Comparison of metadata editors
This article presents a comparison of 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. 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.
Features
Software |
Platform |
License |
Latest version |
Last release year |
Size, MB |
Description |
Number |
Supported metadata standards |
|
Exif |
GPS |
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Auto ISO Tool1 |
Windows |
Freeware |
2007 |
0.2 |
GUI for ExifTool to patch Canon ISO information. |
0 |
W |
- |
|
AvPicFaceXmpTagger2 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.7 |
2010 |
3.7 |
Write Picasa face recognition information as XMP to your images. |
0 |
- |
- |
Description Explorer3 |
Windows |
Freeware |
0.5.2 |
2009 |
10.7 |
Collection of tools for XMP metadata. |
15 |
- |
- |
Easy Exif Delete4 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.0 |
2010 |
0.8 |
Clean any Exif unwanted data from your digital pictures. |
0 |
D |
D |
EXIF-O-Matic5 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.2 |
2012 |
0.2 |
View Exif tags. |
0 |
R |
R |
ExifAuto6 |
Windows |
Freeware |
2.2 |
2007 |
0.4 |
GUI front-end for ExifTool to perform simple operations. |
5 |
EW |
- |
EXIF Browser7 |
Windows |
Freeware |
0.9 |
2007 |
0.9 |
Extract Exif information from image files. |
0 |
R |
R |
Exif Copier8 |
Windows |
Freeware |
0.9 |
2010 |
5.0 |
Copy metadata between sets of multiple images using ExifTool. |
0 |
W |
W |
ExifCleaner9 |
Windows |
Shareware |
1.6 |
2011 |
1.2 |
Lets you to erase/remove photographic metadata. |
0 |
D |
D |
EXIF Date Changer10 |
Windows |
Shareware |
2.52 |
2011 |
3.7 |
Allows you change the time and date information stored in the metadata of your photos. |
7 |
EW |
- |
ExifDropper11 |
Windows |
Freeware |
0.9 |
2009 |
0.1 |
Graphical front-end for ExifTool with drag-and-drop and command-line parameters. |
>200 |
EW |
EW |
ExifMixer12 |
Windows |
Freeware |
0.50 |
2008 |
0.4 |
GUI extension for the ExifTool with command-line parameters. |
>200 |
EW |
EW |
Exif Pilot13 |
Windows |
Freeware |
4.4 |
2011 |
2.1 |
Software for viewing, editing, and creating metadata. |
26 |
REW |
REW |
Exif Stats14 |
Windows |
Freeware |
2006 |
2.0 |
Extract some tags using ExifTool. |
0 |
R |
R |
|
Exif Tag Remover15 |
Windows |
Shareware |
4.1 |
2011 |
3.5 |
Allows you to easily delete all metadata tags. |
0 |
D |
D |
ExifTool16 |
Windows |
Freeware |
8.75 |
2012 |
3.3 |
Powerful command line utility. |
>200 |
REW |
REW |
ExifTool GUI17 |
Windows |
Freeware |
4.26 |
2011 |
0.7 |
GUI for the ExifTool with some editing features. |
64 |
REW |
REW |
EXIFutils18 |
Windows |
Shareware |
3.1.4 |
2011 |
3.5 |
Set of command line utilities that extract, add, remove, copy, and replace metadata. |
>200 |
REW |
REW |
ExifyMe19 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.0 |
2010 |
3.3 |
Restore Exif metadata from an original image. |
0 |
W |
W |
Exiv220 |
Windows |
Freeware |
0.22 |
2011 |
1.6 |
Command line utility. |
>200 |
REW |
REW |
ExposurePlot21 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.14 |
2009 |
0.6 |
Analyze your usage of the focal length of your lenses, ISO, shutter speed and aperture. |
0 |
R |
- |
Free EXIF Eraser22 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.1 |
2011 |
0,8 |
Allows you to easily and effectively delete entire Exif/IPTC/XMP information from image files. |
0 |
D |
D |
GUI223 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.3 |
2010 |
15.7 |
GUI extension for the ExifTool. |
12 |
R |
REW |
Image Info Toolkit24 |
Windows |
Shareware |
3.0 |
2012 |
4.9 |
Editor for IPTC and XMP metadata. |
36 |
R |
R |
IPTC-PLUS Photo metadata Toolkit25 |
Windows |
Freeware |
4 |
2011 |
1.2 |
Editor for IPTC and PLUS photo metadata with Adobe CS3 to CS5. |
150 |
- |
- |
iTag26 |
Windows |
Shareware |
478 |
2011 |
9.1 |
A tool that adds title, description and keyword tags to photos. |
10 |
- |
- |
JExifViewer27 |
Windows |
GPL |
1.8 |
2010 |
5.3 |
View Exif information stored in JPG files. |
0 |
R |
R |
JPEG & PNG Stripper28 |
Windows |
Freeware |
1.5.4 |
2012 |
0.1 |
A tool for stripping/cleaning/removing unnecessary metadata. |
0 |
D |
D |
MetadataFox29 |
Windows |
Shareware |
1.1 |
2010 |
0.4 |
A tool to explore files by their XMP metadata. |
0 |
- |
- |
MetadataTouch30 |
Windows |
Shareware |
5.2 |
2011 |
0.6 |
A tool to view and edit IPTC and XMP metadata. |
70 |
- |
- |
MetaEditor31 |
Windows |
Freeware |
3.2.6.0 |
2011 |
6.3 |
Allows you read and edit metadata within your digital photos. |
>200 |
REW |
REW |
MetaLith32 |
Windows |
Shareware |
4.02 |
2012 |
11.3 |
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 |
PhotoME33 |
Windows |
Freeware |
0.79 |
2009 |
3.0 |
Powerful tool to show and edit the metadata of image files. Thanks to the well organized layout and intuitive handling, it's possible to analyze and modify Exif and IPTC-NAA data as well as analyze ICC profiles. |
>200 |
REW |
REW |
PowerExif34 |
Windows |
Shareware |
1.2 |
2010 |
1.6 |
A tool to edit Exif data in images. |
~100 |
REW |
REW |
Notes
- *1
Number of editable tags
- *2
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
- *3
JPG - JPEG, ISO/IEC IS 10918-1 1993(E)
TIF - 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
See also
- Digital photography
- Exchangeable image file format (Exif)
- IPTC Information Interchange Model
- eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP)
- Image file formats