Comparison of metadata editors

This article presents a comparison of digital image metadata viewers and metadata editors. A metadata editor is a computer program that allows users to view and edit metadata tags interactively on the computer screen and save them in the graphics file. Usually a metadata viewer is preferred over a metadata editor for viewing tags.

A number of metadata editors for various platforms exist. Users choose among them based on factors such as the availability for the user's platform, the feature set and usability of the user interface (UI).

The Metadata Working Group (MWG) is a consortium of leading companies in the digital media industry.[1] The MWG publishes technical specifications that describe how to effectively store metadata into digital media files. These royalty-free specifications are made available to software developers, manufacturers and service providers so that they may create products that use metadata in a consistent way, and that allow consumers to better describe, organize and find their media. Where possible, these specifications rely on existing standards, and aim to create a unified and cohesive approach to applying these standards.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Features
* 2 See also
* 3 Notes
* 4 References

## Features

Software  | Platform  | License  | Latest version  | Last release year  | Size
(MB)[lower-alpha 1] | Description  | Number[lower-alpha 2] | Supported metadata standards[lower-alpha 3] | Supported file formats[lower-alpha 4]

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EXIF  | GPS  | IPTC  | XMP  | Maker  | Other  | JPEG  | TIFF  | Raw  | Other
A Photo Manager[3][4] | Android  | GPLv3  | 0.6.3.180211 (35)  | 2018  | 1.3  | Show/Edit GPS infos of local photos through a map.  | ?  | REW  | REW  | R  | REW  | R  | R  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?
Auto ISO Tool[5] | Windows  | Freeware  | ?  | 2007  | 0.2  | GUI for ExifTool to patch Canon ISO information.  | 2  | W  | \-  | R  | \-  | R  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
AvPicFaceXmpTagger[6] | Linux,
Windows  | Freeware  | 1.7  | 2010  | 3.7  | Write Picasa face recognition information as XMP to your images.  | ?  | \-  | \-  | \-  | RW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
Daminion[7] | Windows  | Proprietary  | Unknown, no trials available  | 2017  | 41,6  | A tool that can update EXIF/IPTC/XMP/ID3/Office metadata in images, video, audio, Office documents, Camera raw images and vector images. Uses ExifTool, a free, open-source tool.  | >70  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | R  | REW  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
DBGallery[8] | Windows  | Proprietary, Trial Available  | 7.5  | 2016  | 63  | Image management software which can update IPTC and XMP metadata in images, video, and audio. Uses Adobe's XMP Toolkit to read/write metadata.  | 32  | R  | REW  | REW  | REW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Description Explorer[9] | Windows  | Freeware  | 0.5.2  | 2009  | 10.7  | Collection of tools for XMP metadata.  | 15  | \-  | \-  | \-  | EW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
Easy Exif Delete[10] | Windows  | Freeware  | 1.2  | 2010  | 0.8  | Clean any EXIF unwanted data from your digital pictures.  | N/A  | D  | D  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -i  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
EXIF-O-Matic[11] | Linux,
MacOS,
Windows  | Freeware  | 1.2  | 2012  | 0.2  | View EXIF tags.  | N/A  | R  | R  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
ExifAuto[12] | Windows  | Freeware  | 2.2  | 2007  | 0.4  | GUI front-end for ExifTool to perform simple operations.  | 5  | EW  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | \-  | \-
EXIF Browser[13] | Windows  | Freeware  | 0.9.9.16  | 2007  | 0.9  | Extract EXIF information from image files.  | N/A  | R  | R  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Exif Copier[14] | Windows  | Freeware  | 0.9  | 2010  | 5.0  | Copy metadata between sets of multiple images using ExifTool.  | ?  | W  | W  | W  | W  | W  | W  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
ExifCleaner[15] | Windows  | Shareware  | 1.8  | 2012  | 1.2  | Lets you to erase/remove photographic metadata.  | N/A  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
EXIF Date Changer[16] | Windows  | Freeware / Shareware  | 3.55  | 2017  | 7  | Allows you change the time, date, and other information stored in the metadata of your photos.  | 7  | EW  | \-  | EW  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
ExifDropper[17] | Windows  | Freeware  | 0.9  | 2009  | 0.1  | Graphical front-end for ExifTool with drag-and-drop and command-line parameters.  | >200  | EW  | EW  | EW  | EW  | EW  | EW  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
ExifMixer[18] | Windows  | Freeware  | 0.50  | 2008  | 0.4  | GUI extension for the ExifTool with command-line parameters.  | >200  | EW  | EW  | EW  | EW  | EW  | EW  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Exif Pilot[19] | Windows  | Freeware  | 4.9.3  | 2016  | 2.1  | Software for viewing, editing, and creating metadata.  | 26  | REW  | REW  | REW  | R  | R  | R  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Exif Stats[20] | Windows  | Freeware  |  | 2006  | 2.0  | Extract some tags using ExifTool.  | N/A  | R  | R  | R  | R  | R  | R  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Exif Tag Remover[21] | Windows  | Shareware  | 5.1  | 2014  | 3.5  | Allows you to easily delete all metadata tags.  | N/A  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
ExifTool[22] | Linux,
MacOS,
Windows  | GPLv1  | 10.13  | 2018  | 3.9  | Powerful command line utility.  | >200  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
ExifTool GUI[23] | Windows  | Freeware  | 5.16  | 2012  | 1.4  | GUI for the ExifTool with some editing features.  | 64  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | R  | R  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
EXIFutils[24] | Linux,
MacOS,
Windows  | Shareware  | 3.1.4  | 2011  | 3.5  | Set of command line utilities that extract, add, remove, copy, and replace metadata.  | >200  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
ExifyMe[25] | Windows  | Freeware  | 1.0  | 2010  | 3.3  | Restore EXIF metadata from an original image.  | ?  | W  | W  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Exiv2[26] | Linux,
MacOS,
Windows  | GPL/Proprietary (Dual licensed)  | 0.26  | 2017  | 1.6  | Command line utility and C++ Library  | >200  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | \-
ExposurePlot[27] | Windows  | Freeware  | 1.1.6  | 2015  | 0.6  | Analyze your usage of the focal length of your lenses, ISO, shutter speed and aperture.  | N/A  | R  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
Free EXIF Eraser[28] | Windows  | Freeware  | 1.1  | 2011  | 0,8  | Allows you to easily and effectively delete entire EXIF/IPTC/XMP information from image files.  | N/A  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | Yes  | \-  | \-
GeoSetter[29] | Windows  | Freeware  | 3.5.0  | 2018  | 19  | Show and change geo data and other metadata (IPTC/XMP/EXIF) of image files (e.g. images taken by digital cameras). Batch changes possible  | ?  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
GUI2[30] | Windows  | Freeware  | 1.3  | 2010  | 15.7  | GUI extension for the ExifTool.  | 12  | R  | REW  | R  | R  | R  | R  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Image Info Toolkit[31] | MacOS,
Windows  | Shareware  | 3.0  | 2012  | 4.9  | Editor for IPTC and XMP metadata.  | 36  | R  | R  | REW  | REW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | \-  | Yes
ImBatch[32] | Windows  | Free for non-commercial use  | 4.7.0 (actually 5.9.1)  | 2016  | 11.9  | Batch image processing tool  | >50  | REW  | \-  | REW  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
IPTC-PLUS Photo Metadata Toolkit[33] | Windows  | Freeware  | 4  | 2011  | 1.2  | Editor for IPTC and PLUS photo metadata with Adobe CS3 to CS5.  | 150  | \-  | \-  | REW  | REW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | \-  | Yes
iTag[34] | Windows  | Shareware  | 500  | 2015  | 9.1  | A tool that adds title, description and keyword tags to photos.  | 10  | \-  | \-  | REW  | REW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
JabRef | Java  | GPL | ?  | ?  | ?  | Reference management software that uses BibTeX.  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | RDEW  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | PDF
JExifViewer[35] | Linux,
Windows  | GPL  | 1.8  | 2010  | 5.3  | View EXIF information stored in JPEG files.  | N/A  | R  | R  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
JPEG & PNG Stripper[36] | Windows  | Freeware  | 1.5.4  | 2012  | 0.1  | A tool for stripping/cleaning/removing unnecessary metadata.  | N/A  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | Yes
JPEG Comment Editor[37] | Windows  | Freeware and Shareware  | 1.0  | 2015  | 1.0  | Software for creating, viewing, editing, and saving metadata as text file for your photos.  | ?  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | \-
Metadata++[38] | Windows  | Freeware  | 1.11.2  | 2018  | 1.2  | Edit, modify, add, delete any metadata from audio, video, photo, text...  | >200  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | RDEW  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
MAT[39] | Linux
MacOS  | GPLv2  | 0.5.2  | 2014  | 3.1  | Toolbox composed of a GUI application, a CLI application and a library, to anonymize/remove metadata  | N/A  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | D  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
MetadataFox[40] | Windows  | Shareware  | 1.1  | 2010  | 0.4  | A tool to explore files by their XMP metadata.  | N/A  | \-  | \-  | \-  | R  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | Yes
MetadataTouch[41] | Windows  | Shareware  | 5.2  | 2011  | 0.6  | A tool to view and edit IPTC and XMP metadata.  | 70  | \-  | \-  | EW  | EW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | \-  | \-  | Yes
MetaEditor  | Windows  | Freeware  | 3.3.0.0  | 2014  | 7.1  | Allows you read and edit metadata within your digital photos.  | >200  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | \-  | \-
MetaLith[42] | Windows  | Shareware  | 9.00  | 2017  | 16.5  | Allows you read, analyze and edit metadata. The main feature of the program is the ability to simultaneously edit any number of files.  | >200  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | \-  | R  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Opanda PowerExif[43] | Windows  | Shareware  | 1.22  | 2013  | 1.6  | A powerful GUI tool with batch processing to edit EXIF/GPS data and completely remove all data (include EXIF) in images.  | >130  | REW  | REW  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | \-  | \-
PhotoME[44] | Windows  | Freeware  | 0.8ß2  | 2009  | 3.1  | Show and edit the metadata of image files, analyze and modify EXIF and IPTC-NAA data, and analyze ICC profiles.  | >200  | REW  | REW  | RE  | \-  | REW  | R  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
QuickImageComment[45] | Windows  | GPLv3  | 4.31  | 2018  | 15.8  | Windows GUI to show images and edit meta data (using exiv2 library); GPS data can be shown and modified on a map; optimised to edit comments.  | >200  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | \-  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | \-
VRmeta[46] | Linux,
MacOS,
Windows  | Paid subscription  | 1.0  | 2018  | 11.9  | Add .xmp metadata, embed in-frame time-based metadata, export as .csv or .xmp, embed IPTC keywords and captions.  | >unlimited  | REW  | REW  | REW  | REW  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
XnView[47] | Linux,
MacOS,
Windows  | Freeware (for private and educational use) | 2.45  | 2018  | 4.6 to 14.6  | Picture viewer, editor with slide show, scan module, add ons  | >31  | RD  | ?  | RDEW  | DEW[lower-alpha 5] | ?  | R  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes

## See also

* Digital photography
* Exchangeable image file format (Exif)
* IPTC Information Interchange Model
* eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP)
* Image file formats

## Notes

1. ↑ The size depends on chosen installation.
The lower limit is for a minimal installation.
The upper limit is for a full installation with all features.
2. ↑ Number of editable tags
3. ↑ EXIF - Exchangeable image file format for digital still cameras
GPS - The global positioning system
IPTC - IPTC-NAA Information Interchange Model
XMP - Extensible Metadata Platform
Maker - Proprietary Maker Notes
Other - Other standards, for example: IRB Adobe Photoshop image resource blocks, MPF - Multu-Picture Format

R - Can Read tags
E - Can Edit tags
W - Can Write tags
D - Can Delete tags
4. ↑ JPEG - ISO/IEC IS 10918-1 1993(E)
TIFF - Tagged Image File Format
Raw - Proprietary raw formats
Other - Other formats, for example: PSD Adobe Photoshop, DNG Digital Negative, JP2 JPEG2000

Yes - Format is supported
5. ↑ There is an option to update, delete or create XMP metadata along when editing IPTC metadata.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.metadataworkinggroup.org/info/pdf/photokina_pr_2008_09_24.pdf Metadata Working Group Introduces First Specification for Interoperability and Preservation of Metadata in Digital Photography
2. ↑ http://www.metadataworkinggroup.org/pdf/mwg_guidance.pdf Guidelines for Handling Image Metadata
3. ↑ k3b (24 May 2017). ""A Photo Manager" with "A Photo Map", AndroFotoFinder". https://github.com/k3b/APhotoManager/.
4. ↑ "A Photo Manager". 24 May 2017. https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=de.k3b.android.androFotoFinder.
5. ↑ http://aeropic.free.fr/H&B/AUTO_ISO_patcher/
6. ↑ "avpicfacexmptagger:main [Andreas Vogel Wiki"]. anvo-it.de. 27 June 2011. http://www.anvo-it.de/wiki/doku.php?id=avpicfacexmptagger:main. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
7. ↑ "Daminion - Multi-User, Server-Based Digital Photo Management Software Software". daminion.net. http://daminion.net. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
8. ↑ "DBGallery: Photo Management Database System". dbgallery.com. http://dbgallery.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
9. ↑ "Description Explorer". optimasc.com. http://www.optimasc.com/products/dex/index.html. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
10. ↑ "Easy Exif Delete (Official Site)". easyexifdelete.com. http://www.easyexifdelete.com/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
11. ↑ "Exif-O-Matic @ Rahul @ Connection Lab : export meta-data out of digital images". rahulbotics.com. http://www.rahulbotics.com/personal-projects/exif-o-matic/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20090605092641/http://home.roadrunner.com/~dick/ExifAuto.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
13. ↑ "Software". software-factory.ch. http://www.software-factory.ch/software/exifbrowser/exifbrowser_software_en.htm. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
14. ↑ "110mb.com - Want to start a website?". 110mb.com. http://exifcopier.110mb.com/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
15. ↑ "Remove Exif Tags, Geotags, XMP, and IPTC from JPEG Photos in Batch Mode « SuperUtils.com Software". SuperUtils.com Software. http://www.superutils.com/products/exifcleaner/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
16. ↑ "EXIF Date Changer". relliksoftware.com. http://www.relliksoftware.com/exifdatechanger/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
17. ↑ "ExifDropper". FLiGGs' Blog. http://fliggs.wordpress.com/exifdropper-help/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
18. ↑ "ExifMixer - free GUI for ExifTool". moonsoftware.com. http://www.moonsoftware.com/exifmixer.asp. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
19. ↑ "Free Exif Editor - Edit, Create, and View Metadata (EXIF, EXIF GPS, IPTC, and XMP) with Exif Pilot". colorpilot.com. http://www.colorpilot.com/exif.html. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
20. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20111216212338/http://www.thezeal.com/blog/exif-stats/. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
21. ↑ "Exif Tag Remover - Metadata delete utility - Protect your online privacy!". rlvision.com. http://www.rlvision.com/exif/about.asp. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
22. ↑ "ExifTool by Phil Harvey". queensu.ca. http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
23. ↑ "ExifToolGUI". queensu.ca. http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/~bogdan/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
24. ↑ "EXIFutils - Command Line EXIF manipulation tools for JPG and TIF images". hugsan.com. http://www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101101105309/http://www.xtrasimplicity.info/archives/185. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
26. ↑ Andreas Huggel and Exiv2 contributors. "Exiv2 - Image metadata library and tools". exiv2.org. http://www.exiv2.org/. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
27. ↑ "Vandel.nl the homepage for Wega2 the Image Viewer and Exposureplot the Exif Analyzer utility". vandel.nl. http://www.vandel.nl/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
28. ↑ "Free EXIF Eraser". exiferaser.com. http://www.exiferaser.com/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
29. ↑ "GeoSetter". geosetter.de. http://www.geosetter.de/en/. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
30. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20111230143955/http://gui2-for-exiftool.weebly.com/gui2-for-exiftool.html. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
31. ↑ "ImageInfoToolkit 3 [welcome"]. image-info-toolkit.com. http://www.image-info-toolkit.com/en/welcome.html. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
32. ↑ "ImBatch – The Best in Batch Image Processing". highmotionsoftware.com. http://www.highmotionsoftware.com/products/imbatch. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
33. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20120131052407/http://www.iptc.org/cms/site/single.html. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
34. ↑ "iTag - Tag and Search for your photo and video files". itagsoftware.com. http://itagsoftware.com/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
35. ↑ Reiner Pr锟絣s. "JExifViewer - Java Exif and image viewer". sourceforge.net. http://jexifviewer.sourceforge.net/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
36. ↑ "JPEG & PNG Stripper - www.SteelBytes.com". steelbytes.com. http://www.steelbytes.com/?mid=30. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
37. ↑ "JPEG Comment Editor - Best JPEG Comment Editor Free". http://www.mwisoft.com/jpeg-comment-editor.
38. ↑ "Metadata++ (Official Site)". logipole.com. https://www.logipole.com/. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
39. ↑ "MAT: Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit". boum.org. https://mat.boum.org/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
40. ↑ "MetadataFox - Multi-Format Metadata Explorer". digitalconfidence.com. http://digitalconfidence.com/MetadataFox.html. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
41. ↑ "MetadataTouch - Powerful Multi-Format Metadata Editor". digitalconfidence.com. http://digitalconfidence.com/MetadataTouch.html. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
42. ↑ "Metalith". metalith.ru. http://www.metalith.ru/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
43. ↑ "EXIF Editor for JPEG, TIFF, EXIF file format with batch process- Opanda PowerExif Editor". opanda.com. http://www.opanda.com/en/pe/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
44. ↑ "PhotoME - Exif, IPTC & ICC Metadata Editor". photome.de. http://www.photome.de/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
45. ↑ "QuickImageComment - quick change of user comment and artists in digital images, display and change of meta data, ...". https://www.quickimagecomment.de/. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
46. ↑ "Vrmeta". vrmeta SaaS. https://www.vrmeta.net/. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
47. ↑ "XnView". Xnview Software. http://www.xnview.com/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

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