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24 alternatives to MetaScope

Professional photo metadata editing for macOS.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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MetaImage▲7
Mac app to edit image metadata (with Photos.app plugin)
2018 · neededapps.com · its alternatives →
2
Meta Search▲360
Search your Desktop, Google Drive, Dropbox, Gmail, Evernote.
2016 · finance.yahoo.com · its alternatives →
3
Capso▲269
Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac
Apr 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Informant▲133
Inspect files on macOS with a single click.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Metascan▲80
3D Capture for iPhone and iPad
2021 · metascan.ai · its alternatives →
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QromaTag for macOS▲71
Create photo metadata using voice recognition.
2018 · qroma.net · its alternatives →
7
Telescope▲246
A beautiful, stylish and minimal publishing platform ✏️
2019 · telescope.ac · its alternatives →
8
AnyEXIF▲102
Professional Exif viewer, creator, cleaner, editor for Mac
2022 · anyexif.com · its alternatives →
9
Appscope▲313
The best progressive web apps in one place 🔭
2018 · appsco.pe · its alternatives →
10
Glisiofree tier, from $9.99/mo▲116
Mac Recorder & Snap editor w/auto-zoom, audio, local MP4
Aug 2026 · glisio.com · its alternatives →
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MacScope▲2
Native Mac monitoring and power tools in one app
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Capto▲179
A powerful new screen recorder and editor
2016 · globaldelight.com · its alternatives →
13
Macro▲149
A super focused image editor for the Mac
2017 · macroapp.co · its alternatives →
14
Kaleidoscope 5.0▲143
The leading diff and merge app for Mac developers
2024 · kaleidoscope.app · its alternatives →
15
Shots▲159
Screenshot manager for macOS
2017 · mobilefirst.in · its alternatives →
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iPhotron▲107
A macOS Photos–style photo manager for Windows — folder-native, non-destructive, with HEIC/MOV Live Photo, map view, and GPU-accelerated browsing. - OliverZhaohaibin/iPhotron-LocalPhotoAlbumManager
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tidy▲98
Spotlight returns nothing for words you know are in a scanned document. It is not a bug: a scan has no text layer, so there is nothing to index. How to check, and three ways to make those documents searchable on a Mac.
Jul 2026 · tidymacapp.com · its alternatives →
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Picser 2.0▲127
Native macOS image viewer with tags & slideshow
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131
Effortless image to text conversion for Mac
2024 · getsnipit.com · its alternatives →
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Kaleidoscope▲116
Hands down the best file comparison and merge tool for Mac
2014 · kaleidoscope.app · its alternatives →
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Macscope – I decide to built a better Cmd-Tab replacement for macOS▲15
Hi HN, Macscope is a new window manager and and app switcher for macOS built on the philosophy of enhancing, not replacing, your existing muscle memory. It works by augmenting the familiar Cmd+Tab workflow. A quick tap of your shortcut instantly switches between recent apps, just like you're used to. A slightly longer hold, however, opens the full Macscope interface where you can manage all your open windows and tabs. You can also use modifier shortcuts to enter Placement Modes, which let you instantly snap a selected window to the left/right/top/bottom/ half of your…
2025 · macscope.app · its alternatives →
22
Glint▲107
Claude Code activity, right where you want it.
Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →
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Vista▲113
The image viewer macOS should have built.
Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
SampleStack▲71
The native macOS sample manager built for every instrument
Apr 2026 · samplestack.app · its alternatives →

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