Photo Meta Edit 3.02 is available on the Mac App Store

Photo Meta Edit

Current Version 3.02

What is Photo Meta Edit

Photo Meta Edit allows you to easily edit photo metadata, Exif, GPS, IPTC, XMP and other types, in JPEG, TIFF, HEIC and PNG files.

☆ Supported metadata types:

TIFF, Exif, GPS (not support to show and edit the Maker Note [0x927C] in Exif)
JFIF Segment
COM Segment
XMP Segment. Supported schemas
Photoshop Segment (Image Resource Block). Not support to add

☆ Features:

Batch editing
Embed and remove a thumbnail in JPEG
Easy to edit IPTC Photo Metadata
Presets of IPTC Creator’s Contact Informations
Register words you often use into the Common Words list
GPS coordinates
Edit GPS coordinates by clicking on the Apple Map
Search GPS coordinates by keywords (need to internet access)
The Location List has principal airports of 98 countries and regions
The Location List is customizable
Google Depth Map metadata in XMP
Displaying, exporting and removing original 2D image and depth map image. Not support adding them.
The dedicated batch functions for Date-Time metadata are available on the following tags
- Tag #306: Date Time
- Tag #36867: Date Time Original
- Tag #36868: Date Time Digitized

Supported Formats

JPEG
TIFF (single page type only)
HEIC (single image type only)
PNG

Files other than those listed above are not supported.

NOTE!

This app cannot open/edit the library of Apple's Photos. Photos makes some data files for metadata (e.g. metaSchema.db) in the Photos.photoslibrary > database while importing image files, and then it shows metadata written in the metaSchema.db, not show them embedded in the imported image files. Photo Meta Edit does edit embedded metadata in image files, so Photos does not show the changes. If you want to have Photos show the changes, re-import the image files to update the metaSchema.db. Editing before importing images into Photos would be better for avoiding unexpected troubles. Photos never edit original imported image files. These files and the data files in the Photos.photoslibrary should not be edited by 3rd party apps.
Please make a backup of your files before using this app.

System Requirements

macOS 11 or later

Version History

3.02 : 2024-11-17

Fixed an issue where the app could crash when using Undo or Redo
Fixed an issue where the "Orientation" of images with TIFF (LE) was not reflected in the sidebar
Fixed an issue with displaying and editing Auxiliary Image on the HEIC Property
Fixed an issue where certain HEIC images were not displaying in the sidebar on macOS 13
Various other improvements and bug fixes

3.01 : 2024-04-17

Internal code improvements
Fixed various crash and other bugs

3.00 : 2023-12-14

Added support for HEIC (single image type), PNG
Fixed an issue where saving tiff files can result into damaged file
Fixed various crash and other bugs

2.3.8 : 2023-02-28

Fixed an issue where GPS Location file could not be exported and imported
Added support for getting a lens model name described in the Maker Note [0x927C]
Various improvements and bug fixes

2.3.7 : 2022-09-14

Fixed an issue where a crash may occur when launching the app

2.3.6 : 2022-09-12

Fixed an issue where a crash occurs when editing a metadata in TIFF after adding a thumbnail

2.3.5 : 2022-05-16

Fixed a crash issue when editing a preset on the Favorites pane
Fixed some other bugs

2.3.4 : 2022-01-29

Added support for exporting/importing the customized data below
GPS Locations
Common Words
Presets of IPTC Creator's Contact Information
Fixed an issue where a crash may occur when deleting/editing "Comments" in selecting multiple images
Various improvements and bug fixes

2.3.3 : 2021-03-09

Various improvements and bug fixes

2.3.2 : 2020-12-11

Optimized for macOS 11 Big Sur
Universal Binary
User interface tweaks
Fixed an issue that caused high memory consumption
Fixed some other bugs

2.3.1 : 2020-09-07

Fixed an issue where the menu items of the IPTC Scene may not be displayed
On Photo Meta Edit versions 2.3.0 and earlier, the setting for the Exif for XMP item "Lens Specifications" (in Exif EX) does not comply with the Exif for XMP standard. The dialog to fix it appears when you open images containing this item.
Fixed some minor bugs

2.3.0 : 2019-10-28

Added support for thumbnail view on the Favorites pane
Fixed an issue when adding new preset of Favorites
Optimized for macOS 10.15 Catalina
Internal code improvements

2.2.9 : 2019-09-29

Added support for Exif version 2.32. It supports the following items
- Composite Image (Tag # 42080, 0xA460)
- Source Image Number of Composite Image (Tag # 42081, 0xA461)
- Source Exposure Times of Composite Image (Tag # 42082, 0xA462)
Fixed an issue where a crash could occur when launching on macOS 10.15 Catalina
Fixed an issue where a crash may occur when using the context menu of common words
Internal code improvements

2.2.8 : 2019-04-28

Fixed an issue where a crash occurs after closing the editing sheet on the favorite pane

2.2.7 : 2019-04-22

Added a feature to display direction items of GPS on the Map
Fixed some minor bugs

2.2.6 : 2019-01-19

Fixed an issue where the app does not open files in macOS 10.12
Fixed an issue where a crash may occur after resizing the sidebar in macOS 10.12
Changed the Unicode character encoding scheme in the Tagged-Format metadata
UTF-16BE and UTF-16LE are used respectively according to the endianness of the metadata

2.2.5 : 2018-12-19

Added support for Exif version 2.31. It supports the following items
Three offset time tags and relating to shooting situation tags,
Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Water Depth, Acceleration, Camera Elevation Angle
Added support for assigning a time zone to display Creation & Modification Date of file attributes
Fixed an issue when resizing side bar width
Fixed an issue where nothing displayed on the Favorites view after opening windows with list view
Fixed other bugs

2.2.4 : 2018-11-15

Fixed an issue where disappearing the button to add XMP metadata item
Fixed an issue when closing windows

2.2.3 : 2018-11-13

Optimized for macOS 10.14 Mojave
Added support for dark mode in Mojave
Dropped Google-related services support
Fixed some bugs

2.2.2 : 2018-09-22

Fixed an issue where extended-XMP metadata will be removed after saving or exporting
Added support for Google Depth Map metadata in XMP: Displaying, exporting and removing original 2D image and depth map image. Not support adding them
Fixed other small bugs

2.2.1 : 2018-07-27

Fixed an issue where batch editing of date-time on the Favorites tab may make wrong results
Fixed an issue where the information window of loading files may not close

2.2.0 : 2018-06-08

Fixed an issue where the app may fail to open files by dropping on the app icon
Fixed an issue where XMP metadata may be disappeared

2.1.9 : 2018-04-23

General tab is obsolete. Added Favorites tab. You can arrange only the metadata items that the user wants to see/edit in order of preference. The supported items are TIFF format metadata including Exif and GPS-related.
Fixed other small bugs

2.1.8 : 2016-10-13

Fixed a crash when closing main window in full screen mode
Optimized for macOS 10.12
Fixed other bugs

2.1.7 : 2015-12-20

Batch functions for Date-Time metadata improved
Fixes an issue about displaying blue flags on Apple Map
Added support for embedding thumbnails into JPEG files

2.1.6 : 2015-10-29

Added support for getting altitudes of GPS coordinates
File saving speed improved
Fixed minor bugs and tuned-up coding, UI and others

2.1.5 : 2015-08-13

Added support for custom sort order of the list of TIFF, Exif and GPS metadata
Added support for custom sort order of the list of IPTC Photo Metadata items
Fixed some bugs

2.1.4 : 2015-05-11

Fixes an issue where the app crashes when closing the editing sheet by clicking the OK or Add button
Fixes an issue where you cannot change a preset name of IPTC Creator’s Contact Information
Fixed other minor bugs

2.1.3 : 2015-03-23

Fixes an issue that the app may not read any metadata of certain files. The issue of these metadata was deleted from the file after saving will be resolved

2.1.2 : 2015-03-17

Added support for batch increment or decrement Date-Time metadata in multiple files using a same time interval
Stability improvements
Fixed minor bugs

2.1.1 : 2014-12-05

Optimized for OS X 10.10
Added support for Apple Map view (OS X 10.10 or later)
Added support for editing GPS coordinates by clicking on the Apple Map (OS X 10.10 or later)
UI improvements
Fixed minor bugs

2.1.0 : 2014-05-29

Added display an image on the main window, press the space key or Cmd + L keys
Added the image panel, double click a file on the file list or press the Cmd + I keys
Added edit/add orientation metadata
Fixes an issue when adding GPS metadata
Fixes an issue when listing the metadata
Stability improvements
Fixed minor bugs

2.0.9 : 2014-03-21

When saving/exporting files, the dates (created, modified) in files attributes are changed to a date in metadata automatically (The default setting of it is “OFF”)
Fixes an issue when exporting a jpg file

2.0.8 : 2013-12-15

Fixes an issue where editing and displaying XMP metadata
Fixes an issue where the app may be hanged up while editing metadata when thousands of files are opened in one window

2.0.7 : 2013-11-28

Improved response when selecting files in OSX 10.9
Fixes an issue where the date and time field in the add metadata sheet is grayed out

2.0.6 : 2013-10-15

Fixes an issue about ISO Country Code

2.0.5 : 2013-09-12

Fixes an issue where displaying and editing geotags in some cases
Fixes an issue when opening certain files
Fixed some minor bugs

2.0.4 : 2013-07-12

File loading speed improved
3 ways to display the files in side bar (Thumbnail, List, Table of Contents)
Added support for the list of common words which you often use
Multiple preset of IPTC Creator's Contact Information
Fixed minor bugs

2.0.3 : 2013-02-20

Fixed issue where if English is not on the Language list of "Language & Text" of System Preferences, the application will be crashed when launch.

2.0.2 : 2012-12-05

A crash problem when opening a file has metadata of Photoshop IRB
A crash problem when editing XMP metadata
Export thumbnail of Photoshop IRB
Displaying metadata
Editing date-time metadata

2.0.1 : 2012-11-17

On the preferences, If "When Opening files, Open Multiple Files in Separate Windows" is checked, 50 or more files will be opened in one window
Disable reopen files when launching
Action buttons adjustments
Behavior of when opening files which are not image
Menu of Open Recent
Other minor bugs

2.0.0 : 2012-09-20

Renamed "Photo Meta Edit"

1.2.0 : 2012-09-20
1.1.1 : 2011-10-17
1.1.0 : 2011-07-04
1.0.0 : 2010-10-08

Released as "Photo Meta View"

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