mattwilson1024/google-photos-exif
A tool to populate missing `DateTimeOriginal` EXIF metadata in Google Photos takeout, using Google's JSON metadata. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
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round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
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1095 stars · 156 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A TypeScript CLI tool that fixes missing DateTimeOriginal EXIF metadata in Google Photos Takeout exports by reading the photoTakenTime from Google's JSON sidecar files. It also sets meaningful file modification dates and copies media into an output directory.
Use cases
- fix missing exif dates on google takeout photos
- populate datetimeoriginal from google photos metadata
- organize takeout photos into date folders by taken time
- repair photo timestamps after exporting from google photos
- batch fix exif metadata in downloaded google photos archive
When to choose
- you exported your Google Photos library via Google Takeout and photos have missing or wrong timestamps
- you want to sort photos into date-based folder structures using accurate taken times
- you need a scriptable, local tool to rewrite EXIF metadata in bulk
When to avoid
- your photos already have correct EXIF DateTimeOriginal data
- you need a GUI photo manager rather than a command-line utility
- you work with media not sourced from Google Photos Takeout exports
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli file-system developer-tools files photography media cross-platform cli google-photos google-takeout exif exiftool photo-metadata typescript automation nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mattwilson1024/google-photos-exif · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3bd0c4f16e8f
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