Parergon Metadata Editor for mac - Professional photo metadata editing for macOS.
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Parergon Metadata Editor for mac 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.
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Hi Product Hunt,
MetaScope is now Parergon, with a new home at https://parergon.io. It is the same app: existing subscriptions, libraries, templates and settings carry over.
I built it because photo metadata work is still too fragmented. Fixing a camera clock, adding copyright to a whole shoot or making an archive searchable should feel like a clear, considered workflow on your Mac.
Parergon brings EXIF, IPTC and XMP editing for photos and videos into one native workspace, with support for 50+ formats including RAW. You can correct dates, rename files, update GPS, apply reusable templates and manage keywords with controlled vocabularies and rules.
The workspace now also includes on-device intelligence: find photos by describing what they show, review suggested keywords and descriptions, translate metadata and group photos into events. Image analysis stays on your Mac, and you review proposed changes before writing them to your files.
You can browse Apple Photos, search indexed metadata, compare files and export metadata or PDF and HTML portfolios.
The free plan includes metadata viewing, browsing and five edits a day. Optional Parergon Pro unlocks unlimited editing, batch tools and advanced intelligence workflows. Requires macOS 15.4 or later and Apple silicon.
I would love to hear from photographers, archivists and anyone who has spent too much time fixing dates, GPS, keywords or IPTC fields. Which part of your metadata workflow would you most like to improve?
Happy to answer questions.