Monitoring:Exif-Toolit doesNOmust be installedrun. Just download and extract the full Perl distribution on Mac/Linux or the Windows EXE version on Windows and run it directly.[But note that if you move the Perl application "exiftool" you must also move its "lib" directory to the same location. This does not apply to the version of Windows that unpacks the libraries to a temporary directory.]However, the advantages of installation are:
- Makes the ExifTool available to all users.
- It saves typing on the command line (by putting "exiftool" in your PATH).
- Installs the ExifTool documentation and API libraries (full Perl version only).
See the relevant section below for instructions on how to install or uninstall ExifTool on your specific platform:
- Window
- MacOS
- Unix platforms
see alsothis guidefor help running ExifTool.
Window
On Windows, two different versions of ExifTool must be installed. The Perl distribution requires Perl to be installed on your system. (A good free Perl interpreter can be downloaded fromactiveperl.com.)
If you don't already have Perl, the easiest way is to install the standalone ExifTool executable, but note that the standalone version does not include the HTML documentation and some other files from the full distribution.
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- DisposeÖWindows executablevonExifTool-Homepage.
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Exiftool(-k).exe"von".Zipper"File and fileon your desk.
(double click "Exiftool-12.57.zip" to open and drag the file "Exiftool(-k).exeto his desk.)
Now you can double click "Exiftool(-k).exe" to read the application documentation, or drag and drop files and folders to run exiftool on selected files. How to install exiftool onuse from the command line, continue with the following steps:
- rename"
Exiftool(-k).exe" for"exiftool.exe".
(Ö "Exiftool(-k)" for "Exiftool" if filename extensions are hidden on your system) - Motor "
exiftool.exe"for him "C:\Windows" (or any other directory in your PATH).
You can now run Exiftool by typing "Exiftool" at the command prompt. (To access the command prompt, choose Run... from the Windows Start menu and type "cmd" and press Enter).
Nuts:
- On Windows 7, exiftool may require administrator privileges to run. If needed, this can be enabled by right-clicking on the Exiftool and selecting"Run this program as an administrator"in the compatibility settings.
- Windows 10 users have sometimes reported that Exiftool crashes when running. This can be caused by Windows Defender crashing or the slow Exiftool. To fix this, either disable Windows Defender or add an exclusion for exiftool (note, however, that exiftool may still run slower if you just add an exclusion).
- Occasionally users have reported that Exiftool has bugs the first time they run this version. This can happen if the installation process is interrupted. In this case, follow the uninstall instructions below and reinstall exiftool. Make sure you have enough space in your TEMP directory for exiftool to unpack around 12 MB of temporary files; These are the Perl libraries used by the Exiftool application, which are unpacked when Exiftool is run for the first time.
- Pull "
Exiftool(-k).exe" (Ö "C:\WINDOWS\exiftool.exe")in the trash. - Drag the directory "
par-XXX" from your temporary directory to the trash. Here "XXX" is your username (in ASCII hex for ExifTool 10.21 or later) and the location of the temporary directory depends on the value of the TEMP environment variable (usually "C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp"for Windows XP, o"C:\User\User\AppData\Local\Temp" for Windows 7 or higher). Alternatively, you can use this command to remove these files:for /D %d in (%TEMP%\par-*) run rmdir /s /q %d
Complete Perl distribution
You must have Perl installed to use this version. (A free version of Perl can be downloaded fromactiveperl.com.)
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Exiftool" for"exiftool.pl"in der Exiftool-Distribution. - Motor "
exiftool.pl"It is in"release"Exiftool distribution directory for "C:\Windows"(or another directory in your PATH).
If you now have the correct Windows mappings for the ".pl" (an option in the ActivePerl installation), you can run exiftool by typing "exiftool.pl" NO"cmd.exe"Command prompt. Otherwise you must enter"perl c:\windows\exiftool.pl".
- Pull "
C:\WINDOWS\exiftool.pl"e"C:\WINDOWS\lib" to the trash. You must first confirm that "C:\WINDOWS\lib"contains only the"archive"e"Bild" Subdirectories. Do not delete them if they contain something else.
MacOS
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Otherwise, you can choose between two packages to install: the MacOS package or the full Perl distribution. Both of the following methods install the ExifTool files in the same location. Installing from the macOS package is easier, but the full distribution comes with HTML documentation and some other files not included in the macOS package. Both versions run natively on PPC and Intel Mac.
macOS-Package
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(The downloaded file should "ExifTool-12.57.dmg".) - To installnormallymacOS-Package.
(Open the disc image, double-click the installer package, and follow the instructions. See the second point in the Notes section below if you're stopped by the "Unidentified Developer" message.)
You can now run Exiftool by typing "Exiftool" in a terminal window.
If that doesn't work, you probably have an older version of MacOS that doesn't have /usr/local/bin in the default path. To fix this, add the following line to your ~/.profile configuration using a text editor:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/binComplete Perl distribution
- DisposeÖImage Distribution ExifToolvonExifTool-Homepageto your desk.
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- Im Terminalfensterwrite the following:
cd ~/Desktop tar -xzf Image-ExifTool-12.57.tar.gz cd Image-ExifTool-12.57 sudo cp -r exiftool lib /usr/local/bin
(Note: The last step above requires you to enter your password.)
You can now run Exiftool by typing "Exiftool" in a terminal window.
Nuts:
- Both MacOS installation techniques described above place exiftool and its lib directory in /usr/local/bin, while standard Unix"
do installation"puts described below"Exiftool" in /usr/local/bin and the individual libraries in /Library/Perl/#.#.#, where "#.#.#" is your version of Perl. If both sets of libraries are present, /usr/local/bin /lib takes precedence over exiftool, but /Library/Perl/#.#.# defaults to any other Perl script. - On macOS 10.8 or later, you may see this message when trying to open the installation package:
'ExifTool-12.57.pkg' cannot be opened because it is from an unknown developer.
The solution is to right-click the package and select "Open" from the pop-up menu instead of just double-clicking. Alternatively, you can lower your security settings by changing the "Allow apps to be downloaded from" option to "Everywhere" in the "Security & Privacy" general system preferences.read hereÖHerefor a full description.)
uninstall
- Launch the Terminal application from the Application Utilities folder.
- Typ "
abra /usr/local/bin" (without the quotes) in the terminal window and press RETURN. (This will open a folder that you normally cannot access on macOS.) - Pull "
Exiftool"e"release"in the garbage of"waste paper bin"Folder you have opened. You need to confirm this first."release" contains only two subfolders: "archive"e"Bild". If it contains something else, don't throw it away because you have the "release" Pasta.
Unix platforms
- DisposeÖImage Distribution ExifToolvonExifTool-Homepage
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CD<your download directory>gzip -dc Bild-ExifTool-12.57.tar.gz | tar -xf -cd Bild-ExifTool-12.57
(At this point you can run exiftool by typing "./exiftool<image file name>".) - Try and install ExifToolWrite:
perl Makefile.PL make test sudo make install
(Note the "Write an examThe step " is not required, but it is useful because it performs a full set of tests to verify that the ExifTool is working properly on your system. A "install sudo"The command requires you to log in and prompts you for your password. This makes ExifTool and its documentation accessible to all users on your system. If you do not have your login, you can run ExifTool under your own account by typing move it"Exiftool" and your "release" to any suitable location, preferably somewhere on your ROUTE).
You can now run Exiftool by typing "Exiftool". You can also refer to the ExifTool documentation with commands like:
perldoc exiftoolperldoc Bild::ExifToolperldoc Bild::ExifTool::TagNames
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man exiftoolman Bild::ExifToolman Bild::ExifTool::TagNames
uninstall
- Typ "
uninstall sudo" from the distribution directory.
(Note: Unfortunately, newer systems may a"Uninstall is unsafe and outdated"Message, although uninstalling ExifTool is safe as it has no dependencies. In this case, the commands required to remove the installed files are listed and these commands must be run manually).
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FAQs
How to install ExifTool in command prompt? ›
- Click the Windows "Start" menu and run the "cmd" application: ...
- Type "exiftool" followed by a SPACE on the cmd window.
- Drag and drop files and folders on the cmd window. ...
- Press ENTER to view the metadata from the files you dropped.
ExifTool is a free and open-source software program for reading, writing, and manipulating image, audio, video, and PDF metadata. It is platform independent, available as both a Perl library (Image::ExifTool) and command-line application.
How do I run ExifTool GUI? ›- install ExifTool for command line use.
- run "cmd.exe" by selecting "Run..." from the Start menu in Windows.
- Type this (exactly) into the command window: exiftool -artist="Me" ...
- Drag and drop the folder onto the cmd.exe window.
- Select the cmd.exe window and press RETURN.
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.
How do I install from command prompt? ›Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. Type the following command to install an app with the winget command and press Enter: winget install "APP-NAME"
How install tools using CMD? ›- On the developer portal, open the "DOWNLOAD" panel.
- Download the command line tool ZIP file.
- Extract the downloaded ZIP file and open the directory in your terminal. ...
- Install the modules required to run the tool.
- From the Start menu, select Settings > Apps.
- Click the hyperlink on the right side labeled Manage Optional Features and then click the button to Add feature.
- Select RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Tools.
- Click Install.
Alternatively, you can select your file and press Alt+Enter on your keyboard to open your photo's Properties dialog. 4. Click on the Details tab at the top of the Properties dialog. In this tab, you can view all the EXIF data relating to your image.
How do I add metadata to photos in Windows 10? ›- Open up the folder on your computer that contains the image or video file.
- PC users: Right-click on the image, and select Properties. ...
- In the window that appears, you can change the name, add tags, write a description, and more.
You can compile and install ExifTool from the source on any Linux distro (including CentOS Stream). Download the latest version from ExifTool package home page. You can run ExifTool by running ./exiftool in the ExifTool directory or proceed to the next step if you want to install it system-wide.
What is the main function objective of ExifTool? ›
Underlying Philosophies
You have the right to know about the metadata contained in your images. A main goal of the Exiftool project is to make this information freely available, both to the general public and as a resource for other developers.
- Click the Start menu -> File Explorer.
- Click This PC.
- Click on Computer -> Map Network Drive.
- In the “Drive” drop-down box, choose the drive-letter you want to use for this particular directory.
- Type in the full path to the directory into the “Folder” field.
For PyExifTool to function, exiftool command-line tool must exist on the system. If exiftool is not on the PATH, you can specify the full pathname to it by using ExifTool(executable=<full path>).
How do I start GUI in Linux? ›- Open the Linux terminal application.
- Again, for remote Linux servers, use the ssh command.
- Find which target unit is used by default: systemctl get-default.
- To change boot target to the GUI mode: ...
- Make sure you reboot the Linux box using the reboot command:
The basic syntax to add or modify EXIF tags is simple. You just need to type exiftool and then the name (prepended by a dash) and value of each EXIF tag to write. By default a separate copy of the original file is saved with the “_original” suffix.
How do I edit metadata in ExifTool? ›If you want to modify the metadata set to a file, you can easily do that using the ExifTool by changing tags. Whenever you modify or delete a tag, ExifTool creates a copy of the original file and a new tag with that value.
How do I extract EXIF data from my desktop? ›On a Windows PC using File Explorer right-click on the file you want to see the data for. You will see a window pop up with various options. Click on Properties and then on Details. This will bring up the EXIF data for that photo.
What is the install command? ›The install command installs a specified file in a specific place within a file system. It is most often used in makefiles.
How to install via pip? ›- Step 1: Download PIP get-pip.py. Before installing PIP, download the get-pip.py file. ...
- Step 2: Installing PIP on Windows. To install PIP type in the following: python get-pip.py. ...
- Step 3: Verify Installation. ...
- Step 4: Add Pip to Windows Environment Variables. ...
- Step 5: Configuration.
- Check If Python Is Available. ...
- Check If PIP Is Already Installed. ...
- Download PIP. ...
- Install PIP on Windows. ...
- Verify the PIP Installation Process and Check the PIP Version. ...
- Add PIP to Windows Environment Variables.
How do I install tools on Windows? ›
- Locate and download an .exe file.
- Locate and double-click the .exe file. (It will usually be in your Downloads folder.)
- A dialog box will appear. Follow the instructions to install the software.
- The software will be installed.
The APT is the tool, commonly used to install packages, remotely from the software repository. In short it's a simple command based tool that you use to install files/softwares. Complete command is apt-get and it's the easiest way to install files/Softwares packages.
How to install exe using cmd silently? ›- /quiet - quiet mode (there is no user interaction)
- /passive - unattended mode (the installation shows only a progress bar)
- /q - set the UI level:
- n - no UI.
- n+ - no UI except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end.
- b - basic UI.
- In the search box on the taskbar, enter device manager, then select Device Manager.
- Right-click (or press and hold) the name of the device, and then select Uninstall.
- Restart your PC.
- Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver.
- Open the Start menu and search for device manager.
- Select the top result.
- When Device Manager opens, expand the branch for the device you want to install.
- Right-click the device and select Update driver from the menu.
Click the Windows Start button and then click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off. Scroll down in the list of features and expand Remote Server Administration Tools. Expand Role Administration Tools. Expand AD DS and AD LDS Tools.
Where are RSAT tools installed? ›RSAT is now part of the Operating System an can be installed via Optional Features. To enable the tools, click Start, click Settings, click Apps, and then click Optional features, after that click on the panel Add a feature and enter Remote in the search bar.
How to install Active Directory step by step? ›Right-click on the Start button and go to Settings > Apps > Manage optional features > Add feature. Now select RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Tools. Finally, select Install then go to Start > Windows Administrative Tools to access Active Directory once the installation is complete.
Does Windows show all EXIF data? ›All you have to right-click on the preferred image in Windows File Explorer and select the Properties option. In the properties dialogue box, click on the Details tab. After that, you will view EXIF data information like size, resolution, and other additional details of the image.
How do I view metadata on my computer photos? ›It's very easy to view photo metadata on a PC. Simply right-click the image and scroll down to Properties. From there, click on Details to see all the EXIF data.
How do I add metadata to Windows? ›
Adding Metadata in Windows OS
You can also add metadata to your images directly from Windows. In File Explorer, right click the file and go to the properties. Click on the Details tab and add your Metadata.
Windows Photo Viewer isn't part of Windows 10, but if you upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you might still have it. To check, press and hold (or right-click) a photo in File Explorer, and select Open with. If Windows Photo Viewer isn't in the list, you cannot install it on Windows 10.
How do I set metadata in Windows? ›Head to the File menu, then click File info. And you can also press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I on Windows and Command + Option + Shift + I on Mac. From here, you can copy or edit the metadata. Click OK to save your changes.
How do I run a tool in Linux? ›The run command is launched in KDE and GNOME desktop platforms by pressing Alt+F2.
How do I get file info in Linux terminal? ›Cat. The simplest way to view text files in Linux is the cat command. It displays the complete contents in the command line without using inputs to scroll through it. Here is an example of using the cat command to view the Linux version by displaying the contents of the /proc/version file.
What is the difference between EXIF and metadata? ›What's the difference between metadata and EXIF? In digital photography, metadata is the information stored within an image describing the camera settings used, the shoot location, and more. An EXIF is the file that stores this metadata.
What files have EXIF data? ›The exchangeable image file format (EXIF) is a standard for embedding technical metadata in image files that many camera manufacturers use and many image-processing programs support. EXIF metadata can be embedded in TIFF and JPEG images.
What information is contained in EXIF? ›EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) files store important data about photographs. Almost all digital cameras create these data files each time you snap a new picture. An EXIF file holds all the information about the image itself — such as the exposure level, where you took the photo and any settings you used.
How do I find the location of a file path? ›Search File Explorer: Open File Explorer from the taskbar or right-click on the Start menu, choose File Explorer and then select a location from the left pane to search or browse. For example, select This PC to look in all devices and drives on your computer, or select Documents to look only for files stored there.
How do I find my local path in Linux? ›To determine the exact location of the current directory at a shell prompt and type the command pwd. This example shows that you are in the user sam's directory, which is in the /home/ directory. The command pwd stands for print working directory.
How do I find the install path for an app? ›
- From your desktop, right-click on the program's shortcut.
- Click on the Properties, and the Properties window should now be displayed.
- Click on the Shortcut tab, and you will find the installation path in the Target field.
To get just the shutter count, if it exists, add -ShutterCount to the command. Similar for -ImageCount tag if you wanted that as well. * Did you read FAQ #3 and use the command listed there? * Please use the Code button for exiftool code/output.
What is the default installation directory? ›When you install a new program on your computer, it will be installed to a default installation location. This folder is usually in drive C. If you are using a 32-bit Windows 10, that default installation location should be C:\Program Files(x86).
How to find the installation path of an application in Windows 10? ›Programs and apps downloaded from the Microsoft Store are installed in the following path by default: C:/Program Files/WindowsApps (Hidden items). To check hidden items, open This PC, click View and select Hidden items.
How do I get the installation file from an installed program? ›The easiest way to find the installation folder is right click the shortcut and select "Open file location", now you need to find the installer inside the folder, it varies from program to program, if you need some help to find it, please send a screenshot of the folder showing all files.
What is the best website to check shutter count? ›The easiest way to check the shutter actuations for most camera models by brands like Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Pentax is by uploading an unedited image from your camera to the website camerashuttercount.com. The site will read the image's EXIF data and display your current number.
What is a good camera shutter count? ›Shutter count is an estimation of how much the camera has been used. Most shutters are rated to a minimum of 150,000 (entry and mid-range DSLRs) or 300,000 (professional DSLRs). Most shutters last well beyond their rated life (indeed no Camera Jungle DSLR has yet worn out).
How long does shutter count last? ›Shutter expectancy differs between brands, models, and even camera levels. For example, on average entry level cameras are rated for approximately 50,000 shots, mid-range cameras are rated for around 100,000 shots, and professional cameras are rated for around 200,000 shots.
How do I manually add metadata? ›Open up the folder on your computer that contains the image or video file. PC users: Right-click on the image, and select Properties. Mac users: Control-click, and select “Get Info” (or press command + i on your keyboard). In the window that appears, you can change the name, add tags, write a description, and more.