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Important Note for Droplet Users! macOS 15 Sequoia will tell you that all your droplets are 'damaged'. Don't panic! This is a new macOS security feature. Full details are available in on the Droplets and Sequoia help page.
7th November 2024
The new version preempts changes in Apple receipt validation that will come into effect in January 2025.
25th September 2024
The new version adds a new droplet setup help message for Sequoia.
10th July 2024
The new version adds the ability to delete the EXIF/ QuickTime Modify Date.
13th June 2024
The new version further improves support for the QuickTime Creation Date field.
29th May 2024
The new version adds improved support for the QuickTime Creation Date field.
6th March 2024
The new version adds support for the QuickTime Modified date field.
14th February 2024
The new version adds support for the Quicktime Creation date field.
13th December 2023
The new version improves support for large file formats.
15th November 2023
The new version improves compatibility with PNG and other files that only contain XMP meta-data.
2nd March 2023
The new version delivers additional droplet reliability improvements.
24th February 2023
The new version fixes a serious bug that affects droplets.
23rd February 2023
The new version fixes a bug affecting the add, change and remove tags feature.
24th October 2022
The new version adds links to support material for droplet problems introduced by new macOS 13 Ventura security warnings.
26th September 2022
The new version allows the new timezone offset fields in the EXIF 2.31 standard to be manipulated.
6th September 2022
The new version fixes a bug affecting time parsing and the display of the IPTC Province meta-data field.
There are also two new A Better Finder Attributes video tutorials: How to change EXIF Shooting Dates and How to correct time zone errors in Apple Photos.
1st August 2022
The new version fixes a time parsing problem in the advanced date manipulation action.
7th July 2022
The new version updates the meta-data engine.
15th April 2022
The new version fixes a dark mode bug.
23rd March 2022
The new version delivers some minor improvements.
29th September 2021
The new version adds a new brute force mode for changing content creation dates in QuickTime .mov and .mp4 files for import into Apple Photos.
8th September 2021
The new version fixes a bug affecting some droplets.
27th July 2021
The new version fixes a bug affecting the editing of tags in image files and introduces a special (not recommended) mode for using pre-1972 dates.
21st July 2021
The new version adds support for setting gps coordinates.
24th June 2021
The new version adds an option to automatically clear the file list after processing.
9th June 2021
The new version allows dates to be based on the current time.
21st April 2021
The new version fixes two bugs in the advanced time manipulation action.
9th March 2021
The new release features improved performance when changing meta-data, better handling of movie timestamps and bug fixes.
3rd March 2021
The new version features an improved date parser.
4th January 2021
The new version adds support for 3GP files and contains a few bug fixes.
4th January 2021
The new version fixes a bug affecting movie timestamp reading.
9th December 2020
The new version introduces Apple Silicon native droplets and fixes and internationalization bug.
25th November 2020
The new version delivers minor fixes and improvements.
18th November 2020
The new version improves support for large media files.
20th October 2020
This new release:
8th October 2020
This new version has a number of improvements and fixes:
29th September 2020
The new version fixes a number of bug reported after launch. In particular, some droplets would not run correctly.
23rd September 2020
Version 7 is introduces major new features, as well as significant backend changes.
18th September 2020
This new beta adds additional IPTC tags that can be edited.
16th September 2020
This new beta adds the quicktime create date to the dates the program can manipulate.
2nd September 2020
This is the first release candidate for version 7.
The new beta fixes all known outstanding issues.
18th August 2020
This latest beta adds support for the Media Create Date, which is used in some video formats (including quicktime & mp4) to indicate when a recording was made. This is useful for videos that do not have a Content Created timestamp and works across a wide variety of digital cameras, including the iPhone.
It is now possible to read and write the Media Create Date, to remove it and use it for sorting.
The new version also restores compatibility with macOS 10.11, fixes translations errors in French and German and makes a number of other small improvements.
12th August 2020
This second public beta introduces a major new feature: Taking File Dates from files of the same name in a different folder hierarchy.
This comes in handy whenever you need to work with batch processing tools that lose the original file dates. Simply keep the originals around and use them as the source for the dates in the processed files.
Furthermore, this second beta resolves a problem when dragging files from third party file views, such as ForkLift, Lightroom, etc and improves the new French localization.
3rd August 2020
This is the first public beta release of version 7 of A Better Finder Attributes.
Version 7 is introduces major new features, as well as significant backend changes.
You can visit the Version 7 page to find out more details.
A Better Finder Attributes 7 is now available as a separate download and can be run side-by-side with the 6.x version.
Check out what's new. This is a free upgrade if you have bought A Better Finder Attributes after the 1st of January 2020 or own a forever upgrade, and a paid upgrade for everyone else.
23rd September 2020
This latest version alerts users to the release of version 7.
5th May 2020
The new version fixes a minor bug.
13th April 2020
The new version now gives more consistent results for incorrectly tagged JPEG files.
8th January 2020
This release adds support for Pentax PEF RAW image files.
9th December 2019
This release improves GPS meta-data handling.
28th November 2019
This release fixes stepper controls under macOS 10.15 Catalina.
4th October 2019
The new version adds fully compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina.
26th February 2019
The new version adds support for Panasonic RAW image formats.
22nd January 2019
The new version adds support for the Canon CR3 RAW image format.
13th December 2018
The new version makes a few minor changes, mostly to the German localization.
6th of November 2018
This release fixes a few bugs that crept into yesterday's release.
5th of November 2018
This is the first German localization of the tool.
25th September 2018
The new release adds support for macOS 10.14 Dark Mode!
5th November 2018
The new version adds the first German localization of the tool.
Please feel free to contact us should there be any translation errors or omissions.
18th September 2018
The new release adds the ability to remove GPS and location data from JPEG files.
23rd August 2018
The new version fixes a bug that under some circumstances could cause file dates to be applied incorrectly.
19th April 2018
The new version fixes a minor problem identifying EXIF information in some JPEG files.
7th February 2018
The new version adds read support for HEIC and HEIF image files.
29th November 2017
The new version allows the user to deal with errors more elegantly.
18th October 2017
The new version further bullet proofs the unlock code mechanism under Sierra and High Sierra.
7th June 2017
The new release adds support for Olympus RAW files and updates the Sparkle auto-updating framework.
27th January 2017
The new release fixes a bug with Mac App Store unlocking.
25th January 2017
The new release now properly recognizes File Multi Tool 6 Mac App Store purchases and unlocks automatically.
25th January 2017
The new releases fixes a cosmetic problem on macOS 10.12 Sierra.
2nd November 2016
This new version fixes a bug with the preview pane.
13th September 2016
The new version allows JPEG EXIF tags, such as copyright, exposure & equipment meta-data to be edited and deleted or EXIF information to be completely stripped from JPEG files.
DateTimeOriginal and DateTimeDigitized shooting dates can now be manipulated separately. There's an updated user interface and icon and much else beyond.
13th September 2016
This is the last 5.x release, now that version 6 of A Better Finder Attributes is available.
Version 6 is a separate download.
2nd February 2016
This release fixes a software update vulnerability in the Sparkle framework that was exposed on the 29th of January.
15th December 2015
The new release further modernizes the code base and ships with an improved mailing list subscription feature.
10th November 2015
The new release adopts the Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan SDK, modernizes the code base and ships with an improved auto-update feature.
3rd September 2015
The new release recognizes read-only disks and acts appropriately.
22nd July 2015
The new release makes sure that Mac App Store customers who have bought File Multi Tool 5 can use A Better Finder Attributes for free.
3rd June 2015
The new version fixes a minor bug.
1st April 2015
The new version improves the installation experience.
28th January 2014
This new version introduces a new icon that better complements Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite's visual style.
13th November 2014
This new version introduces a fresh, flatter look to complement Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
25th June 2014
This new version allows the program to change EXIF data in a wider range of image files.
6th May 2014
This new version improves droplet reliability on Mavericks.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
5th December 2013
This new version fixes a startup crash related to the migration to the ARC memory management technology.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
3rd December 2013
This new version adopts ARC, Apple's latest memory management technology.
The new release also fixes a problem affecting the "Adjust EXIF timestamp" feature.
9th July 2013
The new version now supports the standard keyboard shortcut for going to full screen mode.
12th June 2013
The new version makes it easy to sign up for our new mailing list.
11th December 2012
The new version:
29th August 2012
The new version improves integration with the Mac App Store version.
14th August 2012
The new version delivers Mountain Lion compatible droplet creation.
Update: Apple's Mac OS X 10.8.1 update has fixed the bug causing A Better Finder Attributes droplets not to operate correctly on Mountain Lion. Old droplets should now operate correctly again.
6th July 2012
The new version solves a problem that could cause EXIF adjustments on external drives to fail.
27th June 2012
The new version features Retina Display-optimized drawing and artwork.
11th June 2012
This version works around a bug in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion that would intermittently cause the droplet application rather than the main application to be launched when double clicking the application icon.
9th May 2012
The new version adopts Developer ID signing in preparation for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
15th March 2012
The new version fixes a minor drawing bug.
14th March 2012
The new version features a refreshed user interface.
25th January 2012
The new version can now be used in the Mac OS X 10.7 full screen mode.
4th January 2012
The new release adds support for modifying Sony ARF RAW files.
14th December 2011
This release adds support for modifying Nikon RAW (.NEF) photo files.
29th November 2011
This release works around an international date formatting bug in Mac OS X Lion.
8th November 2011
The new version cleans up the user interface now that writing EXIF time stamps to CRW, CR2 and CIFF are supported.
27th September 2011
The new version now supports adjusting EXIF timestamps in all commonly used Canon RAW file formats, including CRW, CR2 and CIFF.
27th July 2011
The new version replaces the previous EXIF date changing engine with a new faster and more expandable implementation.
23rd March 2011
The new version allows console logging to be switched off and addresses an unlocking problem affecting Eastern European customers.
16th March 2011
The new version features a new "Collect Debugging Information" item in the "Help" menu that allows for much more convenient bug reporting.
A cosmetic problem with some of the application's menu items showing up in a smaller font after the migration to the new XCode 4 toolset was also resolved.
28th February 2011
This new version updates the information on the Mac App Store purchasing option.
22nd February 2011
This new version makes it easier to purchase A Better Finder Attributes 5 in the Mac App Store, where it is called "File Multi Tool 5".
8th February 2011
Version 5 was modernized inside and out and now requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later.
The major visible changes are the brand new single window user interface and the automatic software update. Behind the scenes much has changed and version 5.0 is now ready for major new developments which will as always be released incrementally as they become available.
Version 5.0 is a free upgrade to all customer who have purchased A Better Finder Attributes 4 after the 1st of January 2009. It is a paid upgrade for other users.
2nd February 2011
This is the first beta of the upcoming A Better Finder Attributes 5.0 release.
The new version is modernized inside and out and now requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later.
The major visible changes are the brand new single window user interface and the automatic software update. Behind the scenes much has changed and version 5.0 is now ready for major new developments which will as always be released incrementally as they become available.
9th November 2010
The new release ensures that the creation date of files that do not have an EXIF timestamp are not affected by the "Copy the date that digital photo was taken to the creation date" action.
18th August 2010
The new release allows time to be added or subtracted from both the EXIF shooting date and the file creation date simultaneously.
28th July 2010
The new release fixes a minor issue affecting the working on the service menu on Snow Leopard.
12th May 2010
The new release adds the ability to "lift" the creation or modification date of an existing file for specifying the creation and modifications of other files.
This release works around a bug in Mac OS X 10.6.2 to ensure that creation and modification dates continue to be changed concurrently.
This release uses a new implementation for the "force finder to update its information the file(s)" feature.
This release contains significant improvements to the handling of unlock codes and should make unlocking the product significantly less error prone.
The new release restores the ability to set creator and type codes on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Please note that the Snow Leopard Finder and operating system do no longer use the creator code to associate documents with a particular application.
The new release removes the experimental EXIF library for Snow Leopard and uses the tried and tested old library instead.
The new release:
Please note that Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger customers should downgrade to version 3.39 which is the last Tiger compatible version.
The new release fixes a crashing bug when changing EXIF information in JPEG files when the program is used on Snow Leopard.
This is the last Tiger compatible release!
The new release uses a new library to change EXIF information in JPEG files when the program is used on Snow Leopard.
It also includes a new version of the preferences pane that handles system with a legacy A Better Finder Launcher installation more gracefully.
This release makes further tweaks for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
This release updates the preferences pane for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Expect more Snow Leopard tweaks next week.
This release adds an "A Better Finder Attributes 4..." menu item to the services menu and allows A Better Finder Attributes to be started by selecting files in the Finder or other applications via the "Services" menu.
This also means that the new release is now Snow Leopard compatible.
27th July 2009
Fixes a bug that prevented the "Copy the date that the digital photo was taken to creation date" action to work correctly for non-JPEG files.
8th July 2009
Optional preference pane now correctly reports A Better Finder Attributes update status.
3rd June 2009
The new adds the ability to change both the file creation and modification date in a single operation.
29th April 2009
The new version fixes a minor bug.
27th April 2009
The new version restores the full digital photography features.
15th April 2009
The new version now directly links to the new support forums.
2nd March 2009
The new version now correctly handles Mac OS X "bundles", such as ".pages" and ".numbers" documents as files rather than folders.
2nd February 2009
It is now possible to switch off the validity check before attempting to change EXIF timestamps in JPEG files. In that manner, it is possible to attempt to overwrite corrupted timestamps.
This validity check is switched on by default, but can be switched off in the "Preferences..." dialog.
5th January 2009
This release fixes a bug in the "Copy the creation date to date that the digital photo was taken".
17th December 2008
This release fixes a bug in the preferences pane component.
12th November 2008
The new version adds the ability to remove file creation and modification dates and improves preview and error handling.
27th October 2008
The new version fixes a bug with the legacy creator and type code setting feature.
10th October 2008
Corrects an incorrectly displayed error message.
7th October 2008
The new version fixes a bug that affects the legacy creator and type code setting feature.
17th July 2008
2nd April 2008
13th February 2008
The new release allows the EXIF shooting date of JPEG picture files to be set to an arbitrary date and time.
9th January 2008
Fixes a bug affecting the "Change Modification Date" feature.
23rd October 2007
Delivers Leopard compatibility and makes minor corrections.
17th October 2007
The new release adds support for setting Finder color labels.
3rd September 2007
This release fixes a bug that caused the 'Add or subtract time from JPEG EXIF capture date' feature to fail on batches of more than 100 items.
8th August 2007
The new version adds features for visualizing invisible files (including those pesky .DS_Store files) and removing them from entire file hierarchies.
18th July 2007
This is a minor update that warns users that Mac OS X 10.4 does not always display file dates pre-dating the 1st of January 1970 correctly, but the program does change dates correctly within the 1904 to 2040 time range.
The update also contains the newest system preferences pane.
6th June 2007
The new version now allows you to remove legacy creator and types codes from existing files.
24th April 2007
The new version offers EXIF time stamp reading support for:
and improves error checking.
This latest version is the requires Mac OS X 10.4!
21st March 2007
The new version:
This latest version is the first that requires Mac OS X 10.4!
19th February 2007
The new version:
24th January 2007
The new version:
13th December 2006
You can now force the Finder to update its information on files and folders when it displays stale information.
15th November 2006
The new version integrates the features of the discontinued A Better Finder Creators & Types product:
For more information on creator & type codes please refer to this explanation on wikipedia.
30th September 2006
The new version updates the optional program components: the systems preferences pane, hot key and contextual menu plugin.
13th September 2006
The new version improves the handling of inconsistent date values and makes a number of minor fixes and improvements.
19th April 2006
The new version updates the System Preferences Pane and the Hot Key Component to address a minor installation bug.
12th March 2006
Version 4.0.2 is a bug fix release that corrects registration inconsistencies and a minor bug in the hot key component.
8th March 2006
This bug fix release corrects an installation problem with the 4.0 release that prevented the context menu from working.
8th March 2006
Version 4 will be a free upgrade for all owners of version 3.
A Better Finder Attributes 4 is based on the same code as A Better Finder Rename 7, released late last year.
It inherits much of its user experience and features:
11th January 2006
This is the first release as a "Universal Application" running at full speed on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macintoshes.
7th December 2005
This new release features faster and more reliable EXIF shooting date acquisition.
16th November 2005
This minor release ensures compatibility with the new version 7 release of A Better Finder Rename.
6th July 2005
The new release updates the hot key and preference pane components to provide an improved user experience:
16th March 2005
The new version allows time intervals to be added or subtracted to existing modification and creation date and times.
9th February 2005
The new version introduces a swizzle user interface and makes significant internal changes.
The new "progressive disclosure" user interface is based on the use of swizzle triangles and brings A Better Finder Attributes in line with the latest A Better Finder Rename releases.
Internal changes exploit Cocoa bindings to make it easier to add significant new user interface features in the future.
17th November 2004
This minor update contains the new version of the System Preferences pane shared with the other A Better Finder series tools.
The System Preference Pane update:
20th October 2004
The new release introduces a file details drawer designed to make it easier to judge file changes interactively.
21st July 2004
The new release: