MetaScope

What it does

MetaScope is a native macOS app for photographers, archivists, and image-heavy workflows that need precise control over EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata. Edit, search, copy, clean, enrich, and export metadata across 50+ file formats including RAW. Built for batch work, controlled vocabularies, keyword workflows, document exports, and privacy-first local processing.

MetaScope is a native macOS app for professional EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata editing with 140 fields, 50+ editable image and video formats including RAW, and batch processing.

A native macOS app for photographers, archivists, and digital asset managers who care about accuracy, scale, and control. Edit EXIF, IPTC, and XMP across 50+ image and video formats including RAW, with a 140-field registry, integrated search, templates, automation, and document export. Built for libraries with hundreds of thousands of files. Metal GPU rendering with Display-P3 color, 30+ camera RAW formats, masonry and grid thumbnails up to 2048 px, progressive loading, and professional video controls. 140-field registry across 9 categories, 5-tab info panel, compare tray, GPS tools with DMS display, and ExifTool-powered extraction of 500+ metadata elements. Inline field editing for photos…from zalodesignstudio.com

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