SimpleMeta

A clean, native Mac app for reading and editing the hidden details inside your photos — titles, dates, keywords, location, copyright — so they show up everywhere your photos go.

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v2.1 · 10.2 MB · Apple silicon · No account required

SimpleMeta batch editing multiple photos

metadata standards written at once

∞

photos edited in a single pass

photos ever uploaded

metadata tokens for renaming

WHAT IT DOES

A single pane to read and edit all your photo details.

WRITES EVERYWHERE

One edit, readable in every app

Set a title, date, caption or location once and SimpleMeta writes it into the standard EXIF, IPTC and XMP tags at the same time. Your changes show up and sort correctly wherever the photo lands.

Apple Photos OneDrive Immich Google Photos Lightroom

// Date taken → written to
EXIF:DateTimeOriginal
IPTC:DateCreated
XMP:photoshop:DateCreated
// Location → written to
EXIF:GPSLatitude / GPSLongitude
IPTC:City / Country

See every field

Full EXIF, IPTC and XMP metadata, grouped by meaning — Common, Location and read-only Camera details — instead of a wall of raw tags.

Add any field

Pick from recommended standard fields that work everywhere, or define your own custom field when you need something specific.

Large preview

Grow the window and a full preview column appears between your list and the editor, so you always see the photo you're tagging.

Rename from metadata

Batch-rename files from a pattern of their own details — like %Date%_%Title% — pulling the date, title, creator, place and more straight from each photo.

Safe saves

Originals are backed up before writing, and SimpleMeta prompts before you switch away with unsaved changes.

Namespace details

Flip on "Show namespace details" to reveal exactly which EXIF / IPTC / XMP tag each value is written to.

BATCH EDITING

Tag ten photos as fast as one

Select a whole shoot with ⌘A or shift-click, tick just the fields you want to change, and apply them across every file at once. Fields with different values are left untouched — so you never overwrite by accident. SimpleMeta always confirms before a mass change.

Editing 12 photos

✓LocationLisbon, Portugal

TitleMultiple values — unchanged

PRIVACY BY DESIGN

Your photos never leave your Mac.

SimpleMeta does all of its editing locally, on your computer. Your photos and their metadata never leave your Mac — the only time it touches the network is a quick check for a newer version.

✓No data sent, ever

SimpleMeta never uploads your photos or metadata. Its only connection is an occasional check for a new version — which sends nothing about you or your files.

✓No accounts or tracking

No logins, no analytics, no telemetry. SimpleMeta doesn't know or care who you are.

✓Files stay put

Photos are read and written in place on your disk. Nothing is uploaded or copied elsewhere.

Download SimpleMeta

Free, forever. No account, no trial, no catch — just download and open.

Download for macOS

        Version 2.1·10.2 MB·Apple silicon
      

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia, macOS 26 or newer