ExifTool

Properties extraction, identification, metadata editing
Homepage:	http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
License:	Distributed under same terms as Perl language (GNU GPL or 'Artistic license')
Appears in COW:	Validation Error Analysis and Treatment for PDF-hul 133 Invalid date

Description

Metadata / feature extraction and editing tool. Supports many formats; mainly still image formats but also documents and various audio and video formats. Although ExifTool is not a validator, it often reports useful information in case of defective files.

Platform

The stand-alone Windows executable does not require Perl. Just download and un-zip the archive then double-click on "exiftool(-k).exe" to read the application documentation, drag-and-drop files and folders to view meta information, or rename to "exiftool.exe" for command-line use. Runs on all versions of Windows (including Windows 7).

Windows Executable: exiftool-9.82.zip (3.8 MB)

The OS X package installs the ExifTool command-line application and libraries in /usr/bin. After installing, type "exiftool" in a Terminal window to run exiftool and read the application documentation.

Mac OS X Package: ExifTool-9.82.dmg (2.4 MB)

Everyone else (Unix, etc): Don't worry, you should already have Perl installed.

Read the installation instructions for help installing ExifTool on Windows, Mac OS X and Unix systems.

User Experiences

• KOST-CECO: Used in the Conversion Guide (http://www.kost-ceco.ch/cms/index.php?preservation_tiff_de) of invalid TIFF files according to KOST-Val.
• FITS (File Information Tool Set): Used in FITS

Development Activity

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