MetaImage
MetaImage is the ultimate Mac tool to read, write and edit images metadata. It is the first editor that allows you to edit EXIF, IPTC, XMP and Maker tags in a familiar interface.
MetaImage is the ultimate Mac tool to read, write and edit images metadata. It is the first editor that allows you to edit EXIF, IPTC, XMP and Maker tags in a familiar interface.
The app is compatible with hundreds of image formats.
The app is compatible with hundreds of metadata tags.
The app allows you to create and use presets to make edits faster.
The app allows you to edit multiple files at the same time.
This is the metadata editor that supports the largest number of tags. In addition, you can choose which tags are displayed in the app. So you can keep only the one you use.
| EXIF | IPTC | XMP | ICC | Apple | SonyIDC |
| BPG | CanonVRD | Canon | QuickTime | CanonRaw | DICOM |
| Photoshop | DPX | PostScript | Olympus | FLIR | GIF |
| Kodak | Leaf | MinoltaRaw | NikonCapture | Nikon | Pentax |
| FujiFilm | PanasonicRaw | Panasonic | SigmaRaw | Sigma | Samsung |
We designed an interface to edit GPS metadata easily. You can directly enter GPS coordinates. In addition you can also search for an address by typing it or by clicking on the map.
All your recurring editions can be applied in one click. We know that most of your editions will be the same. That's why you can create, manage and apply presets.
The application includes an extension for Photos. You will be able to inspect the information of your favorite shoots directly in your favorite app.
“Great project!!! Waiting for the iOS version.”
“The app does what it's says. Very helpful to modify/erase metadata.”
“Excellent tool to insert metadata in speed and with many valid options available, both IPTC and EXIF. Excellent support for the many fields of the IPTC standard.”
“If you're looking for a metadata editor, I don't think you will find one more comprehensive than this. I've been using it to tag and geolocate scanned negatives prior to importing them into the Photos app. So far I've done about 500, and it's been a very slick process.”
“Very happy. A fully complete matadata tool for images. Buy it - save the pain”
“I don’t know what happened to my first rating left here but I’ll try to repeat what I said before…this app is fantastic and the developer is very responsive. The app features a built-in feedback email tool that enables the developer to react quickly.”
You can download MetaImage directly on our website. The app is also available on the Mac App Store. Moreover, you can get a refund for any purchase within 14 days.
Yes all our applications for Mac can be downloaded for free.
MetaImage supports more than 90 formats: PNG, JPEG and TIFF files as well as a large number of RAW files. You can contact us for more information or if the formats you need are not supported yet.Notation: R: Read / W: Write / C : Create.
| File Type | EXIF | IPTC | XMP | ICC | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3FR | R | R | R | R | - |
| AI, AIT | R/W/C4 | R/W/C4 | R/W/C5 | R/W/C4 | R/W/C PDF PostScript, R Photoshop |
| ARW | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Sony SonyIDC |
| BPG | R | - | R | R | R BPG |
| CR2 | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Canon, R/W/C CanonVRD |
| CR3 | R/W/C | - | R/W/C | - | R/W Canon QuickTime, R/W/C CanonVRD |
| CRM | R/W/C | - | R/W/C | - | R/W Canon QuickTime |
| CRW, CIFF | - | - | R/W/C | - | R/W CanonRaw, R/W/C CanonVRD |
| CS1 | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R Photoshop |
| DCM, DC3, DIC, DICM | - | - | - | - | R DICOM |
| DCP | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | - |
| DCR | R | R | R | R | - |
| DNG | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | - |
| DPX | - | - | - | - | R DPX |
| DR4 | - | - | - | - | R/W/C CanonVRD |
| EIP | R | - | - | - | R XML ZIP |
| EPS, EPSF, PS | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C PostScript, R Photoshop |
| ERF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Olympus |
| EXIF | R/W/C | - | - | - | - |
| EXR | - | - | - | - | R OpenEXR |
| EXV | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | Supported JPEG Meta Information |
| FFF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | - |
| FLIF | R/W/C | - | R/W/C | R/W/C | R FLIF |
| FPF | - | - | - | - | R FLIR |
| FPX | - | - | R | R | R FlashPix |
| GIF | - | - | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C GIF |
| GPR | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | - |
| HDP, WDP, JXR | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | - |
| HEIC, HEIF | R/W/C | - | R/W/C | R/W | R/W QuickTime |
| ICC, ICM | - | - | - | R/W/C | - |
| IIQ | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W PhaseOne |
| IND, INDD, INDT | - | - | R/W/C | - | - |
| INX | - | - | R | - | - |
| J2C, J2K, JPC | R3 | R3 | R | R | R Jpeg2000 Photoshop |
| JP2, JPF, JPM, JPX | R/W/C3 | R/W/C3 | R/W/C | R | R/W/C Jpeg2000, R Photoshop |
| JPEG, JPG, JPE | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | Supported JPEG Meta Information |
| K25 | R | R | R | R | - |
| KDC | R | R | R | R | R Kodak |
| MEF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | - |
| MIE | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C MIE |
| MIFF, MIF | R | R | R | R | R MIFF Photoshop |
| MOS | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R Leaf |
| MPO | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | Supported JPEG Meta Information |
| MRW | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W MinoltaRaw Minolta |
| NEF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Nikon NikonCapture |
| NRW | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Nikon NikonCapture |
| ORF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Olympus |
| R3 | R3 | R/W/C | R3 | R/W/C PDF, R Photoshop | |
| PEF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Pentax |
| PMP | - | - | - | - | R Sony |
| PNG, JNG, MNG | R/W/C3 | R/W/C3 | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C PNG |
| PSD, PSB, PSDT | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R Photoshop |
| QTIF, QTI, QIF | R/W3 | R/W3 | R/W/C | - | R/W/C QuickTime |
| RAF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W FujiFilm |
| RAW | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W PanasonicRaw Panasonic |
| RW2 | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W PanasonicRaw Panasonic |
| RWL | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W PanasonicRaw Panasonic |
| RWZ | R | R | R | R | R Rawzor |
| SR2 | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Sony |
| SRF | R | R | R | R | R Sony |
| SRW | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Samsung |
| THM | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | Supported JPEG Meta Information |
| TIFF, TIF | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C GeoTIFF1, R/W Trailers |
| VRD | - | - | R/W/C | - | R/W/C CanonVRD |
| WEBP | R3 | - | R | - | R RIFF |
| X3F | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W/C | R/W Sigma, R SigmaRaw |
| XCF | R | R | R | R | R GIMP |
MetaImage supports a large number of metadata : EXIF, IPTC, TIFF as well as Maker notes. You can contact us for more information or if the metadata you need are not supported yet. The maker notes cannot be created and deleted. However, they can be edited. This limitation avoids many potential problems including the compatibility with OEM software.
| Metadata | Description |
|---|---|
| EXIF | EXIF stands for "Exchangeable Image File Format". This type of information is formatted according to the TIFF specification, and may be found in JPG, TIFF, PNG, JP2, PGF, MIFF, HDP, PSP and XCF images, as well as many TIFF-based RAW images, and even some AVI and MOV videos. |
| IPTC | The IPTC tags are part of the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) and the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Information Interchange Model (IIM). IPTC information may be found in JPG, TIFF, PNG, MIFF, PS, PDF, PSD, XCF and DNG images. |
| XMP | XMP stands for "Extensible Metadata Platform", an XML/RDF-based metadata format which is being pushed by Adobe. Information in this format can be embedded in many different image file types including JPG, JP2, TIFF, GIF, EPS, PDF, PSD, IND, INX, PNG, DJVU, SVG, PGF, MIFF, XCF, CRW, DNG and a variety of proprietary TIFF-based RAW images, as well as MOV, AVI, ASF, WMV, FLV, SWF and MP4 videos, and WMA and audio formats supporting ID3v2 information. |
| ICC | ICC profile information is used in many different file types including JPEG, TIFF, PDF, PostScript, Photoshop, PNG, MIFF, PICT, QuickTime, XCF and some RAW formats. |
| Sony | These tags are used in Sony cameras. Some of these tags have been inherited from the Minolta MakerNotes. |
| SonyIDC | These tags are used in ARW images by the Sony Image Data Converter utility. |
| BPG | These tags are used in BPG files (Better Portable Graphics). |
| CanonVRD | These tags are used by Canon Digital Photo Professional which writes VRD (Recipe Data) information as a trailer record to JPEG, TIFF, CRW and CR2 images, or as stand-alone VRD or DR4 files. |
| Canon | These tags are used in Canon formats such as CR2, CR3 and CRM. |
| QuickTime | These tags are used in many different types of audio, video and image files (most notably, MOV/MP4 videos and HEIC/CR3 images). |
| CanonRaw | These tags are used in CRW-format Canon RAW files. |
| DICOM | These tags are used in the ACR-NEMA specification. |
| Photoshop | These tags used in PSD and PSB files, as well as inside embedded Photoshop information in many other file types (JPEG, TIFF, PDF, PNG to name a few). |
| DPX | These tags are used in DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) images. |
| PostScript | These tags are used in PostScript files. |
| Olympus | These tags are used in Olympus cameras, and are the same as Konica/Minolta tags. These tags are also used for some models from other brands such as Acer, BenQ, Epson, Hitachi, HP, Maginon, Minolta, Pentax, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, SeaLife, Sony, Supra and Vivitar. |
| FLIR | These tags are in the maker notes of JPEG images from thermal imaging cameras by FLIR Systems Inc. |
| GIF | These tags are used in GIF image files. |
| Kodak | These tags are used in Kodak camera. |
| Leaf | These tags are used in .MOS images from Leaf digital camera backs as written by Creo Leaf Capture. |
| MinoltaRaw | These tags are used in Minolta RAW format (MRW) images. |
| Minolta | These tags are used in Minolta, Konica/Minolta as well as some Sony cameras. |
| NikonCapture | These tags are used by the Nikon Capture software in the maker notes of NEF images. |
| Nikon | These tags are used in Nikon camera. |
| Pentax | These tags are used in Pentax/Asahi cameras. |
| FujiFilm | These tags are used in FujiFilm camera. |
| PanasonicRaw | These tags are used in IFD0 of Panasonic/Leica RAW, RW2 and RWL images. |
| Panasonic | These tags are used in Panasonic/Leica cameras. |
| SigmaRaw | These tags are used in Sigma and Foveon RAW (.X3F) images. |
| Sigma | These tags are used in Sigma/Foveon cameras. |
| Samsung | These tags are used in some Samsung cameras. |
Apple decided to not allow the edition of metadata from a Photos extension. (This limitation has no reason and is only for macOS and not for iOS).
In order to circumvent the problem, we have designed an alternative way to do it. You can open a copy of the original image directly from the extension to MetaImage. You can then edit the metadata of the copy in the application. To finish, you only have to click on one button to import in Photos.app.