

JPEG - APP segments (except Adobe APP14) and trailers are removed.For JPEG images, all APP segments (except Adobe APP14, which is not removed by default) and trailers are removed which effectively removes all metadata, but for other formats the results are less complete: ExifTool is not guaranteed to remove metadata completely from a file when attempting to delete all metadata.

So take care to validate the information you are writing. Even though ExifTool does some validation of the information written, it is still possible to write illegal values which may cause problems when reading the images with other software.ExifTool has been tested with a wide range of different images, but since it is not possible to test it with every known image type, there is the possibility that it will corrupt some files.ExifTool will not rewrite a file if it detects a significant problem with the file format.Advanced verbose and HTML-based hex dump outputs.Tested with images from thousands of different camera models.Support for MWG (Metadata Working Group) recommendations.Ability to add custom user-defined tags.Conditionally processes files based on value of any meta information.Automatically backs up original image when writing.


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).Numerous output formatting options (including tab-delimited, HTML, XML and JSON).Decodes a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.Reads and writes maker notes of many digital cameras.Writes EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, AFCP and more.Reads EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, ID3 and more.Supports a large number of different file formats.Powerful, fast, flexible and customizable.
