Software:ExifTool

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ExifTool
Original author(s)Phil Harvey
Initial release19 November 2003 (22 years ago) (2003-11-19)[1]
Written inPerl
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Windows
TypeTag editor
LicenseGPLv1+ or Artistic License
Websiteexiftool.org
Meta Information Encapsulation
Filename extension.mie
Internet media typeapplication/x-mie
Magic number
  • 7e 10 04 xx 30 4d 49 45
  • 7e 18 04 xx 30 4d 49 45
Developed byPhil Harvey
Initial release28 November 2005 (20 years ago) (2005-11-28)
Latest release
1.1
(Script error: No such module "Date time".)
Type of formatMetadata
Container forany other file format
Websiteexiftool.org/TagNames/MIE.html

ExifTool is a free and open-source software program for reading, writing, and manipulating image, audio, video, and PDF metadata. As such, ExifTool classes as a tag editor. It is platform independent, available as both a Perl library (Image::ExifTool) and a command-line application. ExifTool is commonly incorporated into different types of digital workflows[2][3][4][5] and supports many types of metadata including Exif, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP and ID3, as well as the manufacturer-specific metadata formats of many digital cameras. This tool is often used in digital forensic analysis[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and library archival.[14][15][16]

Metainformation encapsulation

ExifTool also implements its own open metadata format. It is designed to encapsulate metainformation from many sources, in binary or textual form, and bundle it together with any type of file. It can either be a single file, wrapping existing data, added as a trailer on other file types, or used as a sidecar file, carrying for example Exif or XMP metadata.

Uses

Websites and services that use ExifTool include:

Supported file formats

ExifTool can read, edit or create files with the following formats:[21]

Reading support

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