Attributor

Spec sheet

Purpose

Attributor is a desktop application for editing photo metadata before submitting images to stock agencies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The project describes the app as a tool for preparing stock photos for agencies such as Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Getty Images, and others.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The project lists Windows 10/11, macOS, and Linux builds, including MSI/portable EXE, DMG, AppImage, and DEB formats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The guide says AI attribution uses a local Ollama vision model and requires no cloud upload.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The application is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI attribution

It can use a locally run Ollama vision model to generate metadata and content flags for one image or a batch, with no cloud upload required.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Auto-save limit

Auto-save is disabled in batch mode to prevent accidental overwrites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Batch editing

Batch mode applies selected metadata fields to multiple images while unchecked fields retain their original values.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

CSV export

CSV export includes ready-made presets for Shutterstock, iStock, Adobe Stock, and Envato.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

CSV integrations

CSV export includes ready-made presets for Shutterstock, iStock, Adobe Stock, and Envato, and users can configure their own presets.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Image formats

Supported image formats are JPEG, PNG, and WebP; TIFF and RAW are listed as unsupported.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Image quality

Metadata is written into image files without re-encoding them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Keyword tools

Keyword autocomplete uses fuzzy search over more than 1,000 stock photography terms, and keywords can be reordered or copied and pasted.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License and support

The application is distributed under AGPL-3.0, and its README invites users to support development on Ko-fi.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limitations

TIFF and RAW formats are unsupported, and icon view displays only files at the opened folder's root level.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local AI

It can generate metadata with a local Ollama vision model, with no cloud upload required.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local data handling

Edits and AI results are stored in a local app database and written into image files when saved.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local storage

The app keeps working metadata in a local database and writes it into the image file when the user saves.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Metadata editing

It edits titles, descriptions, keywords, categories, and release filenames and embeds supported metadata without re-encoding images.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Metadata fields

It supports editing titles, descriptions, keywords, categories, release filenames, and attribution flags.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Notable limit

Auto-save is disabled in batch mode to prevent accidental overwrites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported formats

It supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP images.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Photo Metadata Editors#8 of 317.8