Built for sports photographers

Shoot the Game. Skip the All-Nighter.

Sideline combines rosters, AI captions, live FTP galleries, and wireless tethering – all in one app. So you can spend more time shooting and less time at your laptop.

Sideline — roster manager, AI captions, and live FTP galleries
2.5s
Avg. caption generation
1.6M
Athletes in our database
11
Sports supported
4.9
From working pros

Trusted by world-class photographers from these leagues and organizations

NBA
Associated Press
Associated Press
Big Ten
Getty Images
NBA
Imagn
NCAA
SEC
NFL
NCAA
NBA
Getty Images
NHL
Associated Press

Sports photography moves fast. Your workflow should, too.

The problem is, building roster files and captioning each image is slow, tedious, and pulls you away from the action. Until now.

Sideline handles it all: roster creation, AI captioning, live FTP galleries, and wireless tethering – all in one app. So you can spend more time shooting and less time at your laptop.

One platform, zero hassle. All for less than you're paying now.

The Sideline Family

Five Tools. One Powerful Platform.

Sideline Rosters

Every roster, ready to go.

Build Photo Mechanic code replacement files from our database of 1.6M+ athletes across 110,000+ teams – from high school to the pros – in seconds.

Sideline Captions

Newsroom-standard captions written by AI.

Sideline's AI reads uses your rosters, reads jersey numbers, and can lean on in-camera audio for context to write publication-ready captions in seconds.

Sideline Live

From camera to client
in seconds.

Send images from your camera to live FTP galleries that update in real-time – so your clients can get photos while the game is still happening.

Sideline Local

Wireless tethering that
doesn't suck.

Forget memory cards. Get your images out fast with wireless tethering to your computer, iPhone, or iPad. Perfect for social media.

Sideline Wire

Download images from FTP servers automatically.

No need to hit refresh over and over – just point Sideline at a remote FTP folder and it will download new images automatically. Remote editors, rejoice.

Sideline cut my postgame workflow from two hours to 20 minutes. I used to dread captioning, but now I just have Sideline do it for me. My clients think I hired an assistant.

Michael K.

Freelance Sports Photographer

AI for Sports Photography

Stop wasting time writing captions yourself.

Sure, you could write captions yourself. But why not let AI do the heavy lifting for you? Photographers who use Sideline reduce their captioning time from 30 seconds to just ~2.5 seconds per image – that's 12x faster.

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Less Work. Better Workflow.

From player recognition to publish-ready metadata, Sideline includes everything you need to streamline your sports photography workflow.

Multi-Sport Support

  • Auto Racing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball

Automatic Caption Generation

  • Auto-generates captions on import
  • Pulls names from Photo Mechanic code replacement files
  • Supports AP, Getty, Imagn, and more
  • Writes player names to IPTC keywords

Intelligent Player & Team Identification

  • Identifies teams by jersey color
  • Distinguishes offense and defense with duplicate numbers
  • Uses in-camera audio for added context

Smart Image & Metadata Processing

  • Overwrite or preserve existing captions
  • Works with RAW and JPEG files
  • Uses JPEG previews for fast processing—even with RAWs
Paid Feature

FTP Mode

  • Live FTP folder monitoring
  • Automatic download and captioning
  • Smart local edit preservation
  • Optimized for wireless gameday workflows

Caption Filtered Photos Only

  • Filter by color class, star rating, or tag
  • Caption only images that match your criteria
  • Combine filters for precise control
  • Prioritize tagged photos for faster workflow

Post-Captioning Actions

  • Automatically organize images after captioning
  • Update ratings or color classes after captioning

Compatible with TourBox

  • Keyboard shortcuts for every feature
  • Map keyboard shortcuts to TourBox buttons
  • Faster, more efficient captioning

Easy to Love. Hard to Replace.

See why sports photographers of all levels are falling in love with Sideline.

Pricing

One Subscription.All of Sideline.

Start for free and choose the plan that works for you.

Save 17% with yearly billing

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Free Trial

Get 500 AI-generated captions for free, plus a 2-week free trial of Sideline Live

  • 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 Protect your images with a watermark Custom domains & branding Advanced analytics 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 remove 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

Choose the plan that's right for you.
Save more when you pay yearly.

  • 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 Protect your images with a watermark Custom domains & branding Advanced analytics 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 remove FTP servers Auto-stamp photos with IPTC templates Auto-caption new photos Designed for remote editors and newsrooms
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