exiftool / exiftool
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Perl library and command-line tool for reading, writing and creating metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP and more) across hundreds of file formats.
Why you might care
Covers maker notes from many camera manufacturers and a very wide range of image, video, audio and document types in one tool. Usable as a CLI or as Perl modules you embed in your own code.
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LanguagePerl
LicenseGPL-3.0
Created2018-05-09 (8y ago)
Last push4mo ago
Watchers66
OwnerOrganization
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- GitHub: github.com/exiftool/exiftool
- Homepage: https://exiftool.org/
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