Get started with Easy Eject

Easy Eject lives in the macOS menu bar. It recognizes many CFexpress, SD, XQD, and emulator cards even when another photo app sees a card as an ordinary drive. You can use it just to eject cards; cleaning and automatic imports are optional.

Install the website version

1. Download Easy Eject 1.7.6. It supports macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
2. Open the disk image, move Easy Eject to Applications, then launch it.
3. Look for the eject symbol in the menu bar. The number beside it is the number of recognized physical card disks. Open the menu to see individual cards and other connected drives.

The website download comes directly from GitHub Releases and is signed and notarized. Website 1.7.6 automatically checks for signed updates and asks before installing. You can check manually or disable automatic checks in Settings. Updates wait for imports, ejection and open dialogs before restarting.

Users of 1.6.2 or earlier need one manual download to get the new updater.

Install from the Mac App Store

Get Easy Eject on the Mac App Store. Apple manages installation and updates, including automatic updates when enabled in your App Store settings.

The Store edition requires card authorization for cleaning and folder-based card detection. Access is remembered, but formatting can require renewed authorization. Full Disk Access does not bypass this restriction. Some CFexpress readers need this folder access to be recognized as cards; plain eject still works without it. Compare permissions before choosing an edition.

The public Store release is 1.1, verified October 5, 2026, with the newer import controls and eject dialogs.

Eject your first card

1. Connect the card reader and confirm the card appears in Finder.
2. Finish imports in Lightroom or your usual app. Wait for copying and writing to stop.
3. Open the Easy Eject menu. Choose your card under Camera Cards or Emulator Cards. If it appears under Other External Volumes, open its submenu and choose Eject.
4. Wait for Easy Eject to say the card is safe to unplug, or for it to disappear from Finder. Do not unplug after an error or while the card is busy.

Plain eject needs no Easy Eject import profile or folder authorization. If a reader has two partitions, ejecting the physical disk also unmounts the other partition. Check the menu before using Eject All Cards.

Where to go next

• Card detection and safe ejection: CFexpress recognition, same-name cards, bulk eject, and other drives.
• Clean & Eject: remove hidden Mac metadata before ejection.
• Camera and device media imports: copy verified media into dated folders, with an option to leave photos for Lightroom.
• Videos first, then Lightroom: use separate video and photo workflows without ejecting the card too soon.
• Permissions and versions: choose website or App Store access behavior.
• Troubleshooting: missing cards, denied access, or busy volumes.