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A Better Finder Attributes Changelog

What's new in A Better Finder Attributes 7.31

Mar 6, 2024
  • The new version adds support for the QuickTime Modified date field.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.30 (Feb 14, 2024)

  • The new version adds support for the Quicktime Creation date field.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.29 (Dec 13, 2023)

  • The new version improves support for large file formats.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.28 (Nov 16, 2023)

  • The new version improves compatibility with PNG and other files that only contain XMP meta-data.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.27 (Mar 2, 2023)

  • The new version delivers additional droplet reliability improvements.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.26 (Feb 26, 2023)

  • The new version fixes a serious bug that affects droplets.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.25 (Feb 23, 2023)

  • The new version fixes a bug affecting the add, change and remove tags feature.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.24 (Oct 24, 2022)

  • The new version adds links to support material for droplet problems introduced by new macOS 13 Ventura security warnings.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.23 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • The new version allows the new timezone offset fields in the EXIF 2.31 standard to be manipulated.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.22 (Sep 6, 2022)

  • The new version fixes a bug affecting time parsing and the display of the IPTC Province meta-data field.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.21 (Aug 1, 2022)

  • The new version fixes a time parsing problem in the advanced date manipulation action.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.20 (Jul 7, 2022)

  • The new version updates the meta-data engine.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.19 (Apr 15, 2022)

  • The new version fixes a dark mode bug.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.18 (Mar 23, 2022)

  • The new version delivers some minor improvements.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.17 (Sep 30, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.16 (Sep 8, 2021)

  • The new version fixes a bug affecting some droplets.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.15 (Jul 27, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.14 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • The new version adds support for setting gps coordinates.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.13 (Jun 24, 2021)

  • The new version adds an option to automatically clear the file list after processing.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.12 (Jun 9, 2021)

  • The new version allows dates to be based on the current time.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.11 (Apr 21, 2021)

  • The new version fixes two bugs in the advanced time manipulation action.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.10 (Mar 11, 2021)

  • The new release features improved performance when changing meta-data, better handling of movie timestamps and bug fixes.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.09 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • The new version features an improved date parser.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.08 (Jan 5, 2021)

  • The new version adds support for 3GP files and contains a few bug fixes.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.07 (Jan 5, 2021)

  • The new version fixes a bug affecting movie timestamp reading.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.06 (Dec 9, 2020)

  • The new version introduces Apple Silicon native droplets and fixes and internationalization bug.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.05 (Nov 28, 2020)

  • The new version delivers minor fixes and improvements.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.04 (Nov 18, 2020)

  • The new version improves support for large media files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.03 (Oct 21, 2020)

  • is the first built for Apple Silicon
  • adds the ability to take dates from files with a different file extension (e.g. sidecar or non-RAW pictures.
  • the ability to manipulate the TIFF Create Date for image files.
  • fixes a few rare bugs.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.02 (Oct 8, 2020)

  • Built on macOS 11 Big Sur for macOS 11 Big Sur
  • Modernized meta-data extraction engine
  • Accepts ISO 6801 dates even when standard demands a different format
  • Fixes locale-specific parsing bug

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.01 (Sep 29, 2020)

  • The new version fixes a number of bug reported after launch. In particular, some droplets would not run correctly.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 7.00 (Sep 24, 2020)

  • Reading & writing video/ movie content creation timestamps
  • Changing file dates based on dates & times embedded in the file name
  • Incrementing file dates based on a sorting order
  • Copying file dates from one folder hierarchy to another
  • fully multi-threaded preview, status updates and execution
  • a host of new meta-data tags that are editable across a wide variety of file formats, and thus no longer limited to JPEG files only.
  • and much more..

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.23 (May 5, 2020)

  • The new version fixes a minor bug.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.22 (Apr 14, 2020)

  • The new version now gives more consistent results for incorrectly tagged JPEG files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.21 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • This release adds support for Pentax PEF RAW image files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.20 (Dec 10, 2019)

  • This release improves GPS meta-data handling.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.19 (Nov 28, 2019)

  • This release fixes stepper controls under macOS 10.15 Catalina.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.18 (Oct 4, 2019)

  • The new version adds fully compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.17 (Feb 26, 2019)

  • The new version adds support for Panasonic RAW image formats.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.16 (Jan 22, 2019)

  • The new version adds support for the Canon CR3 RAW image format.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.15 (Dec 18, 2018)

  • The new version makes a few minor changes, mostly to the German localization.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.14 (Nov 7, 2018)

  • This release fixes a few bugs that crept into yesterday's release.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.13 (Nov 6, 2018)

  • The new version adds the first German localization of the tool.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.12 (Sep 26, 2018)

  • The new release adds support for macOS 10.14 Dark Mode!

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.11 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • The new release adds the ability to remove GPS and location data from JPEG files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.10 (Aug 23, 2018)

  • The new version fixes a bug that under some circumstances could cause file dates to be applied incorrectly.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.09 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • The new version fixes a minor problem identifying EXIF information in some JPEG files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.08 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • Adds read support for HEIC and HEIF image files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.07 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • The new version allows the user to deal with errors more elegantly.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.06 (Oct 18, 2017)

  • The new version further bullet proofs the unlock code mechanism under Sierra and High Sierra.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.05 (Jun 8, 2017)

  • The new release adds support for Olympus RAW files and updates the Sparkle auto-updating framework.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.04 (Jan 27, 2017)

  • The new release fixes a bug with Mac App Store unlocking.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.03 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • The new release now properly recognizes File Multi Tool 6 Mac App Store purchases and unlocks automatically.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.02 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • The new releases fixes a cosmetic problem on macOS 10.12 Sierra.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.01 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • This new version fixes a bug with the preview pane.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.00 (Sep 13, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.00 Beta 2 (Sep 7, 2016)

  • This is the second public beta and fixes all known issues.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 6.00 Beta 1 (Aug 10, 2016)

  • This is the first beta of the upcoming version 6 of our file & photo tweaking tool.
  • 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.36 (Feb 2, 2016)

  • Fixes a software update vulnerability in the Sparkle framework that was exposed on the 29th of January.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.35 (Dec 14, 2015)

  • The new release further modernizes the code base and ships with an improved mailing list subscription feature.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.34 (Nov 10, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.33 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • The new release recognizes read-only disks and acts appropriately.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.32 (Aug 3, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.31 (Jun 4, 2015)

  • The new version fixes a minor bug.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.30 (Apr 1, 2015)

  • The new version improves the installation experience.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.29 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • This new version introduces a new icon that better complements Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite's visual style.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.28 (Nov 13, 2014)

  • Introduces a fresh, flatter look to complement Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.27 (Jun 24, 2014)

  • This new version allows the program to change EXIF data in a wider range of image files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.26 (May 6, 2014)

  • This new version improves droplet reliability on Mavericks.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.25 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • This new version fixes a startup crash related to the migration to the ARC memory management technology.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.24 (Dec 3, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.23 (Nov 25, 2013)

  • The first version to require a 64-bit CPU as it adopts the modern ARC memory architecture.
  • This release also fixes a bug in the "Adjust EXIF date" action.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.22 (Jul 9, 2013)

  • The new version now supports the standard keyboard shortcut for going to full screen mode.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.21 (Jun 12, 2013)

  • The new version makes it easy to sign up for the new mailing list.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.20 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • provides better error reporting when things go wrong
  • contains a few minor UI tweaks
  • fixes a few minor bugs due to sandboxing requirements on the Mac App Store

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.19 (Aug 29, 2012)

  • The new version improves integration with the Mac App Store version.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.18 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • The new version delivers Mountain Lion compatible droplet creation.
  • We are actively working on another update that will automatically update existing droplets to Mountain Lion compatible versions.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.17 (Jul 6, 2012)

  • The new version solves a problem that could cause EXIF adjustments on external drives to fail.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.16 (Jun 27, 2012)

  • The new version features Retina Display-optimized drawing and artwork.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.15 (Jun 11, 2012)

  • 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.14 (May 9, 2012)

  • The new version adopts Developer ID signing in preparation for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.13 (Mar 15, 2012)

  • The new version fixes a minor drawing bug.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.12 (Mar 14, 2012)

  • The new version features a refreshed user interface.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.11 (Jan 25, 2012)

  • The new version can now be used in the Mac OS X 10.7 full screen mode.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.10 (Jan 4, 2012)

  • The new release adds support for modifying Sony ARF RAW files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.09 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Adds support for modifying Nikon RAW (.NEF) photo files.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.08 (Nov 29, 2011)

  • This release works around an international date formatting bug in Mac OS X Lion.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.07 (Nov 8, 2011)

  • The new version cleans up the user interface now that writing EXIF time stamps to CRW, CR2 and CIFF are supported.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.06 (Sep 27, 2011)

  • Now supports adjusting EXIF timestamps in all commonly used Canon RAW file formats, including CRW, CR2 and CIFF.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.05 (Jul 27, 2011)

  • The new version replaces the previous EXIF date changing engine with a new faster and more expandable implementation.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.04 (Mar 23, 2011)

  • Allows console logging to be switched off and addresses an unlocking problem affecting Eastern European customers.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.03 (Mar 16, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.01 (Feb 22, 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".

New in A Better Finder Attributes 5.0 (Feb 8, 2011)

  • 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.50 (Nov 9, 2010)

  • 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.49 (Aug 18, 2010)

  • The new release allows time to be added or subtracted from both the EXIF shooting date and the file creation date simultaneously.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.48 (Jul 28, 2010)

  • The new release fixes a minor issue affecting the working on the service menu on Snow Leopard.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.47 (May 12, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.46 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Works around a bug in Mac OS X 10.6.2 to ensure that creation and modification dates continue to be changed concurrently.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.45 (Nov 11, 2009)

  • Uses a new implementation for the "force finder to update its information the file(s)" feature.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.44 (Oct 22, 2009)

  • This release contains significant improvements to the handling of unlock codes and should make unlocking the product significantly less error prone.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.43 (Oct 13, 2009)

  • 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.42 (Oct 5, 2009)

  • The new release removes the experimental EXIF library for Snow Leopard and uses the tried and tested old library instead.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.41 (Oct 1, 2009)

  • Allows A Better Finder Attributes to be used as part of your ImageCapture workflow on Snow Leopard.
  • Fixes a rare crashing bug when changing EXIF timestamps on Snow Leopard.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.40 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • Fixes a crashing bug with the new EXIF library under Snow Leopard.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.39 (Sep 23, 2009)

  • The new release uses a new library to change EXIF information in JPEG files when the program is used on Snow Leopard.
  • Also includes a new version of the preferences pane that handles system with a legacy A Better Finder Launcher installation more gracefully.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.38 (Sep 16, 2009)

  • Uninstalls un-needed system components on Snow Leopard (Hotkey and context menu replaced by system services).
  • Adds instructions on how to set up system services so that they appear in the Finder.
  • Updates documentation with Snow Leopard-specific issues.
  • Presents a descriptive error message when an attempt to change a creator code is made on Snow Leopard (Snow Leopard ignores the creator code and does no longer allows it to be changed).

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.37 (Sep 9, 2009)

  • Updates the preferences pane for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.36 (Aug 12, 2009)

  • 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.35 (Jul 27, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.34 (Jul 8, 2009)

  • Optional preference pane now correctly reports A Better Finder Attributes update status.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.33 (Jun 3, 2009)

  • The new adds the ability to change both the file creation and modification date in a single operation.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.32 (Apr 29, 2009)

  • The new version fixes a minor bug.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.31 (Apr 27, 2009)

  • The new version restores the full digital photography features.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.30 (Apr 15, 2009)

  • The new version fixes a minor bug and offers a direct link to the new support forum.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.8.5 (Mar 2, 2009)

  • The new version now correctly handles Mac OS X "bundles", such as ".pages" and ".numbers" documents as files rather than folders.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.8.4 (Feb 2, 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.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.8.3 (Jan 5, 2009)

  • This release fixes a bug in the "Copy the creation date to date that the digital photo was taken".

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.8.2 (Dec 17, 2008)

  • This release fixes a bug in the preferences pane component.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.8 (Nov 12, 2008)

  • The new version adds the ability to remove file creation and modification dates and improves preview and error handling.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.7.9 (Oct 27, 2008)

  • Fixes a bug with the legacy creator and type code setting feature.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.7.8 (Oct 10, 2008)

  • The new version fixes a bug with the legacy creator and type code setting feature.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.7.7 (Oct 7, 2008)

  • The new version fixes a bug that affects the legacy creator and type code setting feature.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.7.6 (Jul 17, 2008)

  • Adds a "Clear" button to the preview.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.7.5 (Apr 2, 2008)

  • Copy file creation date to EXIF "date time original" field
  • Re-arranged action menu for increased clarity
  • Improved support for site licenses

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.7 (Feb 14, 2008)

  • Version 4.7 allows the photo shooting date of a JPEG image to be changed at will.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.6.6 (Oct 24, 2007)

  • Adds Leopard support.

New in A Better Finder Attributes 4.6.5 (Oct 18, 2007)

  • Adds support for setting Finder labels.