METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard)

METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard) is a standard for encoding descriptive, administrative and structural metadata, and it is widely used e.g. in digital preservation. Please see the official METS website and the official METS Github website for more information.

METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard)
Wikidata:	Q1640667
File formats wiki:	formats:METS

Tools that have this format as input

Tool	Purpose
ArchivesSpace	ArchivesSpace is the next-generation web-based archives information management system, designed by archivists and supported by diverse archival repositories.
Archivists' Toolkit	An open source archival data management system to provide broad, integrated support for the management of archives
BnL Mets Exporter	Command Line Interface (CLI) to export METS/ALTO documents to other formats.
Bnlviewer	METS / ALTO viewer written in Java and Javascript
Curator's Workbench	Curator's Workbench is a tool that automates and streamlines the process of preparing collections of digital materials for submission to a repository
DFG Viewer	Browser-based viewer for digital objects
DNS	DNS - DA NRW Software Suite
DSpace	DSpace is an institutional repository system which enables easy deposit, preservation, and access for all types of digital content.
Docuteam cosmos	docuteam cosmos is a comprehensive, modular software solution for the operation of digital long-term archives based on the OAIS standard (Open Archival Information System, ISO 14721:2012).
Docuteam packer	Creates and edits SIPs
EPrints	EPrints is an open access digital repository software, which is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.
EchoDep Hub and Spoke Framework Tool Suite	Tool suite to manage digital content in multiple repository systems.
EssArch	An OAIS-based digital archive system to include both PreIngest and PreAccess functions
Fedora Commons	Fedora provides the back-end foundation for digital repository systems responsible for managing and preserving all types of digital content.
Greenstone	A suite of software for building and distributing digital library collections
KoLibRI (Kopal Library for Retrieval and Ingest)	The kopal Library for Retrieval and Ingest (koLibRI) represents a library of Java tools that have been developed for the interaction with the DIAS system of IBM within the kopal project.
Libsafe	libsafe allows the organizations to create a full OAIS compliant Archive, including active and passive digital preservation workflows and is particularly suited for master image files of digitizing processes.
METS Navigator	METS-based system for displaying and navigating sets of page images or other multi-part digital objects.
METS Reader Writer	Python library for processing and outputting METS/PREMIS XML according to the Archivematica METS profile.
METSFlask	A web application for human-friendly exploration of Archivematica METS files
Namalysator	Tool for METS/ALTO validation and quality control
OpenWMS (Workflow Management System for Digital Objects)	The OpenWMS is a platform-independent, open source, web-accessible system that can be used as a standalone application or integrated with other repository architectures by a wide range of organizations.
PiM (PREMIS in METS) Toolbox	PREMIS in METS Toolbox was developed to support the implementation of PREMIS in the METS container format.
Roda	RODA - Repository of Authentic Digital Objects
Rosetta	Ex Libris Rosetta enables institutions to preserve and provide access to the collections in their care.
SobekCM	SobekCM is a digital repository and digital scholarship/publishing system which enables easy deposit, preservation, and access for all types of digital content, tailored to the needs of galleries, libraries, archives, museums, scholars, and researchers.
Veridian	Online search, discovery, and display of digitized newspaper collections

Tools that have this format as output

Tool	Purpose
7train	XSLT 2.0 tool for generating METS files from XML input
Archivematica	Archivematica is a digital preservation system that automates the process of preparing digital objects for ingest into a repository and an access system
ArchivesSpace	ArchivesSpace is the next-generation web-based archives information management system, designed by archivists and supported by diverse archival repositories.
Archivists' Toolkit	An open source archival data management system to provide broad, integrated support for the management of archives
Curator's Workbench	Curator's Workbench is a tool that automates and streamlines the process of preparing collections of digital materials for submission to a repository
DFG Viewer	Browser-based viewer for digital objects
DLCM	DLCM is an archiving solution based on the OAIS model developed in Java by Swiss universities. It is also the technological stack of the OLOS service.
DNS	DNS - DA NRW Software Suite
DSpace	DSpace is an institutional repository system which enables easy deposit, preservation, and access for all types of digital content.
Docuteam cosmos	docuteam cosmos is a comprehensive, modular software solution for the operation of digital long-term archives based on the OAIS standard (Open Archival Information System, ISO 14721:2012).
Docuteam packer	Creates and edits SIPs
Docworks	Document digitization workflow software
EPrints	EPrints is an open access digital repository software, which is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.
EchoDep Hub and Spoke Framework Tool Suite	Tool suite to manage digital content in multiple repository systems.
EssArch	An OAIS-based digital archive system to include both PreIngest and PreAccess functions
Fedora Commons	Fedora provides the back-end foundation for digital repository systems responsible for managing and preserving all types of digital content.
Goobi	Workflow Management Tool
Greenstone	A suite of software for building and distributing digital library collections
KoLibRI (Kopal Library for Retrieval and Ingest)	The kopal Library for Retrieval and Ingest (koLibRI) represents a library of Java tools that have been developed for the interaction with the DIAS system of IBM within the kopal project.
Libsafe	libsafe allows the organizations to create a full OAIS compliant Archive, including active and passive digital preservation workflows and is particularly suited for master image files of digitizing processes.
Limb Processing	Software for processing, enhancing and converting cultural heritage into digital cultural heritage
METS API	The METS API is a Java API designed to aid developers in the processing and assembly of METS Documents.
METS Reader Writer	Python library for processing and outputting METS/PREMIS XML according to the Archivematica METS profile.
Namalysator	Tool for METS/ALTO validation and quality control
NumaHOP	Platform for digitization projects management
OpenWMS (Workflow Management System for Digital Objects)	The OpenWMS is a platform-independent, open source, web-accessible system that can be used as a standalone application or integrated with other repository architectures by a wide range of organizations.
PiM (PREMIS in METS) Toolbox	PREMIS in METS Toolbox was developed to support the implementation of PREMIS in the METS container format.
Pre-Ingest Tool	A tool for generating an OAIS SIP for digital preservation. It produces METS document that contains metadata for digital preservation.
Rescarta	The ResCarta Tools software empowers users to create non-proprietary digital objects with LOC standard METS, MODS, MIX and AudioMD metadata from existing TIFF, JPEG, PDF and WAV data through user-friendly interfaces.
Roda	RODA - Repository of Authentic Digital Objects
Rosetta	Ex Libris Rosetta enables institutions to preserve and provide access to the collections in their care.
SobekCM	SobekCM is a digital repository and digital scholarship/publishing system which enables easy deposit, preservation, and access for all types of digital content, tailored to the needs of galleries, libraries, archives, museums, scholars, and researchers.
SobekCM METS Editor	Creation of METS documents from a folder of items with bibliographic metadata.