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ExifTool for Mac
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ExifTool for Mac

  -  5.03 MB  -  Freeware
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  • Latest Version

    ExifTool 13.27 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X 10.9 or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Phil Harvey / External Link

  • Filename

    ExifTool-13.27.pkg

  • MD5 Checksum

    ec171e21c728e9f806bf1d2ad41461ce

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

Exif Tool for macOS supports many different metadata formats including EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, and ID3, as well as the maker notes of many digital cameras by Canon, Casio, DJI, FLIR, FujiFilm, GE, GoPro, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Motorola, Nikon, Nintendo, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Phase One, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon, and Sony.

ExifTool for Mac can Read, Write and/or Create files in the following formats. Also listed are the support levels for EXIF, IPTC, XMP, ICC_Profile, and other metadata types for each file format.

Features and Highlights
  • Powerful, fast, flexible, and customizable
  • Supports a large number of different file formats
  • Reads EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, ID3, and more...
  • Writes EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, AFCP, and more...
  • Reads and writes maker notes of many digital cameras
  • Reads timed metadata (eg. GPS track) from MOV/MP4/M2TS/AVI videos
  • Numerous output formatting options (including tab-delimited, HTML, XML and JSON)
  • Multi-lingual output (cs, de, en, en-ca, en-gb, es, fi, fr, it, ja, ko, nl, pl, ru, sv, tr, zh-cn or zh-tw)
  • Geotags images from GPS track log files (with time drift correction!)
  • Generates track logs from geotagged images
  • Shifts date/time values to fix timestamps in images
  • Renames files and organizes in directories (by date or by any other meta information)
  • Extracts thumbnail images, preview images, and large JPEG images from RAW files
  • Copies meta information between files (even different-format files)
  • Reads/writes structured XMP information
  • Deletes meta-information individually, in groups, or all together
  • Sets the file modification date (and creation date in Mac and Windows) from EXIF information
  • Supports alternate language tags in XMP, PNG, ID3, Font, QuickTime, ICC Profile, MIE, and MXF information
  • Processes entire directory trees
  • Creates a text output file for each image file
  • Creates binary-format metadata-only (MIE, EXV) files for metadata backup
  • Automatically backs up original image when writing
  • Organizes output into groups
  • Conditionally processes files based on the value of any meta information
  • Ability to add custom user-defined tags
  • Support for MWG (Metadata Working Group) recommendations
  • Recognizes thousands of different tags
  • Tested with images from thousands of different camera models
  • Advanced verbose and HTML-based hex dump outputs
How to Use

Open Terminal to access the command-line interface

Run exiftool filename to read metadata from a file

Use exiftool -TAG=value filename to edit metadata

Apply batch changes using wildcards (e.g., *.jpg)

Use -overwrite_original to save changes without backup

Type exiftool -h for help and available options

Integrate with scripts for automated workflows

System Requirements
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later
  • Perl 5.008 or later (included in macOS)
  • Terminal access
  • Optional: Homebrew for easier installation
PROS
  • Supports many file types and metadata tags
  • Powerful batch processing capabilities
  • No GUI, pure command-line for advanced users
  • Highly customizable for automation tasks
  • Free and open-source with frequent updates
CONS
  • Lacks a graphical user interface
  • Requires Terminal or scripting knowledge
  • No built-in preview or media viewer
  • Limited support for real-time editing
Also Available: Download ExifTool for Windows

Download ExifTool for Mac Latest Version

What's new in this version:

- Decode AF points for the Pentax K-3III
- Decode timed GPS from a variant of the Rove R2-4K dashcam
- Properly decode SensorTemperature for Pentax K3-III
- Patched PCAP test to avoid potential failure
- Patched to avoid potential "not a HASH reference" error when writing MOV/MP4 videos
- Fixed issue which could result in "uninitialized value" errors when reading one type of timed GPS from MP4 videos
- Fixed problem writing MotionPhotoVideo in MP4 files

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