🚀 Installation Guide

Install Photo Metadata Editor

Follow the steps below to get the app running on macOS, Windows, or Linux.

Jump to Windows Manual Setup

Quick Overview

Pick the method that matches your system.

macOS Apple Silicon

One-line installer for M1/M2/M3 Macs.

macOS Intel

Use the shell installer through Terminal.

Windows

PowerShell recommended; batch fallback included.

Linux

Install prerequisites, clone, and launch.

macOS Installation

Choose the command for your Mac.

Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/michael6gledhill/Photo_Metadata_App_By_Gledhill/main/install_m1.py | python3

Intel Mac

sudo curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/michael6gledhill/Photo_Metadata_App_By_Gledhill/main/Install.sh | bash
Tip: The app will install to your Applications folder and launch automatically.

Windows Installation

PowerShell is recommended, and a batch file fallback is available.

PowerShell (Recommended)

  1. Open Windows PowerShell or PowerShell as administrator.
  2. Run the commands below.
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/michael6gledhill/Photo_Metadata_App_By_Gledhill/main/Install.ps1'))

Compatible with Windows PowerShell 5.1 and newer PowerShell versions.

Command Prompt Fallback

  1. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
  2. Download Install.bat from the repository.
  3. Run it from the downloaded location.
Use this if PowerShell execution policies are restricted on your machine.

Linux Installation

Install prerequisites, clone the repo, then launch the app.

sudo apt-get install -y git python3 python3-pip

git clone https://github.com/michael6gledhill/Photo_Metadata_App_By_Gledhill.git
cd Photo_Metadata_App_By_Gledhill
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 main.py

Manual Installation

Use these steps if you want to install dependencies one by one.

  1. Install Homebrew if needed.
  2. Install Git and Python.
  3. Create a folder for the project.
  4. Clone the repository.
  5. Install Python dependencies.
  6. Run main.py.
brew install git
brew install python@3

cd ~
mkdir -p App
cd App

git clone https://github.com/michael6gledhill/Photo_Metadata_App_By_Gledhill.git
cd Photo_Metadata_App_By_Gledhill
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Troubleshooting

Common install issues and how to fix them.

Command Not Found

Make sure Git and Python are installed and available on your PATH.

Permission Denied

Re-open Terminal or PowerShell with administrator privileges and try again.