Introduction

Media Moana is an AI-powered platform for organizing, enhancing, and generating images. It brings together a smart photo library, a suite of AI image models, a built-in photo editor, and analytics — all in one place.

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What you can do

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1. Image Library

The Image Library (/medias) is the heart of Media Moana. When you first open the app this is where you land.

Upload photos using the Upload button (top right). You can drag and drop files or pick from your device.

Organize with folders — the left panel shows your folder tree. Create nested folders to match however you already organize your work.

Filter and sort — click Filters to narrow results by file type, date, camera model, or any EXIF attribute. Use the sort dropdown to order by modification date, name, or size.

Switch views — toggle between grid and list view with the icons in the top bar.

Select and act on multiple files — check the selection checkbox to enter selection mode. You can then download, delete, or send a batch to an AI preset in one action.

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2. AI Models

Navigate to AI Models (/ai-models/image-models) to see every available AI model and toggle which ones are active in your workspace.

Models are grouped by what they do:

• Background Removal — remove or replace image backgrounds (e.g. Rembg, Remove-BG, 851 Labs)
• Image Upscaling — increase resolution and recover detail (e.g. Clarity Upscaler, Creative Upscaler, ESRGAN)
• Image Generation — generate new images from text prompts (e.g. GPT-Image-1, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, Flux Krea)
• Image Edit — apply targeted edits using AI (e.g. BilRefNet, Magic Image Refiner)
• Image Composite — composite elements intelligently
• Face Animation — animate or restore faces

Use the left sidebar to filter by category, image input type, or series (Fal.ai, OpenAI, Replicate, etc.). Toggle a model on or off with the switch on each card. Only enabled models appear as options when you create AI presets.

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3. AI Presets

AI Presets (/ai-presets/image-presets) let you save a model + configuration as a named preset so you can reuse it without re-entering settings every time.

For example, you might create:

• A "Remove Background" preset using Rembg with your preferred edge settings
• A "4× Upscale" preset using Clarity Upscaler
• A "Generate Product Shot" preset using GPT-Image-1 with a fixed system prompt

Click Create to build a new preset, choose the model, configure its parameters, and save. Presets appear as options when you run batch jobs or process individual images from the library.

There are also built-in presets provided out of the box — a good starting point before you create your own.

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4. Batch Jobs

Batch Jobs (/batch-jobs) lets you apply an AI preset to a whole set of images at once. Instead of processing one image at a time, select photos from your library, choose a preset, and kick off a job.

The batch jobs table shows:

• Status — Completed, Processing, or Failed
• Progress — how many images have been processed out of the total
• Model — which AI model ran
• Total cost — estimated API cost for the run

Large batches run asynchronously in the background. You can leave and come back — the job counter in the sidebar badge tells you how many active jobs are running.

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5. Image Process Presets

Image Process Presets (/presets) are different from AI presets — they define output format settings rather than AI transformations. Use them to standardize how exported files are encoded.

Common uses:

• Web Optimize — compress to JPEG at 80% quality for web delivery
• Thumbnail — resize and compress to a small preview size
• Archive — keep original quality with lossless compression

You can reference these presets in batch jobs alongside an AI preset, so an image can be AI-processed and format-converted in a single pipeline.

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6. Photo Editor

The Photo Editor (/editor) is a full in-browser image editor. When you open it you get three options:

• New Canvas — start from scratch with a blank canvas
• Open Image — upload a file from your device
• From Library — pick an existing image from your Media Moana library

Once a photo is open you can crop, resize, draw, apply filters, add text, and compose layers — all without leaving the browser.

To open an image directly from the library, select it and use the Edit action. It will open in the editor with that image pre-loaded.

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7. Analytics Dashboard

The Analytics Dashboard (/dashboard) gives you an overview of your entire library at a glance:

• Total images, storage used, countries, cities detected
• By MIME type — breakdown of file formats (JPEG, PNG, WebP, RAW…)
• By source — where images came from
• By extension — format distribution chart
• Location & Timeline — top countries, top cities, images-per-year bar chart
• Camera Equipment — top camera brands, models, and popular lenses

The dashboard is especially useful when you've imported a large archive and want to understand what you have before organizing it.

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8. Chat Assistant

The Chat section provides an AI assistant you can talk to about your images and library. Ask questions, get suggestions for how to organize your collection, or use it as a creative prompt partner when you're generating new images.

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A typical first workflow

Here's the fastest path to get value out of Media Moana on day one:

1. Go to Image Library → click Upload → drag in a folder of photos
2. Go to AI Models → enable the models you want (start with Rembg or Clarity Upscaler)
3. Go to AI Presets → click Create → configure and save your first preset
4. Back in Image Library → select multiple images → run them through your preset
5. Head to Batch Jobs to watch progress and review results
6. Open any result in the Photo Editor to fine-tune by hand

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Need help?

• Browse the Features for in-depth tutorials on each feature
• Visit the Blog for tips and workflow ideas
• Reach out via the Support page if something isn't working