ExifTool online: the commands you use, without installing anything
ExifTool is the command-line program for reading and writing file metadata. When you only need an answer for one or a few files, these pages give you the same result in your browser, with no download, no terminal and no sign-up.
Common ExifTool commands and their online version
| Command | What it does | Do it online |
|---|---|---|
exiftool photo.jpg |
Show all the metadata in a file | EXIF viewer |
exiftool -all= photo.jpg |
Remove all metadata from a file | Metadata Remover |
exiftool -gps:all photo.jpg |
Show where a photo was taken | Photo Location Finder |
exiftool -DateTimeOriginal photo.jpg |
Show when a photo was taken | Photo Date Taken |
exiftool -Make -Model photo.jpg |
Show which camera or phone took it | What Camera Took This Photo |
exiftool -ShutterCount photo.nef |
Read a camera's shutter count | Shutter Count Checker |
exiftool -Author file.pdf |
Show who made a PDF | PDF Author Finder |
exiftool -Creator -Producer file.pdf |
Show which app made a PDF | What Software Made This PDF |
exiftool -json photo.jpg |
Save the metadata as JSON or CSV | Export from the results page |
When the command line is still the better choice
Install ExifTool when you work on whole folders at once, write or copy tags between files, rename photos by date, or need to keep files on your own computer. It's free and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
If you need metadata inside your own app or script, the ExifTools.com API reads and cleans files over HTTP and returns JSON, without maintaining an install on your server.
Questions
Is this the official ExifTool?
No. ExifTool is a free program by Phil Harvey that you install on your computer. ExifTools.com is a separate website that reads files with it on our servers and shows the result in plain language.
Do I need to download anything?
No. You drop a file on the page and see the result in your browser, on a computer or a phone.
What happens to my file?
It is sent over an encrypted connection, read on our servers and deleted automatically after about 24 hours. The metadata found in it is kept on a results page with its own link, which you can share.
Can I edit or write tags online?
You can remove all metadata online with the Metadata Remover. For writing specific tags on many files, the command-line ExifTool is the right tool.