Metapho
Check and Edit EXIF Metadata
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2024.2for iPhone, iPad and more
9.1
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Zininworks Inc.
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6.6 MB
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Apr 9, 2024
Update Date
Photo & Video
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About Metapho
Metapho is a powerful tool for photo enthusiasts who want to take care of their photo metadata.
• Viewing Metadata •
- Browse all your photos in iCloud Photo Library
- See essential EXIF data of a photo
- Get photo location and lens direction on the map
- View raw metadata in dictionary format, which can be copied to the clipboard
- Apply filters to your library, such as favorites, location-ness, and creation dates
• Editing Metadata •
- Safe Share: Remove geotag and personal data before sharing
- Remove Metadata: Erase/Restore metadata without duplication
- Date Edit: Change the date and time of a photo
- Location Edit: Add or change geolocation data of a photo
- Batch Operation: Edit multiple items' metadata at once
- Multiple Exporting Options: Save as a new copy or replace the original with a new version
• Files Support •
- Open photo files or folder in Files app, with open in-place feature
- Remove or change image metadata of files directly with editing in-place
- Read and write items in folders shared by the Files app, such as iCloud Drive, external storage, SMB server, and more
Metapho also supports HEIC, DNG, CR2, NEF, 3FR, Live Photos, and videos.
• Pricing •
Metapho requires a subscription or one-time purchase. Yearly subscription comes with a free trial. An active subscription or one-time unlock lets you use the app on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Metapho Action app extension lets you check the metadata of a photo and export the file without metadata, from anywhere iOS share sheet is available, such as Messages, Files, and Photos.
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https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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https://zininworks.com/privacy
• Viewing Metadata •
- Browse all your photos in iCloud Photo Library
- See essential EXIF data of a photo
- Get photo location and lens direction on the map
- View raw metadata in dictionary format, which can be copied to the clipboard
- Apply filters to your library, such as favorites, location-ness, and creation dates
• Editing Metadata •
- Safe Share: Remove geotag and personal data before sharing
- Remove Metadata: Erase/Restore metadata without duplication
- Date Edit: Change the date and time of a photo
- Location Edit: Add or change geolocation data of a photo
- Batch Operation: Edit multiple items' metadata at once
- Multiple Exporting Options: Save as a new copy or replace the original with a new version
• Files Support •
- Open photo files or folder in Files app, with open in-place feature
- Remove or change image metadata of files directly with editing in-place
- Read and write items in folders shared by the Files app, such as iCloud Drive, external storage, SMB server, and more
Metapho also supports HEIC, DNG, CR2, NEF, 3FR, Live Photos, and videos.
• Pricing •
Metapho requires a subscription or one-time purchase. Yearly subscription comes with a free trial. An active subscription or one-time unlock lets you use the app on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Metapho Action app extension lets you check the metadata of a photo and export the file without metadata, from anywhere iOS share sheet is available, such as Messages, Files, and Photos.
Read more about our terms and conditions here:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Read more about our privacy policy here:
https://zininworks.com/privacy
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What's New in the Latest Version 2024.2
Last updated on Apr 9, 2024
Old Versions
• Improves performance and accuracy of suggestions for Location Search in Location Edit
• Smarter initial location of the map when you edit multiple items in your Photos Library
• Fixes a bug where incorrect metadata was shown for files requiring long loading times, such as certain RAW images
[iOS]
• Improves compatibility of HEIC images for the Save As… feature
• Improves stability of the Metapho Action app extension for DNG files without thumbnail data
• LocationEditor‘s paste menu action now recognizes "Copy Location"-copied item from Photos in the clipboard
• Improves performance of Date Edit view presentation
[macOS]
• Fixes the location of the Toggle Sidebar toolbar button in macOS
• Fixes an issue that text input of Location Search was not working properly on macOS
• Smarter initial location of the map when you edit multiple items in your Photos Library
• Fixes a bug where incorrect metadata was shown for files requiring long loading times, such as certain RAW images
[iOS]
• Improves compatibility of HEIC images for the Save As… feature
• Improves stability of the Metapho Action app extension for DNG files without thumbnail data
• LocationEditor‘s paste menu action now recognizes "Copy Location"-copied item from Photos in the clipboard
• Improves performance of Date Edit view presentation
[macOS]
• Fixes the location of the Toggle Sidebar toolbar button in macOS
• Fixes an issue that text input of Location Search was not working properly on macOS
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Version History
2024.2
Apr 9, 2024
• Improves performance and accuracy of suggestions for Location Search in Location Edit
• Smarter initial location of the map when you edit multiple items in your Photos Library
• Fixes a bug where incorrect metadata was shown for files requiring long loading times, such as certain RAW images
[iOS]
• Improves compatibility of HEIC images for the Save As… feature
• Improves stability of the Metapho Action app extension for DNG files without thumbnail data
• LocationEditor‘s paste menu action now recognizes "Copy Location"-copied item from Photos in the clipboard
• Improves performance of Date Edit view presentation
[macOS]
• Fixes the location of the Toggle Sidebar toolbar button in macOS
• Fixes an issue that text input of Location Search was not working properly on macOS
• Smarter initial location of the map when you edit multiple items in your Photos Library
• Fixes a bug where incorrect metadata was shown for files requiring long loading times, such as certain RAW images
[iOS]
• Improves compatibility of HEIC images for the Save As… feature
• Improves stability of the Metapho Action app extension for DNG files without thumbnail data
• LocationEditor‘s paste menu action now recognizes "Copy Location"-copied item from Photos in the clipboard
• Improves performance of Date Edit view presentation
[macOS]
• Fixes the location of the Toggle Sidebar toolbar button in macOS
• Fixes an issue that text input of Location Search was not working properly on macOS
2024.1
Mar 11, 2024
[New Features]
• The Assets view now supports auxiliary data such as thumbnails, HDR gain map, disparity map, portrait effects matte, skin matte, hair matte, teeth matte, glasses matte, and sky matte
• Camera Info contains HDR information for HDR images and videos
• Image Preview now renders HDR images and videos in HDR for supported devices (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
• The original HDR-ness is retained after the metadata editing
• Photos Library editing option — Edit Original save option — saves metadata-edited version as a HEIC file (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
[Bug Fixes and Improvements]
• Fixes an issue where Night Mode Photo is not recognized for some iPhone models
• Fixes a bug that allows adding a single file instead of a folder in the sidebar
• Metapho Shortcuts actions will clean up temporary files more reliably upon completion of the action
• The Assets view now supports auxiliary data such as thumbnails, HDR gain map, disparity map, portrait effects matte, skin matte, hair matte, teeth matte, glasses matte, and sky matte
• Camera Info contains HDR information for HDR images and videos
• Image Preview now renders HDR images and videos in HDR for supported devices (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
• The original HDR-ness is retained after the metadata editing
• Photos Library editing option — Edit Original save option — saves metadata-edited version as a HEIC file (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
[Bug Fixes and Improvements]
• Fixes an issue where Night Mode Photo is not recognized for some iPhone models
• Fixes a bug that allows adding a single file instead of a folder in the sidebar
• Metapho Shortcuts actions will clean up temporary files more reliably upon completion of the action
2023.4
Sep 18, 2023
• Extended subscription grace period in the event of billing issues
• [iOS] Improves functionality of the 'Save As…' feature via title button tap
• [iOS] The 'Save As…' feature now supports files too
• Fixes a performance issue that occurred during horizontal navigation of downloadable iCloud Drive files
• Fixes a layout issue with the Metapho Action, where the layout would reset itself after the Action extension appeared on screen
• Fixes metadata editing issues for certain HEIC images with multiple XMP entries
• Requires iOS 16 or later
• [iOS] Improves functionality of the 'Save As…' feature via title button tap
• [iOS] The 'Save As…' feature now supports files too
• Fixes a performance issue that occurred during horizontal navigation of downloadable iCloud Drive files
• Fixes a layout issue with the Metapho Action, where the layout would reset itself after the Action extension appeared on screen
• Fixes metadata editing issues for certain HEIC images with multiple XMP entries
• Requires iOS 16 or later
2023.3
Aug 21, 2023
• Metapho Shortcut Actions now run more efficiently and with improved stability (Yay Derek!)
• Fixes a bug that prevented the editing of JPEG images without EXIF metadata (such as those from a scanner or a toy camera)
• Addressed layout issues that appeared after the Sidebar was resized on macOS
• Improves the reaction of folders when they are trashed or removed
• Fixes a bug: A folder that was renamed or moved while Metapho was not running would disappear from the sidebar folder bookmark
• Fixes bugs from the future: handling of non-local iCloud files
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• Fixes a bug that prevented the editing of JPEG images without EXIF metadata (such as those from a scanner or a toy camera)
• Addressed layout issues that appeared after the Sidebar was resized on macOS
• Improves the reaction of folders when they are trashed or removed
• Fixes a bug: A folder that was renamed or moved while Metapho was not running would disappear from the sidebar folder bookmark
• Fixes bugs from the future: handling of non-local iCloud files
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2023.2
Jun 23, 2023
Some bug fixes for Metapho for Mac with new app versioning scheme.
• Fixes an accent color bug on the Photos Library grid on macOS
• Fixes an issue where the app window size jumped to the default when a new Tab Bar was added
• Fixes a bug where the incorrect file name was shown on the title bar while the metadata view was navigated horizontally on macOS
• Fixes unexpected app termination that occurred while your Mac was sleeping
• Fixes an accent color bug on the Photos Library grid on macOS
• Fixes an issue where the app window size jumped to the default when a new Tab Bar was added
• Fixes a bug where the incorrect file name was shown on the title bar while the metadata view was navigated horizontally on macOS
• Fixes unexpected app termination that occurred while your Mac was sleeping
3.7
May 8, 2023
Introducing Metapho for Mac!
Metapho goes universal today and its intuitive Date / Location editing is now available on the macOS too.
Improvements
• Faster app launch when you have lots of Folders bookmarked in Files section
• Better EXIF MakerNote handling
• Adds ‘Open in Metapho’ to the iOS Share Sheet for opening image/video files in-place in Metapho
• Improves performance of Photos Library left/right swipe navigation
• More consistent keyboard navigation and focus handling
Bug Fixes
• AVI file extension was set incorrectly when the file was converted to MOV for editing and sharing. Fixed
• Fixes a bug where the file bookmark you had removed refused to disappear right away
• Fixes a bug where incorrect item was shared when the same item was exported in multiple windows simultaneously
• Fixes incorrect time zone setting when the app was editing a file that had not been downloaded locally
• Now, multi-file-date-shifting works as expected
• On iPadOS + compact width, Cancel button when you’re picking save options in Location Edit, works again.
Metapho goes universal today and its intuitive Date / Location editing is now available on the macOS too.
Improvements
• Faster app launch when you have lots of Folders bookmarked in Files section
• Better EXIF MakerNote handling
• Adds ‘Open in Metapho’ to the iOS Share Sheet for opening image/video files in-place in Metapho
• Improves performance of Photos Library left/right swipe navigation
• More consistent keyboard navigation and focus handling
Bug Fixes
• AVI file extension was set incorrectly when the file was converted to MOV for editing and sharing. Fixed
• Fixes a bug where the file bookmark you had removed refused to disappear right away
• Fixes a bug where incorrect item was shared when the same item was exported in multiple windows simultaneously
• Fixes incorrect time zone setting when the app was editing a file that had not been downloaded locally
• Now, multi-file-date-shifting works as expected
• On iPadOS + compact width, Cancel button when you’re picking save options in Location Edit, works again.
3.6.9
Sep 9, 2022
• Support for iOS 16
• Fixes a bug where calendar view was obscured in Date Edit (Yay Khoi!)
• Fixes a bug where calendar view was obscured in Date Edit (Yay Khoi!)
3.6.8
Jul 27, 2022
• Fixes a bug: DNG from some camera model was not processed as intended (Yay Massimo!)
3.6.7
Dec 6, 2021
• Fixes a bug where list of files showed incorrect thumbnails after sort options change or file deletion
3.6.6
Nov 21, 2021
• Supports iOS 15 Menu system with hardware keyboard shortcuts
• Improves focus based navigation for iOS 15
• Improves Film Mode display for Fuji cameras (Yay Matt!)
• More reliable Files folder and subfolder support
• Fixes an issue where a new folder name did not appear correctly after renaming in Files
• Improves focus based navigation for iOS 15
• Improves Film Mode display for Fuji cameras (Yay Matt!)
• More reliable Files folder and subfolder support
• Fixes an issue where a new folder name did not appear correctly after renaming in Files
3.6.5
Oct 1, 2021
• Improves stability and fixes small things for iOS 15
• Photos Library Filter such as location filter is now remembered between app launches
• Improves TIFF support for metadata editing
• Improves location parameter handling of the Set Location to Metadata Shortcuts action
• Fixes a bug that location metadata in XMP format was not removed properly
• Photos Library Filter such as location filter is now remembered between app launches
• Improves TIFF support for metadata editing
• Improves location parameter handling of the Set Location to Metadata Shortcuts action
• Fixes a bug that location metadata in XMP format was not removed properly
3.6.4
Aug 11, 2021
• Support for more image file types in Metapho Shortcuts actions
• Fixes a bug that Metapho Shortcuts action showed an error for some JPEGs (Thank you Jan Marcel)
• Fixes an issue where Edit Original save option did not work for some JPEGs
• Retry alert would not show after user cancelled Edit Original saves
• Fixes a crash caused by non standard EXIF data
• Fixes a bug that Metapho Shortcuts action showed an error for some JPEGs (Thank you Jan Marcel)
• Fixes an issue where Edit Original save option did not work for some JPEGs
• Retry alert would not show after user cancelled Edit Original saves
• Fixes a crash caused by non standard EXIF data
3.6.3
Aug 6, 2021
New Metadata Engine
EXIF editing part is rewritten to let you modify metadata with higher precision. It preserves Portrait-ness, HDR-ness, special color profiles, and other custom metadata tags when you adjust date or location. By avoiding re-rendering for almost all cases, it performs better, more efficiently, and preserves JPEG/HEIC compression level.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixes a crash that occurred when you edit an item with very distant future date
• Adjusts default zoom level of the Location Edit map
• Fixes an issue where GMT time zone did not applied to ExifOffset tags
• Fixes a bug from the future: Location Edit did not show a place mark when the satellite map is selected
EXIF editing part is rewritten to let you modify metadata with higher precision. It preserves Portrait-ness, HDR-ness, special color profiles, and other custom metadata tags when you adjust date or location. By avoiding re-rendering for almost all cases, it performs better, more efficiently, and preserves JPEG/HEIC compression level.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixes a crash that occurred when you edit an item with very distant future date
• Adjusts default zoom level of the Location Edit map
• Fixes an issue where GMT time zone did not applied to ExifOffset tags
• Fixes a bug from the future: Location Edit did not show a place mark when the satellite map is selected
3.6.2
Aug 5, 2021
New Metadata Engine
EXIF editing part is rewritten to let you modify metadata with higher precision. It preserves Portrait-ness, HDR-ness, special color profiles, and other custom metadata tags when you adjust date or location. It also preserves JPEG/HEIC compression level by avoiding re-rendering for almost all cases.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixes a crash that occurred when you edit an item with very distant future date
• Adjusts default zoom level of the Location Edit map
• Fixes an issue where GMT time zone did not applied to ExifOffset tags
• Fixes a bug from the future: Location Edit did not show a place mark when the satellite map is selected
EXIF editing part is rewritten to let you modify metadata with higher precision. It preserves Portrait-ness, HDR-ness, special color profiles, and other custom metadata tags when you adjust date or location. It also preserves JPEG/HEIC compression level by avoiding re-rendering for almost all cases.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixes a crash that occurred when you edit an item with very distant future date
• Adjusts default zoom level of the Location Edit map
• Fixes an issue where GMT time zone did not applied to ExifOffset tags
• Fixes a bug from the future: Location Edit did not show a place mark when the satellite map is selected
3.6.1
Jun 17, 2021
• Improves loading of the map in Location section
• Improves stability reacting changes of Photos Library items
• Fixes an issue where the file size of some JPEGs with extended color profile was reduced a lot after editing metadata
• Fixes bugs from the future: ⌘⇧? works
• Fixes an issue caused incorrect layout after app goes background in iPad during split view multitasking
• Improves stability reacting changes of Photos Library items
• Fixes an issue where the file size of some JPEGs with extended color profile was reduced a lot after editing metadata
• Fixes bugs from the future: ⌘⇧? works
• Fixes an issue caused incorrect layout after app goes background in iPad during split view multitasking
3.6
May 19, 2021
• Files support: Add a file / folder bookmark to Metapho
• Sidebar: Quickly find Photos album and Files folder in a new sidebar for iPad
Visit Developer Website > Release Notes for more details
• Sidebar: Quickly find Photos album and Files folder in a new sidebar for iPad
Visit Developer Website > Release Notes for more details
3.5.3
Sep 28, 2020
• Fixes an issue that Metapho showed erroneous 'Storage is almost full' error when you’re editing large files
• Fixes an issue that a Live Photo did not appear as live when it was downloaded from iCloud Photos Library
• Fixes a bug related to asset download
• Fixes an issue that a Live Photo did not appear as live when it was downloaded from iCloud Photos Library
• Fixes a bug related to asset download
3.5.2
Jul 3, 2020
• Fixes an issue related to opening very large image in Photos with the App extension
• Fixes a bug that made the Action extension show blank image for a looping video
• Fixes a bug that made the Action extension show blank image for a looping video
3.5.1
Jun 27, 2020
• Fixes an issue that Action extension in Photos reported HEVC video as h.264
• Improves visual effects for pinch zooming in Action extension
• Improves visual effects for pinch zooming in Action extension
3.5
May 22, 2020
• Keyboard Shortcuts: full keyboard navigation, selection, and quick access for editing / exporting
• Supports iPadOS cursor
• Fixes an issue that Share Sheet did not work correctly after cancelling initial sharing activity
• Fixes a bug that made the app unresponsive for a moment when you tap cancel while a Live Photo sharing is in progress
• Fixes editing of raw image with edited version
• Improves performance for large batch sharing work
• Shows Author metadata for video if available
• Supports iPadOS cursor
• Fixes an issue that Share Sheet did not work correctly after cancelling initial sharing activity
• Fixes a bug that made the app unresponsive for a moment when you tap cancel while a Live Photo sharing is in progress
• Fixes editing of raw image with edited version
• Improves performance for large batch sharing work
• Shows Author metadata for video if available
3.4.8
Jan 30, 2020
• Fixes a bug that was using incorrect time zone for some Location Edit works
• Location Edit now remembers last used map type, standard or satellite
• Location Edit now remembers last used map type, standard or satellite
3.4.7
Dec 16, 2019
• Fixes false negative error of Deeply Fused detection for photos taken with iOS 13.2
3.4.6
Dec 13, 2019
• Fixes false positive error of Deeply Fused detection for some camera apps
3.4.5
Dec 11, 2019
• Fixes false negative error of Deeply Fused detection for iOS 13.3
3.4.4
Dec 6, 2019
• Fixes Save As… feature in Action extension on iPadOS
• Fixes a bug displayed zero KB file size for some iCloud Shared Album photos
• Fixes a bug that caused incorrect IPTC date tags for some Date Edit-ed images
• Fixes a bug displayed zero KB file size for some iCloud Shared Album photos
• Fixes a bug that caused incorrect IPTC date tags for some Date Edit-ed images
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Metapho.
iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
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