Photos 6.0 app on Big Sur doesn't export keywords in EXIF data

So I think I've found a bug in Apple Photos Version 6.0 (321.0.110) on macOS Big Sur v11.1. Or perhaps I'm doing something wrong?


1) Inside the Photos app, tag a photo with a keyword. Also give the photo a title and a caption.

2) Select File->Export->Export 1 photo

3) In the Export dialog, select "Photo Kind: JPEG"

4) In the Export dialog, make sure that "Include: Title, Keywords, and Caption" is checked

5) Click the Export button

6) Select an appropriate destination folder (e.g., Desktop) and click Export

6) Open the exported JPEG file in Preview (or any other app that allows viewing keywords in the EXIF data)


Expected Result: The keyword is present in the EXIF data. These steps used to work for me on MacOS 10.15 Catalina.

Actual Result: The keyword is missing from the EXIF data


I'm guessing that this is just a bug in the new Photos app? Or am I missing some step that is now necessary for exporting photos with keywords?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 7:37 PM

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Posted on May 26, 2021 12:20 AM

This appears to finally be fixed in macOS 11.4!


What's new in the updates for macOS Big Sur

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT211896#macos114 has this gem:

This release also fixes the following issues:

Keywords may not be included when exporting a photo from the Photos app
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