShotPut Pro	MhlFileVerify
Price	FREE	~$169 PAID	FREE
ASC-MHL checksum verification	✓ built-in	✓	✓ verify only
Auto-detect card type (Sony/ARRI/RED/BMD/Canon/drone/audio)	✓	manual / presets	verify only
Copy to a drive AND cloud (Drive/Dropbox) in parallel	✓	drives only	—
Telegram notification when done	✓	—	—
No signup / no account	✓	license required	✓
Platform	macOS 13+	macOS / Windows	macOS

Pricing and features change — figures above were last verified in June 2026. Check each vendor's site for current details.

Where ShotPut Pro is still ahead

I'm not going to pretend Copsy beats ShotPut Pro on everything. It doesn't, and a paid industry tool earns its keep in a few areas:

Reasons to stick with ShotPut Pro

Windows support. ShotPut Pro runs on Windows; Copsy is macOS-only (macOS 13+).
Deep offload reports & presets. ShotPut Pro generates detailed, customizable offload/PDF reports and elaborate destination presets that some productions formally require. Copsy keeps reporting simple.
Established studio pipelines. If your post house already standardizes on ShotPut Pro report formats or specific MHL workflows, staying put avoids friction.

Copsy also doesn't do LTO/LTFS archiving, and it has no NLE panel integrations (Premiere/Resolve). It's focused on one thing: getting your card copied to a drive and the cloud, verified, with as little fuss as possible.

Who should switch to Copsy

Copsy is the right free alternative if you…

Offload SD / CFexpress / camera / drone / audio cards on a Mac and want it verified, not just dragged in Finder.
Want a drive copy and a Google Drive or Dropbox copy from the same offload.
Don't want to pay ~$169 for the core "copy a card safely" workflow.
Like getting a Telegram ping when the card is done so you can walk away.

How Copsy offloads a card

Plug in the card. Copsy detects it by content and recognizes the camera/source (Sony, ARRI, RED, Blackmagic, Canon, drones, audio recorders).
Pick destinations. An external drive, plus optionally Google Drive or Dropbox — copied in parallel.
Walk away. Copsy copies, organizes by date and source, and verifies every file with ASC-MHL checksums.
Get pinged. A Telegram message tells you it finished and verified — nothing lost.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free alternative to ShotPut Pro?

Yes. Copsy is a free Mac app that offloads footage from camera cards to an external drive and optionally to Google Drive or Dropbox in parallel, and verifies every file with ASC-MHL checksums. It is free with no card limit and no signup, where ShotPut Pro is a paid app at roughly $169 for a perpetual license.

How much does ShotPut Pro cost?

ShotPut Pro from Imagine Products is a paid app — roughly $169 for a perpetual license, with subscription and volume options available too. Copsy does the core offload-and-verify job for free. Pricing changes, so check Imagine Products for current figures; this was last verified in June 2026.

Does Copsy verify copies like ShotPut Pro?

Yes. Copsy verifies every copied file with ASC-MHL checksums (the same film-set / Netflix-delivery verification standard professional offload tools such as ShotPut Pro use), so you know each file copied bit-for-bit with nothing lost or corrupted.

Can Copsy offload to a drive and the cloud at once?

Yes. Copsy can copy your footage to an external drive and to Google Drive or Dropbox in parallel during the same offload, so your local backup and your cloud copy happen together in one pass.

Is Copsy really free?

Yes, Copsy is free to download and use today, with no card limit and no account required. It runs on macOS 13 or later.

Offload your next card for free

Copsy — a free Mac camera-offload app. Verified copies to a drive and the cloud, nothing lost.

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