ExifTool
Reads and edits metadata in images, video, audio and documents, such as camera model, GPS coordinates, timestamps, author and software.
Open ExifTool ↗https://exiftool.org
- Type
- Command line
- Cost
- Free
- Touches the target?
- No, passive
- Account needed
- No
- Category
- Metadata
- Language
- Perl
- License
- Perl (Artistic / GPL)
- Platforms
- linux, macos, windows
- GitHub stars
- 5,090
- Last updated
- 2026-05-27
- Link status
- Online, checked 2026-09-26
Takes
Gives you
Install
brew install exiftoolSource: github.com/exiftool/exiftool
Where to go next
Found something with ExifTool? These tools take it as input.
Location / coordinates →
- AntennaSearch
- ArcGIS Living Atlas
- Baidu Maps
- Bing Maps
- CORONA Atlas
- Current Location
- DualMaps
- EarthCam
- Esri World Imagery Wayback
- Flickr search
- GeoNames
- GeoSetter
- Google Earth
- Google Maps
- HERE WeGo
- Historic Aerials
- Hivemapper
- Instant Street View
- KartaView
- KartaVision
- LandsatLook
- Liveuamap
- MapChecking
- Mapillary
- MyAccident
- Naver Map
- Open Infrastructure Map
- OpenCelliD
- OpenRailwayMap
- OpenStreetMap
- Overpass Turbo
- SAS.Planet
- Satellites.pro
- ShadowFinder Web
- SkyFi
- SunCalc
- USGS EarthExplorer
- WiGLE
- Wikimapia
- World Monitor
- Yandex Maps
- YouTube Geofind
- Zoom Earth
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