exiftool/exiftool
ExifTool meta information reader/writer observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
70/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3038
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 98
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4983 stars · 476 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a full-featured command-line application for reading, writing, and editing metadata in a wide variety of files. It supports EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, ID3, and maker notes from many camera manufacturers across dozens of file formats.
Use cases
- remove exif metadata from photos before sharing
- read gps coordinates from jpg images
- batch edit iptc captions on photos
- extract metadata from pdf and video files
- fix or shift date/time stamps on camera files
- rename photo files based on metadata
- inspect camera maker notes in raw files
When to choose
- you need comprehensive, reliable metadata read/write across many formats
- you want a scriptable CLI for batch metadata operations
- you need to strip or edit EXIF/GPS data for privacy
- you work with camera raw files and maker notes
When to avoid
- you need a GUI-only workflow with no command line
- you need a lightweight library in a non-Perl runtime without shelling out
- you only need basic image resizing/editing without metadata concerns
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli image-processing pdf file-system sdk files photography media privacy developer-tools cross-platform cli windows exif metadata iptc xmp perl-library photo-management privacy-cleanup command-line linux macos perl
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool · fetched 2026-08-28 · e1344d49d3aa
- homepage: https://exiftool.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3ecbe38bde5f
- site_page: https://exiftool.org/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · c5122d5c26b6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| exiftool/exiftool | main | 70 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="exiftool/exiftool")
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