Although I have worked with writing and installing on each of these OS's, I still found the Exiftool tutorials a bit difficult until I figured out warnings and basis for most of the directions given. My goal in writing this short-longish post was to show those who do not have experience installing Linux, Unix, or Windows programs might be able to follow mmy simple directions. By giving the home page web address for Exiftool, I was hoping that persons who want more details will follow through by visiting there.

To list, in sorted order, the current EXIF from 'file.jpg' There are more commands, but these three will be the most useful for simple edits. Identical Edits to the EXIF Data of Two Or More FilesĬ:> exiftool -copyright=2022 first.jpg bbb.jpg extra.jpgg Add or Edit a Tag and Its Value (Can Be More Than One)Ĭ:> exiftool -artist=”Richard Bowman” -copyright=2023 first.jpgģ. Files in the Windows folder can be accessed by programs anywhere in the Windows OS.Īssuming you have the photos, you wish to edit located in a folder labelled “temp” at the top level of the C-drive with file names first.jpg, bbb.jpg, and extra.jpg then the following commands in “Command Prompt” will accomplish the indicated tasks.Ģ.

This is a protected folder, so select “Continue” when asked what to do with this file. Then copy this file and paste it into the Windows folder. When the contents of the unzipped folder show up, strip the characters off of the end of the executable file until it reads, “exiftool.exe”.Ĥ. Right-click on the saved zipped file and select “Extract all.”ģ. See the directions on this site for details.)Ģ. Download the program¸, “Windows Executable: exiftool-12.67.zip (~7 MB)” to your Windows desktop from this link by Phil Harvey: The zipped file is the one needed.

Reading, printing, and editing EXIF data associated qurg a photo or series of photos is reasonably easy to do with the program, “exiftool,” introduced below.ġ.

Instaling ExifTool 12.67