EXIF, IPTC, XMP Software - Metadata Readers, Editors, Extraction Tools
Almost all digital cameras store extra information, called metadata, with your pictures. The extra information captured by your camera is called EXIF data, which stands for Exchangeable Image File Format. While most current photo manipulation software supports the reading of this information, there are many specialized tools for reading, editing, extracting and converting EXIF information.
You can also store information in your pictures using other types of metadata. Two of the most commonly used formats of metadata for photos are: IPTC, the standard developed by the International Press Telecommunications Council; and XMP, the "Extensible Metadata Platform" developed by Adobe. The software listed here is designed for working with all types of metadata including EXIF, IPTC, and XMP.
You can also store information in your pictures using other types of metadata. Two of the most commonly used formats of metadata for photos are: IPTC, the standard developed by the International Press Telecommunications Council; and XMP, the "Extensible Metadata Platform" developed by Adobe. The software listed here is designed for working with all types of metadata including EXIF, IPTC, and XMP.
BR's EXIFextracter (Win)
"BR's EXIFextractor is a simple freeware tool that will extract the EXIF information from all JPG files in a directory and save the data in a CSV-file (Comma Separated Values)." Freeware.
"BR's EXIFextractor is a simple freeware tool that will extract the EXIF information from all JPG files in a directory and save the data in a CSV-file (Comma Separated Values)." Freeware.
DateTree (Mac)
"Organize files, movies or photos by date on Mac OS X. Copies your files into folders named by date. Reads dates that cameras store inside images (EXIF)."
"Organize files, movies or photos by date on Mac OS X. Copies your files into folders named by date. Reads dates that cameras store inside images (EXIF)."
EXIF Image Viewer and EXIF InfoTip (Win)
A simple image viewer for photos taken with digital cameras. It's capable of reading EXIF information embedded in photos as well as a little thumbnail. EXIF viewer also displays image histogram and features copying/moving and deleting of selected photos. Also available is EXIF InfoTip, a shell extension to display EXIF information in a tooltip in Windows Explorer. Both are freeware.
A simple image viewer for photos taken with digital cameras. It's capable of reading EXIF information embedded in photos as well as a little thumbnail. EXIF viewer also displays image histogram and features copying/moving and deleting of selected photos. Also available is EXIF InfoTip, a shell extension to display EXIF information in a tooltip in Windows Explorer. Both are freeware.
Exif Reader (Win)
This software analyzes JPEG files created by digital cameras and displays the shutter speed, flash condition, focal length, and other image information. Freeware.
This software analyzes JPEG files created by digital cameras and displays the shutter speed, flash condition, focal length, and other image information. Freeware.
EXIF Tag Parsing Library for Developers
Utilities for software developers to add EXIF parsing and reading to their programs.
Utilities for software developers to add EXIF parsing and reading to their programs.
EXIF-O-Matic (Win/Mac/Linux)
View digital image EXIF tags & export to HTML or TXT. Free and open source.
View digital image EXIF tags & export to HTML or TXT. Free and open source.
Exifer for Windows
"Exifer is a nearly free software (postcard-ware) with which you can manage the metadata (EXIF/IPTC) of pictures taken by digital cameras. Because many image processing software destroys this metadata when saving such files, the idea was to create a backup of the metadata before editing it in any software, and then, after that to restore it back into the processed file."
"Exifer is a nearly free software (postcard-ware) with which you can manage the metadata (EXIF/IPTC) of pictures taken by digital cameras. Because many image processing software destroys this metadata when saving such files, the idea was to create a backup of the metadata before editing it in any software, and then, after that to restore it back into the processed file."
EXIFread, EXIFren, and JPEGget (Win)
EXIFread is a C++ command line program to read the exif tags on JPEGs. EXIFren will rename your files to the date the picture was taken. JPEGget will extract the thumbnail JPEG hidden in your digital camera JPEG. Freeware with source code.
EXIFread is a C++ command line program to read the exif tags on JPEGs. EXIFren will rename your files to the date the picture was taken. JPEGget will extract the thumbnail JPEG hidden in your digital camera JPEG. Freeware with source code.
EXIFutils (Win/Mac/Linux)
"The EXIFutils are a set of command line utilities that extract, add, remove, copy, and replace EXIF data from JPEG and TIFF image files."
"The EXIFutils are a set of command line utilities that extract, add, remove, copy, and replace EXIF data from JPEG and TIFF image files."
FotoTagger (Win)
"Cogitum FotoTagger is a picture annotation technology for embedding text into the picture itself and a set of tools built on it. Photo annotations are stored in FotoML format in SPIFF section of JPEG file."
"Cogitum FotoTagger is a picture annotation technology for embedding text into the picture itself and a set of tools built on it. Photo annotations are stored in FotoML format in SPIFF section of JPEG file."
Full Image Info (Win)
"Full Image Info is an easy to use program targeted to view and retrieve information about images and photos taken with digital cameras... Full Image Info can also provide detailed EXIF information about photos (model, exposure program, shutter speed value, aperture value, etc.), IPTC information and more." Shareware - US$20
"Full Image Info is an easy to use program targeted to view and retrieve information about images and photos taken with digital cameras... Full Image Info can also provide detailed EXIF information about photos (model, exposure program, shutter speed value, aperture value, etc.), IPTC information and more." Shareware - US$20
Ignore EXIF Color Space Plug-in for Photoshop - Macintosh
Placing the plug-in called Ignore EXIF Color Space into the Adobe Photoshop 7 Plug-Ins folder will instruct Photoshop 7.0.1 to ignore the color space specified in EXIF metadata.
Placing the plug-in called Ignore EXIF Color Space into the Adobe Photoshop 7 Plug-Ins folder will instruct Photoshop 7.0.1 to ignore the color space specified in EXIF metadata.
Ignore EXIF Color Space Utilities for Photoshop - Windows
Running the utility called Ignore EXIF Color Space will instruct Photoshop 7.0.1 to ignore the color space specified in EXIF metadata.
Running the utility called Ignore EXIF Color Space will instruct Photoshop 7.0.1 to ignore the color space specified in EXIF metadata.
iTag - Photo Tagging Software (Win)
ITag is a free tool that is designed to make editing of key IPTC fields of your digital photos very easy. The editable IPTC fields are Headline, Caption and Keywords (which effectively translates into title, description and tags). The IPTC data can be read by other software such as IrfanView and Flickr. (Freeware)
ITag is a free tool that is designed to make editing of key IPTC fields of your digital photos very easy. The editable IPTC fields are Headline, Caption and Keywords (which effectively translates into title, description and tags). The IPTC data can be read by other software such as IrfanView and Flickr. (Freeware)
Jhead (Win/Mac/Linux)
Exif Jpeg header parser and thumbnail remover. A command line driven program to parse through Exif headers and extract the most important digital camera settings. The software is public domain.
Exif Jpeg header parser and thumbnail remover. A command line driven program to parse through Exif headers and extract the most important digital camera settings. The software is public domain.
Microsoft Photo Info (Win)
Microsoft Photo Info is a new software add-in for Microsoft Windows that allows photographers to add, change and delete common "metadata" properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer. It also provides enhanced "hover tips" and additional sort properties for digital photographs in Explorer (in Details view). (Freeware)
Microsoft Photo Info is a new software add-in for Microsoft Windows that allows photographers to add, change and delete common "metadata" properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer. It also provides enhanced "hover tips" and additional sort properties for digital photographs in Explorer (in Details view). (Freeware)
Namexif (Win)
"Namexif is a utility to automatically rename photos with the date they were shot... digital cameras have their own clock and write the date to each photos with a precision of a second. Since the date and time is recorded for each photos (provided it is an EXIF compliant digital camera), Namexif is able to rename these photos according to the date." Freeware.
"Namexif is a utility to automatically rename photos with the date they were shot... digital cameras have their own clock and write the date to each photos with a precision of a second. Since the date and time is recorded for each photos (provided it is an EXIF compliant digital camera), Namexif is able to rename these photos according to the date." Freeware.
Simple EXIF Viewer for Mac OS X
EXIF Viewer is a small Mac OS X application to display EXIF information in JPEG files coming from digital cameras. Freeware.
EXIF Viewer is a small Mac OS X application to display EXIF information in JPEG files coming from digital cameras. Freeware.
xMeta - Metadata Export from Photoshop (Mac)
"xMeta is a simple set of three plug-ins for exporting metadata from Photoshop in raw binary form. It can export ICC Profiles, EXIF camera data, and IPTC press information."
"xMeta is a simple set of three plug-ins for exporting metadata from Photoshop in raw binary form. It can export ICC Profiles, EXIF camera data, and IPTC press information."