Metapho2026.6 - App Store

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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Version History • ISO 21496-1 HDR gain map support is added to Auxies
• Even more stable Photos Library scroll position between violent window size changes
• Fixes issues where the app stopped responding to touches if a viewed item was deleted externally from the Photos Library or Files
• Open File now properly handles items that are trashed, renamed, or edited externally

[macOS]
• Fixes a bug where the app sometimes hangs when it was navigated by keyboard and tab key
• Fixes an issue where Share without/with Metadata -> Copy did not work since the app removed temporary files too early

[visionOS]
• Fixes a crash where "Remove Metadata" Footer button was activated 2026.6 Oct 1 • More stable scroll position; less disorienting shifts in Photos Library items following orientation or window size adjustments
• Fixes a glitch where the Photos Library and Files list layout could look off after you popped back interactively from the metadata view 2026.5 Sep 10 • Requires *OS 26s
• Improves error handling in Safe Share in Metapho Inspector
• A pin dropped in Open In Maps shows address instead of Unknown Location
• Improves display of recent location search results
• Fixes an issue where HEIC file with HEIX brand was recognized as MPEG-4
• Improves Remove All Metadata to strip off entire XMP tags
• Fixes a bug where bottom toolbar did not hide between transition when Reduced Motion was turned on

[macOS]
• Improves camera direction input text field behavior 2026.4 Sep 1 • Fixes an issue where deep fusion detection is not working for the photos taken with iPhone Air

[macOS]
• Assets window for Files is now resizable
• Fixes text layout issue of the Save Options description text 2026.3 Jun 5 • Fixes Liquid Glass low contrast issue for the bottom toolbar in Photos Library view
• Fixes a rare crash during extremely fast horizontal scrolling in a large library
• Fixes a bug where tapping the Date Edit button for cloud files would download the item but fail to show the Date Edit view
• Fewer crashes when using QuickLook preview of Assets
• Even fewer crashes when adding files and folders by drag and drop
• Fixes an issue where macOS context menu for metadata editing was not responding 2026.2 Apr 13 • Fixes a rare crash, crashed while Save As… was in progress for items in iCloud Photos Library
• Fixes a bug where Date Edit failed to change time zone of multiple files (Yay David!)
• Adds alternative app names for Siri 2026.1 Feb 20 • Fixes a bug where progress froze or crashed when shifting dates on multiple files (yay Matthew!) 2025.5 12/26/2025 • Horizontal navigation is now possible when Camera info sheet / Assets and Auxies sheet is presented in medium detent mode
• Fixes a crashing bug where Open In Metapho was requested from Metapho Inspector while Metapho did not have Photos Library permission
• Fixes a visual issue where some buttons refused to be dimmed when they were inactive 2025.4 12/17/2025 • Fixes a problem where the filetype of HEIC files was incorrectly reported as MPEG-4
• Fixes Metapho Inspector typo (Yay dakota!)
• Fixes a problem with appearance of the Edit location button in Metapho Inspector (Yay Igor!) 2025.3.1 11/11/2025 • Improves compatibility with the latest OS
• Full PreView: pull down or tap image preview to see your photo in full size
• Metapho Action app extension is renamed to Metapho Inspector
• Selecting a file under App Icon context menu > Recents would open it as a file Bookmark
• Fixes an issue where the whole Live Photo Editing could stall when editing of some Live Photos failed silently 2025.3 11/09/2025 • Metapho now remembers expanded/collapsed sidebar item states, Photos Library filters, the last open asset/file, and item scroll position between app launches
• Adds the keyboard shortcut (⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + L) for Remove Location
• Fixes a bug where changes to custom album membership in Photos did not appear in Metapho immediately
• Fixes a bug where some folders could not be added when full Photos access was not granted (Yay Griffin!)
• Open in New Window is available in the context menu for files within folders (macOS, iPadOS, visionOS)

[macOS]
• Location copied from Photos can now be pasted into the Edit Location window
• Fixes a bug where toolbar buttons were disabled after completing the download of iCloud photos
• A generic file icon, instead of a gray rectangle, now appears as a thumbnail for unsupported RAW files
• Fixes erroneous function of the Delete toolbar button in FileBookmark 2025.2 04/21/2025 • Improves formatting of lens focal length number
• Fixes a crash that was caused by an image with impossibly small Maker Note tags

[macOS]
• Open… (⌘ + o) works while the Welcome window is active
• Text buttons on the subscription store window are easier to click
• Improves Photos album thumbnails layout 2025.1 01/09/2025 • Improves the performance of navigating large files with numerous Auxies
• The download progress of an iCloud Drive file is displayed more consistently
• Resolves the inconsistent deselection that occasionally occurred after completing Date Edit
• Fixes the visual glitches that were displayed when Date Edit for multiple items was appearing
• Resolves a bug that caused crashes upon loading the location map under certain conditions 2024.6 11/12/2024 • Big under-the-hood update; improves performance and stability
• Fixes a bug that showed an incorrect aspect ratio thumbnails for Auxies
• Fixes gesture-driven dismissal of Asset Preview on iOS 18
• Fixes gesture-driven multiple item selection on iOS 18
• Fixes a bug that caused crashes upon pressing the ESC key while an Editing operation is in progress (iOS) 2024.5 10/21/2024 • Fixes an issue where the “Save As…” feature in Metapho Action in Photos saved an item to Files instead of Photos inconsistently (yay Jason!)
• Fixes a bug where Metapho crashed when it detected changes in Photos Library albums tree in edge cases
• Fixes an issue that sidebar selection state was lost after Metapho detected changes in your Photos Library album
• Fixes a rare crash occurred in Location Search auto completion 2024.4 06/27/2024 • Universal, native support for visionOS
• Under the hood improvements: modernizes concurrency code
• Cancelling long running operation drops background operations more quickly

[iOS]
• Improves performance of presenting and navigating Date Edit screen

[macOS]
• Fixes a bug where Set Date to Metadata Shortcuts action did not work 2024.3 06/04/2024 • 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 2024.2 04/09/2024 [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 2024.1 03/11/2024 • 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 2023.4 09/18/2023 • 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

Hello update note reader. If you have a moment, please consider leaving a nice review on the App Store. Thanks for using Metapho! 2023.3 08/21/2023 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 2023.2 06/23/2023 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. 3.7 05/08/2023 • Support for iOS 16
• Fixes a bug where calendar view was obscured in Date Edit (Yay Khoi!) 3.6.9 09/09/2022 • Fixes a bug: DNG from some camera model was not processed as intended (Yay Massimo!) 3.6.8 07/27/2022 • Fixes a bug where list of files showed incorrect thumbnails after sort options change or file deletion 3.6.7 12/06/2021