Open Source ExifTool AlternativesMetadata Editors and other similar apps like ExifTool

The best open source alternative to ExifTool is ExifCleaner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ExifTool and 14 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to ExifTool are ExifToolGUI, Exiv2, Geeqie Image Viewer and FrameTags.

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  1. ExifCleaner icon
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    ExifCleaner is a free app written in Electron framework, opensource desktop GUI app to remove exif metadata from images and video files with simple drag and drop. It's built on top of the proven ExifTool library and supports fast multi-core batch processing of files.

    28 ExifCleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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  2. Exiv2 icon
     5 likes

    Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata. It provides fast and easy read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata of images in various formats. Exiv2 is available as free software and with a commercial license, and is used in many...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. FrameTags icon
     1 like

    FrameTags is a PySide6 desktop utility that allows photographers to apply metadata to large photo sets in bulk. In version 1, users can select directories, scan with optional recursive traversal, choose metadata fields to apply, preview changes before writing, and apply metadata...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Kleaner icon
     3 likes

    Kleaner is an image metadata cleaner that can handle EXIF, IPTC, XMP and Comments. It is available under the GPL-3.0 license.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  5. Exif Eraser icon
     9 likes

    ExifEraser is a modern, permissionless image metadata erasing application for Android 6.0+.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. PrivMeta icon
     2 likes

    Clean hidden data from your files, right in your browser. No uploads. No tracking. Open source. Private by design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. EXIFManager icon
     2 likes

    EXIF tags manipulation in jpeg images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. KGeoTag icon
     1 like

    KGeoTag is a Free/Libre Open Source photo geotagging program. It's written in C++/Qt and uses the KDE Frameworks. It's published under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  9. Geotag icon
     9 likes

    Geotag is an open source program that allows you match date/time information from photos with location information from a GPS unit or from a map

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    jhead is a Exif Jpeg header manipulation tool.

    Things jhead can extract from an Exif jpeg file

    Time and date picture was taken Camera make and model Integral low-res Exif thumbnail Shutter speed Camera F-stop number Flash used (yes/no) Distance came.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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