# exiftool/exiftool **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/exiftool-exiftool).** 4,812 stars · 451 forks · Perl · GPL-3.0 ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool - Homepage: https://exiftool.org/ - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/exiftool-exiftool.md ## Description ExifTool is a command line application and batch metadata processor used for reading, writing, and editing EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and other metadata in image and video files. It functions as a file metadata editor and image metadata extractor capable of modifying embedded internal properties across a wide variety of supported file formats. The tool specializes in extracting camera maker notes and industry standard descriptors from digital media. It supports metadata migration workflows, allowing embedded information to be copied from a source file and applied to a destination file. The utility covers broad metadata management capabilities, including reading, writing, and editing technical specifications and timestamps. It can process files recursively to scan directories and sub-folders, applying metadata operations to multiple files simultaneously. ## Tags ### Graphics & Multimedia - [Metadata Managers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/image-editing-processing/photo-management-systems/metadata-managers.md) — Provides professional-grade tools for reading and editing embedded metadata in photos and videos for organization and privacy. - [Media Metadata Extractors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/media-metadata-extractors.md) — Provides a comprehensive tool for extracting descriptive and technical metadata from image and video files. - [Metadata Batch Tagging](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/audio-music/audio-processing/batch-processing/metadata-batch-tagging.md) — Automates the modification of metadata tags across multiple files using recursive directory scanning. - [EXIF Metadata Handling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/exif-metadata-handling.md) — Serves as a comprehensive command line tool for reading, writing, and editing EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata. - [Metadata Writing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/exif-metadata-handling/metadata-writing.md) — Writes technical specifications, timestamps, and descriptors back into media file headers. ([source](https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/blob/master/perl-Image-ExifTool.spec)) - [Digital Asset Managers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/digital-asset-managers.md) — Organizes large collections of digital media files by standardizing timestamps and descriptive tags using metadata. - [Maker Note Extraction](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/hardware-media-device-management/specialized-camera-interfacing/maker-note-extraction.md) — Specializes in extracting proprietary camera maker notes not available in industry standard formats. ### Content Management & Publishing - [File Metadata Manipulation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/file-metadata-manipulation.md) — Writes internal descriptors within supported file formats to modify specific technical properties. ([source](https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool#readme)) ### Data & Databases - [File Storage and Metadata Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/file-storage-and-metadata-management.md) — Provides comprehensive capabilities for modifying embedded internal properties and attributes across numerous file formats. ([source](https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/blob/master/META.json)) - [Binary Offset Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/binary-offset-mappings.md) — Implements precise reading of metadata fields by calculating exact byte offsets within binary file structures. - [Metadata Copying](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/file-storage-and-metadata-management/file-metadata-retrieval/metadata-copying.md) — Supports metadata migration workflows by copying embedded information from a source file to a destination file. ([source](https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/blob/master/windows_exiftool.txt)) ### Development Tools & Productivity - [General File Metadata Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/metadata-tracking/audio-file-metadata-editors/general-file-metadata-editors.md) — Functions as a versatile editor for modifying embedded internal properties across a vast array of supported file formats. ### Part of an Awesome List - [Cross-File Metadata Transfer](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/data/data-integration-and-import/version-to-version-migrations/cross-file-metadata-transfer.md) — Implements workflows to copy embedded information from a source file and apply it to a destination file. - [Technical File Attribute Extraction](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/data/metadata-and-file-analysis/technical-file-attribute-extraction.md) — Updates structural and technical file attributes for improved compatibility across different software. - [File and Directory Operations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/file-and-directory-management/file-and-directory-moves/file-and-directory-operations.md) — Performs batch operations on files and directories, including recursive scanning of nested folders. ([source](https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/blob/master/windows_exiftool.txt)) - [Media Metadata Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/media/media-metadata-tools.md) — Extracts metadata from image files via terminal. - [Personal Productivity](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/productivity/personal-productivity.md) — Utility for reading and writing image metadata. ### Software Engineering & Architecture - [Lookup Table Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/lookup-table-mappings.md) — Uses extensive lookup tables to translate raw binary identifiers into human-readable metadata tag names. - [Non-Destructive Binary Embedding](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/non-destructive-binary-embedding.md) — Updates metadata by modifying bytes while preserving the original file structure and signatures. - [Recursive Directory Traversers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/recursive-validation-engines/recursive-tree-traversers/file-system-traversers/recursive-directory-traversers.md) — Walks through nested folder hierarchies to identify and process all matching files within a specified path.