MetaScope v1.2.5

MetaScope 1.2.5 (Build 30)

March 2026 - Build 30

MetaScope 1.2.5 is the most feature-rich update yet. Smart Collections, Linked Metadata Profiles, and Custom Fields give you powerful new ways to organize and manage your metadata. Catalogue Card export lets you create beautiful print-ready asset sheets, and Quick Star Rating puts file ratings right on your thumbnails. The metadata editor gets a search bar, adaptive two-column layout, safety indicators, and an expanded font picker. A redesigned search window, native Liquid Glass on macOS 26, and major performance improvements round out the release.

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Organize Smarter

Powerful new tools to structure and manage your metadata workflow.

Smart Collections

Create dynamic, query-based collections that auto-update whenever your metadata changes. Define your criteria once and results stay current automatically. Three built-in collections get you started: Untagged Files, Geotagged Photos, and 5-Star Rated. Create your own from any set of search filters.

Linked Metadata Profiles

Apply a bundle of metadata fields in one step. Create named profiles for copyright info, contact details, or workflow tags. Use expression tokens like {filename}, {year}, and {date:format} for dynamic values that fill in automatically. Apply from the Editor header, toolbar, or Cmd+Shift+P.

Custom Metadata Fields

Define your own XMP metadata fields using the ms: namespace. Choose data types (text, number, date, list, boolean), set validation rules and allowed values, and import or export definitions as JSON for team sharing.

Label Sets

Create custom labels with a name, color, and icon to categorize your files. Assign from the Info Panel or context menu — including search results with multi-file selection. Filter by label in Metadata Search.

Custom Metadata Panels

Add up to 8 custom tabs to the Info Panel, each populated with whatever metadata fields you choose from the registry. Drag fields into your preferred order.

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Export & Rate

New ways to share and evaluate your assets.

Catalogue Card PDF Export

Export your assets as beautifully formatted, print-ready catalogue cards. Each card shows a hero image alongside grouped metadata from your Favorites. Choose A4, Letter, or A5 page size, portrait or landscape, and 1, 2, or 4 cards per page. Export each card as a separate file or combine all into one document. Available from the Document Export window, Export Wizard, Compare Tray, and Search Results.

Quick Star Rating

Rate files right from the thumbnail grid or list view. Click the star overlay on any thumbnail, use Option+0–5 keyboard shortcuts, or pick a rating from the context menu or Tools menu. Ratings write to XMP:Rating instantly without opening the editor.

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Search & Compare

A completely rebuilt search experience.

Search Window Redesign

The search window has been completely rebuilt with a source-list sidebar, compact filter bar with chip toggles, and advanced/technical filters in popovers. The sidebar is resizable and toolbars adapt responsively to your window width.

Selection Context Bar & Saved Sets

See your active selection source and item count at a glance, with Quick Export and Batch Actions inline. Name and persist curated collections of assets as Saved Sets. The Compare Tray now has a “Send to…” menu for Export, Saved Sets, and Batch Actions.

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Modern Interface

Liquid Glass (macOS 26)

On macOS Tahoe, toolbars and system chrome adopt the native Liquid Glass material. Toolbar controls, filter chips, and the compare tray use glass effects. All changes are availability-gated — no visual difference on macOS 15.

Native Context Menus

Context menus throughout the app now use native macOS menus with stable submenus. Labels, Rating, and Apply Profile submenus no longer collapse when the parent view updates.

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Editor Revamp

Search and Filter Bar

Find any metadata field instantly. Type to filter all 119 fields by name, field ID, or current value. Use the category dropdown to focus on a single group. A live badge shows how many fields match your query. Press Cmd+F to jump to the search bar.

Adaptive Two-Column Grid

The Editor tab switches to a two-column layout when your window is 700pt or wider, distributing categories evenly across both columns. Narrower windows use the familiar single-column list.

Advanced Tab Safety Indicators

Every field in the Advanced tab is color-coded by edit safety. Green means registry-editable. Orange with a camera badge means camera-recorded. A lock icon marks read-only system fields. Field groups are now collapsible.

Expanded Font Picker

Font selection in the editor, info panel, compare view, and Settings now uses a richer picker with a live preview of the selected typeface.

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Performance

• Folder switching is ~50% faster with batch star rating loads and cache-first reads
• Selected-file metadata latency reduced from ~3.9s to ~130ms via priority ExifTool worker
• Six main-thread hang categories eliminated via Instruments profiling
• @AppStorage isolation removes 200+ unnecessary KVO subscriptions per thumbnail grid

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Bug Fixes

• Catalogue card metadata now renders reliably in exported PDFs
• PDF text wrapping fixed for long metadata values
• Photos XPC recovery handles all known connection failure modes
• Context menu submenu stability improvements
• Editor Favorites tab now correctly uses editor font settings
• Rating star overlays appear reliably after batch rating
• Cmd+A Select All and Option+0–5 rating shortcuts fixed

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Requirements

• macOS 15.6 or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Mac

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Get MetaScope

MetaScope is available on the Mac App Store. Free tier includes 5 edits per day. MetaScope Pro unlocks unlimited edits and all professional features.

Download on the Mac App Store

For questions, feedback, or feature requests, contact support via the MetaScope Help menu.