Manually change the meta data of files and more

If you’re the kind of person that likes to dig around and play with the Finder settings then A Better Finder Attributes is for you.

Although it’s not exactly the snappiest name for an application, A Better Finder Attributes allows you to change elements in OS X that Finder won’t normally allow you to. It’s particularly useful for changing Meta data of files such as EXIF data on photos and documents. This means that you can modify the creation date and time of any file if you need to.

However, A Better Finder Attributes does much more than this. The program also allows you to show invisible files, set color labels plus lock and unlock files. For OS X experts, this is not exactly essential but for those unfamiliar with the nuts and bolts behind it, it makes things much easier. Most recently, A Better Finder Attributes has been brought up to date with a slicker interface that features a simpler, single window although it now only works on OS X 10.6+.

A Better Finder Attributes helps you get under the hood of OS X even if you’re a novice.

can now be used in the Mac OS X 10.7 full screen mode.

Changes

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

Adjust EXIF photo shooting date & time, modify file dates and other attributes that the Finder won’t let you touch. These include:

• file modification and creation date and time
• adjust the Exchangeable Image File (EXIF capture) time & date that JPEG pictures were shot to compensate for time zones or incorrectly set digital camera clocks
• visualize or remove invisible files
• set the file creation date to the time that a digital camera picture was taken
• lock or unlock the file (prevents the name and the contents of the file to be modified.
• add, modify or remove the Mac OS 9-style creator & type codes
• show or hide the file extension for individual files
• set Finder color labels