MetaImage

Reads and edits image metadata in a familiar interface such as EXIF, IPTC, XMP and GPS tags

The ultimate tool for managing metadata.

All Image formats

The app is compatible with hundreds of image formats.

Hundreds of Tags

The app is compatible with hundreds of metadata tags.

Presets Support

The app allows you to create and use presets to make edits faster.

Batch Editions

The app allows you to edit multiple files at the same time.

Made for professionals

MetaImage is the metadata editor that supports the largest number of tags. In addition, keep only the tags you want to display in the preferences.

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	GPS	RAW

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

Add GPS metadata easily

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.

Use presets for fast edit

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.

Inspect and compare metadata

MetaImage adds a new visualization mode allowing you to list and compare all the meta-information of your files.

Photos extension included

The application includes an extension for Photos. You will be able to inspect the information of your favorite shoots directly in your favorite app.

Customer are loving NeededApps

With hundreds of 5-star reviews, our products have satisfied a large community.

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.

M. Baroncini

Mac App Store

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.

steve-p-com

Mac App Store

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.

Stuke

Mac App Store

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The application requires macOS Big Sur or later and is translated in 7 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Chinese).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I download MetaImage?

You can download MetaImage directly on our website. The app is also available on the Mac App Store and on SETAPP.

Can I try MetaImage before buying a license?

You can download the app for free on our website. You can also download MetaImage Lite on the App Store.

What are the supported image formats?

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. Click to list all supported formats.

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
PDF	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

What are the supported metadata?

MetaImage supports a large number of metadata : EXIF, IPTC, TIFF, GPS as well as Maker notes. The maker notes cannot be created and deleted but they can be edited. This limitation avoids many potential problems including the compatibility with OEM software. Click to list all metadata sections.

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.

Can I edit metadata in the Photos extension?

Apple decided to not allow the edition of metadata from a Photos extension. 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 and edit the copy in the application. To finish, you only have to click on one button to import your file in Photos.app.

Can I edit sidecar files?

The application can read and write several sidecar formats such as EXIF, EXV, ICC, MIE, VRD, and XMP. You can also synchronize, import, and export sidecar files from your JPEG/RAW files.

Is the app compatible with older versions of mac?

The latest version of the app is compatible with macOS Big Sur. If you are using an older version of macOS, you can download an older version of the app compatible with macOS 10.3 or higher here.

How to install and use the app?

Installing the application is extremely easy. The first step is to download the application which will appear in your Downloads folder. Once the app is downloaded, simply drag it into the Applications folder and launch it.

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