FileMate AlternativesMetadata Editors and other similar apps like FileMate

Apps similar to FileMate include ExifTool, which is free and open source. Other options are ExifCleaner, ExifToolGUI, Corel AfterShot Pro and Jimpl. Metadata Editors like FileMate are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Linux and Android.

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  1. ExifTool icon
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    ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files.

    66 ExifTool alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Digital photography software with ultra-fast RAW processing, non-destructive editing, seamless Photoshop workflow, batch processing, HDR features, and customizable workspaces for creative efficiency.

    74 Corel AfterShot Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Jimpl icon
     5 likes

    Free online photo metadata and EXIF data viewer. Uncover hidden data of your pictures. Upload a photo to find where, when, and how it was taken.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Geeqie is a free open software image viewer and organiser program for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.

    115 Geeqie Image Viewer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Windows
    • NetBSD
    • FreeBSD
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  6. Exif Eraser icon
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    ExifEraser is a modern, permissionless image metadata erasing application for Android 6.0+.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
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  7. Pic2Map icon
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    Pic2Map is an online EXIF data viewer with GPS coordinates support which allows you to locate and view your digital camera or smartphone photos on Google Maps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. FrameTags icon
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    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...

    41 FrameTags alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. 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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. 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.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  11. Geotag icon
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    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

    30 Geotag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • ExifTool
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