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A Better Finder Attributes vs ExifTool: catalog facts
A Better Finder Attributes	ExifTool
Paid One-time purchase of $29.95 with a free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.	Free Free and open source, dual licensed under the same terms as Perl itself: the GPL or the…
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Batch-adjusts EXIF capture dates by adding or removing time Edits EXIF, IPTC and GPS tags	Reads and writes EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP and vendor makernotes across a vast range of formats Strips metadata before publishing, shifts dates in bulk and renames files from their embedded dates
macOS only Paid after the trial	Command line only, with a very large option list Writing metadata always risks damaging a file; keep originals
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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