Settings

Where edits are saved, your copyright, apps for Open With, the Finder preview, and your license.

Open Settings with ⌘ ,, or the gear at the bottom left of the window.

Metadata

• Metadata writing: whether saved edits go into XMP sidecar files next to each photo (the default) or Write directly into the original file. See How ExifXplorer changes your files.
• Copyright and Artist / Creator: your own details, set once. They then appear as Use my copyright & artist in a photo’s panel, as a quick fill-in when batch editing those fields, and as a one-click fix in Checkup.

Applications

The apps offered in a photo’s right-click Open With… menu. Apps you open photos with are added automatically, most recent first, up to 8. Click + Add application… to add one ahead of time, or ✕ Remove to take one off.

Finder

• Quick Look: Use ExifXplorer for Quick Look on RAW files. Turn it off to get macOS’s standard preview back. See Finder: Inspector and Quick Look.
• Inspector: a reminder of how to open photos in the Inspector from Finder.

Library

Clear library… removes every folder and photo from ExifXplorer’s library, after asking. Your files on disk are not touched, but unsaved edits are lost. Use it to start over; to remove just one folder, right-click it instead.

License

Shows whether you’re licensed or how many trial days are left, and where to enter a license key. See Trial, license and updates.