Archyv overview

Archyv is a native macOS app for managing large photo and media collections in bulk. It runs twelve focused processes over a folder you choose: batch renaming from each file's own metadata, manual pattern renaming, image conversion to six formats, duplicate and near-duplicate detection, a full IPTC/EXIF/XMP metadata editor, photographer and copyright attribution, a read-only metadata inspector, species tagging with Darwin Core taxonomy, folder generation, templated file transfer with checksum verification, sequence renumbering, and metadata-based selection filters. It reads 40 file formats across 44 extensions — standard image formats, RAW from the major camera makers, and video — and writes metadata to 32 of them, using a bundled copy of ExifTool. Everything runs on your own machine. There is no account and no cloud processing; your photos never leave your Mac. Changes made in place are recorded in a change history and can be undone for a retention period you set, removed duplicates go to the Trash, and conversions write new files rather than altering the originals. A Simulation Mode performs a full run without changing anything so you can read the result first.

What's new in version 1.3.5

Fixes licence handling so an activated copy can no longer drop back to the free trial.

A stored licence is now only cleared when the licence server gives a clear,explicit answer — revoked, or device never activated. Anything ambiguous, suchas a network problem or server outage, is treated as "could not check rightnow" and falls back to the normal offline grace period.
The Mac's activation identity is no longer discarded when a check fails, whichpreviously could make a later re-activation look like a new computer andconsume a second seat.
"Remove this device" now genuinely releases the seat, and reports success onlywhen the server confirms it.
The one-tap "activate again" prompt now works; previously it could notre-activate at all.