A Better Finder Attributes for Mac
Change file creation and modification dates.
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A Better Finder Attributes overview
A Better Finder Attributes allows you to change JPEG & RAW shooting dates, JPEG EXIF meta-data tags, file creation & modification dates, file flags and deal with invisible files.
Correct EXIF Digital Photo Shooting Timestamps
A Better Finder Attributes allows you to manipulate JPEG, CR2, NEF, ARF, RAF, SR2, CRW & CIFF EXIF timestamps at will by setting them to specific times or batch adjusting them by adding and removing time (useful for correcting the timestamps of images taken with a digital camera with a incorrectly set clock and to compensate for timezone changes).
Correct Finder Sorting for Digital Photos
A Better Finder Attributes also allows you to synchronize the file creation and modification dates with the shooting dates of JPEG EXIF as well as a wide variety of RAW formats, so that files sort properly in the Finder and other systems.
Change, Add & Remove JPEG EXIF Meta-Data
A Better Finder Attributes allows the most commonly used JPEG EXIF meta-data tags, such as copyright & owner information, camera & lens specifactions, some exposure information and much else besides to be directly manipulated.
You can strip JPEG EXIF information from a file altogether, strip GPS and IPTC location data or edit individual tags.
Total File Creation & Modification Date Control
A Better Finder Attributes gives you total control over file creation and modification dates, setting them to specific times and dates, adding or removing time or simply removing them altogether.
Setting Mac File Flags
A Better Finder Attributes supports setting all common Mac file system flags. You can set whether or not file extensions appear in the Finder, batch lock or unlock files, set or remove legacy creation & type codes, remove invisible files, restart the Finder in a special mode that shows invisible files, batch set Finder labels and force Finder updates.
Showing & Deleting Invisible Files
A Better Finder Attributes can delete invisible files, such as .DS_Store, that can lead to problems when delivering files to non-Mac systems and play havoc with Unix tools such as version control and archiving tools.
On top of this A Better Finder Attributes has a special "Show Invisible Files" feature hidden in the "Tools" menu that switches the Finder to a special mode in which invisible files become visible
Other Noteworthy Features
- Batch operation
- Create Droplets for automated processing
- Drag-and-drop into the file list or onto the application icon
- Select files in the Finder and activate A Better Finder Attributes via the Finder context menu or via a hot key
- Automatically deals with file date consistency rules
- Separate processing for files and folders, batch processing of sub-folders
- Additionally, A Better Finder Attributes gives you control over:
- Whether or not file extensions appear in the Finder
- Batch locking or unlocking of files
- Setting or removing legacy creator and type codes
- Removing invisible files
- Seeing invisible files in the Finder
- Batch setting of Finder labels
- Forcing the Finder to update its information about files and folders
What’s new in version 7.36
- The new version preempts changes in Apple receipt validation that will come into effect in January 2025.
A Better Finder Attributes for Mac
$24.95
In English
Version 7.36
What users say about A Better Finder Attributes
Value: 5.0
The best (if not only) file attribute editing software for the Mac. I've used Mac since the 80's. I don't recall any other program as complete and easy to use as this one for changing attributes. there are other programs that have a subset of the functions (some photo apps can edit photo attributes), but I don't know of any other program that combines all the functions this app has.
Other user ratings:
Ease of use | 5.0
Features | 5.0
Reliability | 5.0
Customer support | 5.0
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Jun 9 2021
Version: 7.12
Functionality of the software aside, the name of the program is a total pain because of the ridiculous length it has. When using this program, it ends up displacing many of my menubar items because my screen width isn't wide enough to hold everything. I guess I should be thankful the program isn't called "The World's Greatest Attribute Editor Available For The Macintosh Computer"
Mar 29 2021
Version: 7.10
I will never use software whose name includes "a better"...
In fact, better than what ?
Jan 5 2021
Version: 7.08
this is now a universal binary app supporting Intel and Apple Silicon chips natively
Oct 20 2020
Version: 7.03
MACUPDATE, another app that is now Universal (Intel and Apple Silicon). Need to start updating the MU website to indicate Universal compatibility. Developers already have access to Apple Silicon developer machines and Apple says it will release a production Apple Silicon mac before the end of the year. Probably will be announced at next month's scheduled Apple Event.
Oct 2 2020
Version: 7.01
It should be noted that the minimum OS requirement for version 7.00 was listed as Yosemite (10.10), but the minimum OS requirement for version 7.01 is El Capitan (10.11). Very unusual to change OS requirements as part of dot-oh, maintenance release. I"ve not confirmed this myself, just FYI to anyone who owns Yosemite, make sure 7.01 runs before you delete your copy of 7.00 (and keep your copy of 6.x too in case that was an error listing 7.0 as compatible with Yosemite).
