CaptionWriter
macOS / Photo et vidéo
CaptionWriter – IPTC, XMP & EXIF Photo Metadata Editor
CaptionWriter is a professional photo metadata editor for editing and managing IPTC, XMP, and EXIF metadata. Write metadata directly into image files and keep your photo archive organized, searchable, and ready for production and DAM workflows. Ideal for photographers, photo agencies, media teams, and anyone working with structured image metadata.
IPTC, XMP & EXIF Editing
Edit and manage IPTC metadata, XMP metadata, EXIF data, image captions, keywords, and descriptions. All metadata is written directly into the image file according to IPTC/NAA standards, ensuring compatibility with Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems and professional archive workflows.
Image Captioning & Keyword Tagging
Create reusable caption and description sets to speed up metadata entry. Organize and categorize keywords using the integrated keyword thesaurus for consistent tagging. Use Find & Replace to search and replace metadata across selected files.
Gallery & Preview
Browse images in a visual gallery with adjustable thumbnails. Navigate folders, preview images, and move quickly between files. Supported formats: JPEG, TIFF, and selected RAW formats.
Import, Export & FTP
Import or export XMP metadata for single images. Upload individual images directly to FTP servers as part of your workflow.
Pro Features – Batch Metadata & Workflow Automation
Designed for high-volume production environments.
Multi-File Metadata Editing
Edit captions, IPTC, XMP, and keywords across multiple images simultaneously.
Batch Metadata Import & Export
Import or export metadata for multiple images at once. Apply metadata templates to entire photo sets in one step.
FTP Batch Upload
Upload multiple processed images to FTP servers in a single operation.
Workflow Automation
Automate repetitive metadata and file operations to optimize your production workflow.
AI-Powered Image Descriptions
Generate image descriptions and keywords automatically using integrated AI. AI usage is available in all versions and billed separately based on consumption.
Versions
Free
Single-image metadata editing, gallery management, keyword tagging, caption and description sets, search, single-image import/export, and single-image FTP upload.
Pro
Includes all Free features, plus multi-image editing, batch metadata import/export, workflow automation, and FTP batch upload.
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
Version 7.0.90
Licence Model simplified:
Free = Single file processing
Pro = Batch processing
Menu:
In the File menu, an upload can now be started directly using the current selection.
Preferences:
Preferences restructured: General, Licence, AI Credit, Workflow, Upload Server, Thesaurus.
Workflow:
Workflow buttons improved: Creating a button now immediately inserts the selected action as the first step.
Step selection revised and stabilized.
Icon picker expanded and optimized.
New progress dialog for workflow execution.
Direct FTP upload is now also available as a workflow button.
Version 7.0.89
Workflow
Inline editing in the tag editor now ends before saving, ensuring the latest edits are included.
Changed default Finder tag placeholders to Custom 1–3 and limited default tags to three.
Added auto-focus to inline tag name editing when selecting a row in the Finder Flags editor.
Added German and English localizations for the workflow step actions “Set Finder Flag” and “Clear Finder Flags”.
Hide the Info column content for the “Set Finder Flag” and “Clear Finder Flags” workflow steps.
Workflow buttons are now tinted with the color of the last “Set Finder Flag” step, if present.
Finder tag menus now list system tags first (localized display), followed by a separator and custom tags, including an “Edit Custom Tags…” entry.
Localized system Finder tag names in menus while retaining English identifiers internally to ensure correct assignment.
Moved “Edit Custom Tags…” directly below the system tag separator in Finder tag menus.
The workflow icon picker now displays icons only (no labels) to avoid implying specific actions.
Added additional workflow icons: Upload, Download, Cloud, Mail, FTP, Check, Star, AI.
Localized color picker labels in the Finder tag editor (including the “None” option).
Finder tag editor add/remove buttons now use icon-only controls (plus/minus), consistent with the workflow editor.
Editor
Replaced all references to “OpenAI” and “ChatGPT” with “AI”.
Restored the AI icon for Caption and Keywords buttons (resource name corrected: NSImage(named: "Openai.png") instead of "OpenAI.png").
Made the CWEntryTextField border visible on macOS Tahoe (subtle gray border normally, blue when focused).
Fixed CWEntryTextField focus handling so the blue focus border correctly reverts to gray when focus is lost.
Applied the same focus border behavior to CWEntryTextView (gray normally, blue when focused, proper reset on focus loss).
Disabled the Save button when no changes are present.
“Select All” now always selects all images in the gallery.
Renamed “Insert at Start” to “Insert at Beginning”.
Thesaurus
The Thesaurus no longer hides when opening an editor.
Version 7.0.86
Finder flags are available in both the Gallery and the Editor (enable in Preferences).
Workflow buttons can now assign Finder flags as well.
Version 7.0.85
Version Includes Workflow and Description List
Started New Localisation
Version 7.0.84
Inherited from Version Version 7.0.81 with following Fixes
Deleting a selected folder no longer leaves an empty folder icon.
Batch operations (Find & Replace, Multi-file Edit) now correctly handle open editors.
Version 7.0.83
The workflow bar now displays only as many buttons as fit.
The application icon has been added as an additional workflow icon.
The editor no longer creates extra margins when adding workflow buttons (bug fix).
The buttons for adding and removing favorites in the Gallery have been redesigned.
The preview buttons have been repositioned in the editor.
