SetEXIFData batch-edits metadata in images and movies on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Add files or folders, or drag media into the app, then process the listed files together. It can rename media using EXIF dates, set dates from filenames or Google JSON exports, adjust dates and sequence numbers, geotag files, edit camera information and keywords, and remove metadata tags. Readable metadata can also be exported as HTML, JSON, Markdown, or text. SetEXIFData uses ExifTool to write metadata, and the maker includes it in the download. Geotagging loads Google Maps; on macOS, addresses from Contacts can optionally populate the geotagging menu. The maker says Contacts data is used only for that menu. The license costs 12.94 EUR once and initially permits up to three activations across macOS, Windows, and Linux. Unregistered use can be tried, but it does not change image or movie files. Metadata writing depends on ExifTool support, and the maker warns that changing camera Make or Model fields may corrupt some RAW files.
Who it is for
SetEXIFData suits people who need to edit or export metadata for batches of images and movies across desktop platforms. It may be useful for organizing media by dates, adding location data, or changing camera information and keywords.
What is good
- Batch-process files and folders.
- Set dates from filenames or Google JSON exports.
- Export metadata as HTML, JSON, Markdown, or text.
- License covers macOS, Windows, and Linux.
What to know first
- Unregistered use cannot modify media files.
- Metadata writing depends on ExifTool support.
- Not all metadata tags can be removed.
- Changing camera fields may corrupt some RAW files.
Verdict
SetEXIFData brings a broad set of metadata tasks into a batch workflow and supports three desktop operating systems. Check ExifTool’s format support and use a copy when changing camera Make or Model fields in RAW files.
SetEXIFData plans and pricing
All plansCompared on photo metadata editors
- Free plan
- No
- Metadata scope
- exif_iptc_xmp
- Batch editing
- Yes
- RAW file support
- Yes
- Platform
- cross_platform
- GPS metadata tools
- Yes
- Metadata templates
- Yes
