![]() Main difference between above apps is simple: metadata editing isn't supported, only cleaning. ExifCleanerĮxifCleaner is another GUI application based on ExifTool, licensed under MIT. If you need to edit metadata in 2-3 files or just remove all metadata, better pick ExifTool. Overall, functionality is about the same as in console app, if a lot of files (10 and more) and need a preview in case of image or video files, then jExifToolGUI is what you need. Left list - file previews, right list - file metadata preview. UX based on two big lists together with mass selection is a big win for visibility. ![]() Console applications with too many options aren't always convenient, so GUI can be helpful. The GUI for ExifTool^, written in Java and licensed under GPL. $ exiftool -all='' d.jpg - remove all metadataĪs you can see, the metadata writing pattern is easy: -TAG:data file, -all= option cleaning all if you messed up or just want to clean all information. $ exiftool -artist="" -copyright="" c.jpg - write multiple metadata $ exiftool -artist=Me a.jpg b.jpg b.jpg- write multiple files $ exiftool -artist='Rockstar' a.jpg - add "Artist" tag $ exiftool a.jpg - extract all metadata from file ![]() Writing: EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, AFCP Reading: EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, ID3, Lyrics3 Big feature set, variety of supported format make this app very useful for automating metadata edition. Probably, the most popular console application for editing image metadata, licensed under MIT. Pick "Superficial cleanup" when removing all metadata isn't an option, so user can keep most relevant one. Backup option also available, in cases "something go wrong". After first start we'll see GTK application with simple GUI: "Add Files" button, added files with numbers of identified tags and "Clean" button. Not so popular like digiKam, but can be easily installed from Flathub. Metadata Cleaner, an Open Source application licensed under GPL, does exactly what the name says: "Metadata Cleaner allows you to view metadata in your files and to get rid of it, as much as possible." Works with pictures, videos, EPUB and PDF formats. ![]() All options live in Images -> Metadata menu you can easily clone and remove metadata in one click for one or many photos. The application is definitely one of the best in photo area and supports EXIF, IPTC, or XMP metadata formats and allows you to edit also licensing, location and contact info, templates are helpful for big archives. The option "Clear Your Traces" seems like not well known, so let's do some promotion here -) digiKamĭigiKam is a popular image organizer, licensed under GPL. Check all info before publishing on internet, 'cause there's no "revert" button - you can't remove anything from world web. Photo, video, PDF and office documents living their hidden internal lives covered by metadata and can tell a lot about their creator. But in enemy hands, metadata transforms into a weapon. Metadata isn't evil 'cause helpful for making collections and working with big archives, especially for searching: file managers often creating index DB heavily relied on metadata. You maybe don't need it now, but will need it later: the future isn't always predictable. It can be timestamps, GPS location, owner, organization, specific hardware info and more.
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