Are there any other good freeware EXIF metadata editors on Windows?

[Arlen Holder]

Are there any other good freeware EXIF metadata editors on Windows?

The best (command line) MacOS/Win/Linux EXIF editor seems to be exiftool:
<https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/>

Where there is a GUI wrapper here:
<http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/~bogdan/>

And where this FAQ may be useful:
<https://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/faq.html>

In addition, there's MacOS/Win/Linux "exiv2", which is also a command-line utility.
<http://www.exiv2.org/index.html>

On Windows only, Irfanview & Xnview also edit EXIF data, as do a host of
metadata editors shown in the "META EXIF DATA TOOLS" section below.
<http://www.photo-freeware.net/categories/image-viewer/>

Also there are a host of other Windows/MacOS exif changing tools:
<https://www.geckoandfly.com/7987/how-to-change-exif-data-date-and-camera-properties-with-free-editor/>
Which lists links and descriptions for:
o AnalogExif | Windows | macOS <https://sourceforge.net/projects/analogexif/>
o ExifTool GUI | Windows <http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/~bogdan/>
o Exif Pilot | Windows <https://www.colorpilot.com/exif.html>
o EXIFManager | Windows <https://sourceforge.net/projects/exifmanager/>
o Metadata++ | Windows <https://www.logipole.com/metadata++-en.htm>
o EXIF Date Changer Lite | Windows <https://www.relliksoftware.com/exifdatechanger/>

There's a short list of a dozen free EXIF editor tools on Windows here
<https://listoffreeware.com/free-exif-editor-software-windows/>
o Exif Pilot <http://www.colorpilot.com/exif.html>
o GeoSetter <http://www.geosetter.de/en/download/>
o cdWorks Photo Helper <http://www.customdworks.com/phHelper.aspx>
o Quick EXIF Editor <http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Digital-Photo-Tools/EXIFeditor.shtml>
o Opanda Power EXIF Editor <http://www.opanda.com/en/pe/index.html>
o EXIF Viewer2 <http://download.cnet.com/EXIF-Viewer/3000-2193_4-75912951.html>
o Picasa <http://filehippo.com/download_picasa/>
o ImBatch <http://www.highmotionsoftware.com/products/imbatch>
o Watermark Software <http://www.watermark-software.com/>
o EXIF Date Changer <https://www.relliksoftware.com/exifdatechanger/>
o IrfanView <http://www.irfanview.com/>

There more than three score more "META EXIF DATA TOOLS" section below.
<http://www.photo-freeware.net/categories/image-viewer/>
o 01 Exifer - Famous meta data viewer veteran
o 02 Quick EXIF Editor - Allows editing, viewing and saving exif data of digital photos
o 03 ExifTools + GUI - Modify exif and image data of large picture collections
o 04 Cam2PC - Fast transfer tool with integrated picture viewer
o 05 JPEG & PNG Stripper - Erases exif data from pictures without affecting the image quality
o 06 ViewEXIF - Small exif data plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox
o 07 FastStone Image Viewer - Image browser, converter and editor with Exif data support
o 08 PhotoME - Powerful image data editor supporting EXIF, IPTC, ICC and GPS information
o 09 Microsoft Photo Info - Adds Exif metadata support to Windows File Explorer
o 10 Exif Reader - Exif data tool including support for exotic graphic image formats
o 11 EXIF Date Changer - Changes EXIF date and time settings and renames photos with it
o 12 Exif-O-Matic - Get all the exif information included in your digital photos
o 13 ExposurePlot - Analyses exif meta data of complete image collections and displays it graphically
o 14 Kuso EXIF Viewer - Exif info viewer with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox support
o 15 iTag - Reads and writes IPTC data including Google Earth support
o 16 EXIF InfoTip - Exif Explorer extension for the Windows 2000 and XP
o 17 Microsoft Pro Photo Tools - Meta exif data editor with RAW support
o 18 PhotoUtil - Exif data tool and image archiver with batch function and transfer options
o 19 JPG EXIF Copy - Exif information viewer and copy tool
o 20 Exif Tag Remover - Deletes Exif information from photos and images
o 21 Opanda IExif - Browser plugin acts as exif info tool for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox
o 22 COPIKS PhotoMapper - Adding GPS data into EXIF informations including Google Earth support
o 23 MetaEditor - Helps editing meta exif information including GPS data
o 24 OziPhotoTool - Combines GPS and exif data for creating maps and web publications
o 25 Reveal - Small and transparent Exif data tool
o 26 EXIF Image Viewer - Image viewer with Exif data support and rudimentary editing options
o 27 Exif Farm - Allows to view and edit Exif meta data
o 28 FastStone MaxView - Image viewer for the most common image file types including exif data support
o 29 Oriens JPEG Free - Exif information tool with RAW support and web album generator
o 30 EasyExif - Viewer tool for exif meta datas including export interface for csv, text and xml files
o 31 GeoSetter - Geo data viewing and saving tool for digital images
o 32 JExifViewer - Small image viewer with rudimentary exif support
o 33 Panorado Flyer - GPS tool for digital photos
o 34 JPEG EXIF Stamper - Watermarks photos with date and time using their embedded EXIF informations
o 35 ExifRead - Fine exif meta data reader
o 36 Imagine - Image viewer and correction tool including exif support
o 37 GPS4Cam - Links photos with geo data collected by the iPhone app GPS4Cam
o 38 JPEGsnoop - Retrieve hidden information about your digital photos
o 39 Easy Exif Delete - Detect and delete exif info from jpg photos
o 40 EXIF Toolbox - Modify file data using images EXIF informations
o 41 EXIF Browser - Nice EXIF data tool in Windows Explorer style including Slide-Show viewer
o 42 VisualExif - Browser extension to view exif informations of images found on the net
o 43 EXIF Pilot Light - Small image viewer with EXIF info support
o 44 FileMind QuickFix - Strip personal image info and GPS data from all selected photos with a click
o 45 ImgDescribe -
o 46 PhotoBrowser - Classical image viewer program including exif data support
o 47 BR's EXIFextracter - Extracts exif information and saves them as CSV file
o 48 exifMe - Show exif date and time a digital photo while viewing photos
o 49 MyViewPad - Tiny image viewer supports 80 different image formats and meta exif data
o 50 PhotoComment - Adds an exif commenting option to the Windows file explorer
o 51 Grazer - Adds GPS data to the exif information of your images
o 52 ExifyMe - Backup EXIF data from one image to another
o 53 Picmeta PhotoTracker - Virtually connects any GPS receiver with your digital camera
o 54 PhotoView - Classical image viewer with Exif support
o 55 GPSTagger - Adds geographic information to photos
o 56 FlickFleck - Small image transfer tool with Exif support
o 57 GPStamper Geotagger - Helps adding GPS geo data to the image meta informations automatically
o 58 SlickView - Simple image viewer with Exif support including HTML web gallery generator
o 59 ImageVisu - Image viewer for internet sources including Exif support
o 60 Wega2 - Image viewer with exif support and slide-show generator
o 61 Wildbit Viewer - Tiny image viewer in Explorer optic with meta exif data support
o 62 rEXIF - Adds exif viewer support to Windows Explorer context menue
o 63 Y.A. Photos Date Stamper - Adds date watermarks and resizes JPEG pictures
o 64 PhotoSelector - Review and select photos using EXIF info
o 65 EXIF Spy - View EXIF and additional metadata embedded in your digital photos
o 66 Geo-Tag Mapper - Presents geo-tagged photos on a virtual globe
o 67 DeExifier - Removes all exif metadate from selected JPEG files
o 68 Pic Poster - Calculate age of a person based on the date the picture was taken
o 69 Pixelgarde Photo Privacy Editor - View, edit and remove geotags and other Exif data from photos and pictures
o 70 Photo-Essence PhotoBrowser - Classical image viewer program including exif data support
o 71 EasyPhoto - Cool photo framer tool for exif and text watermark display

Since Usenet is a potluck where we all bring value to share,
I simply ask what other good freeware EXIF editors exist
(read and write).

[JJ]

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:41:20 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
> Are there any other good freeware EXIF metadata editors on Windows?
>

[snip]

>
> Since Usenet is a potluck where we all bring value to share,
> I simply ask what other good freeware EXIF editors exist
> (read and write).

I only use two which are already in your list.

Since you've already done your research quite thoroughly, if you're still
not satisfied, if I were you, I'd create my own GUI/frontend for ExifTool
using HTML Application (i.e. those *.hta files; using HTML, JavaScript, and
optionally CSS). Because the best tool is the one you make for your own use,
IMO.

I choose ExifTool because it's by far the only uh... EXIF tool which has the
most coverage of EXIF features, and is the most customizable. So IMO, no
point of using other tool which has lesser and fixed features.

[Ant]

In alt.comp.os.windows-10 JJ <jj4p...@vfemail.net> wrote:

> I choose ExifTool because it's by far the only uh... EXIF tool which has the
> most coverage of EXIF features, and is the most customizable. So IMO, no
> point of using other tool which has lesser and fixed features.

Ditto even though I use its command line.
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[wasbit]

"Arlen Holder" <arlen...@arlinghlder.edu> wrote in message
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Thanks. I've updated my list to include yours. I'll post it separately so as
not to confuse.

I've not had time to follow all your leads but FYI the following are
commercial not freeware
GPStamper
Opanda Power EXIF Editor
PhotoSelector
Pic Poster
Y.A. Photos Date Stamper

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wasbit

[Arlen _ Holder]

On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 00:00:29 +0100, wasbit wrote:

> Thanks. I've updated my list to include yours. I'll post it separately so as
> not to confuse.

Hi wasbit,
People who share, like you do, and improve, like you do, are those few
who make this Usenet potluck so wonderful.

I, like you, strive to add value in each post, for all to revel in & share.

Here's a quick "log file" I wrote while installing on Windows, ExifToolGui.
1. Download the exiftool command-line executable from the canonical site:
<http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/>
2. Save to your standard software archive hierarchy (where is up to you):
c:\software\editor\exif\exiftool\exiftool-11.65.zip
3. Download the ExifToolGui from the canonical site:
<http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/~bogdan/exiftoolgui516.zip>
4. Save to your standard software archive hierarchy (where is up to you):
c:\software\editor\exif\exiftoolgui\exiftoolgui516.zip
5. Create an application installation location, as desired (where is up to you):
mkdir c:\apps\editors\exif\exiftool
6. Extract both archives into that single software installation location:
c:\apps\editors\exif\exiftool\jhead_jpegtran\
c:\apps\editors\exif\exiftool\workspace\
c:\apps\editors\exif\exiftool\exiftool(-k).exe
c:\apps\editors\exif\exiftool\ExifToolGUI.exe
c:\apps\editors\exif\exiftool\ExifToolGUI_readme.txt
Note: I kept them together; you can separate them (that's up to you).
7. Rename, copy (or move, your choice) the command-line tool to your $PATH:
copy exiftool(-k).exe C:\Windows\System32\exiftool.exe
(Or, modify your $PATH as you see fit, to point to the app location.)
Note ExifToolGui expects the name "exiftool.exe" [i.e., sans "(-k)"].
8. Create a shortcut to the ExifToolGui.exe
and right-click that shortcut to "Send-To" your WinXP style cascade menu
StartMenu: editors > exif > exiftool > exifToolGUI.lnk
TARGET = C:\app\editor\exif\exiftool\ExifToolGUI.exe
STARTIN = C:\app\editor\exif\exiftool
9 Left-click your WinXP style native Win10 cascade menu you just added:
StartMenu: editors > exif > exiftool > exifToolGUI.lnk
10. This creates the following 'ini' file if all works well sans error:
c:\apps\editors\exif\exiftool\ExifToolGUIv5.ini

Voila!
ExifToolGui is up and running on Windows.

> I've not had time to follow all your leads but FYI the following are
> commercial not freeware
> GPStamper
> Opanda Power EXIF Editor
> PhotoSelector
> Pic Poster
> Y.A. Photos Date Stamper

I love when Usenet posters work together for the common good!
o It's what Usenet is supposed to be all about - a sharing potluck!

Thanks for that payware update, which has been noted in the list below.
(When/if I get a chance, I'll try to put the URLs - but I may never do it.)

o 01 Exifer - Famous meta data viewer veteran
o 02 Quick EXIF Editor - Allows editing, viewing and saving exif data of digital photos
o 03 ExifTools + GUI - Modify exif and image data of large picture collections
o 04 Cam2PC - Fast transfer tool with integrated picture viewer
o 05 JPEG & PNG Stripper - Erases exif data from pictures without affecting the image quality
o 06 ViewEXIF - Small exif data plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox
o 07 FastStone Image Viewer - Image browser, converter and editor with Exif data support
o 08 PhotoME - Powerful image data editor supporting EXIF, IPTC, ICC and GPS information
o 09 Microsoft Photo Info - Adds Exif metadata support to Windows File Explorer
o 10 Exif Reader - Exif data tool including support for exotic graphic image formats
o 11 EXIF Date Changer - Changes EXIF date and time settings and renames photos with it
o 12 Exif-O-Matic - Get all the exif information included in your digital photos
o 13 ExposurePlot - Analyses exif meta data of complete image collections and displays it graphically
o 14 Kuso EXIF Viewer - Exif info viewer with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox support
o 15 iTag - Reads and writes IPTC data including Google Earth support
o 16 EXIF InfoTip - Exif Explorer extension for the Windows 2000 and XP
o 17 Microsoft Pro Photo Tools - Meta exif data editor with RAW support
o 18 PhotoUtil - Exif data tool and image archiver with batch function and transfer options
o 19 JPG EXIF Copy - Exif information viewer and copy tool
o 20 Exif Tag Remover - Deletes Exif information from photos and images

o 21 Opanda IExif (payware?) - Browser plugin acts as exif info tool for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox

o 22 COPIKS PhotoMapper - Adding GPS data into EXIF informations including Google Earth support
o 23 MetaEditor - Helps editing meta exif information including GPS data
o 24 OziPhotoTool - Combines GPS and exif data for creating maps and web publications
o 25 Reveal - Small and transparent Exif data tool
o 26 EXIF Image Viewer - Image viewer with Exif data support and rudimentary editing options
o 27 Exif Farm - Allows to view and edit Exif meta data
o 28 FastStone MaxView - Image viewer for the most common image file types including exif data support
o 29 Oriens JPEG Free - Exif information tool with RAW support and web album generator
o 30 EasyExif - Viewer tool for exif meta datas including export interface for csv, text and xml files
o 31 GeoSetter - Geo data viewing and saving tool for digital images
o 32 JExifViewer - Small image viewer with rudimentary exif support
o 33 Panorado Flyer - GPS tool for digital photos
o 34 JPEG EXIF Stamper - Watermarks photos with date and time using their embedded EXIF informations
o 35 ExifRead - Fine exif meta data reader
o 36 Imagine - Image viewer and correction tool including exif support
o 37 GPS4Cam - Links photos with geo data collected by the iPhone app GPS4Cam
o 38 JPEGsnoop - Retrieve hidden information about your digital photos
o 39 Easy Exif Delete - Detect and delete exif info from jpg photos
o 40 EXIF Toolbox - Modify file data using images EXIF informations
o 41 EXIF Browser - Nice EXIF data tool in Windows Explorer style including Slide-Show viewer
o 42 VisualExif - Browser extension to view exif informations of images found on the net
o 43 EXIF Pilot Light - Small image viewer with EXIF info support
o 44 FileMind QuickFix - Strip personal image info and GPS data from all selected photos with a click

o 45 ImgDescribe - Helps editing exif information manually or automatically (batch)

o 46 PhotoBrowser - Classical image viewer program including exif data support
o 47 BR's EXIFextracter - Extracts exif information and saves them as CSV file
o 48 exifMe - Show exif date and time a digital photo while viewing photos
o 49 MyViewPad - Tiny image viewer supports 80 different image formats and meta exif data
o 50 PhotoComment - Adds an exif commenting option to the Windows file explorer
o 51 Grazer - Adds GPS data to the exif information of your images
o 52 ExifyMe - Backup EXIF data from one image to another
o 53 Picmeta PhotoTracker - Virtually connects any GPS receiver with your digital camera
o 54 PhotoView - Classical image viewer with Exif support
o 55 GPSTagger - Adds geographic information to photos
o 56 FlickFleck - Small image transfer tool with Exif support

o 57 GPStamper Geotagger - Helps adding GPS geo data to the image meta informations automatically (payware)

o 58 SlickView - Simple image viewer with Exif support including HTML web gallery generator
o 59 ImageVisu - Image viewer for internet sources including Exif support
o 60 Wega2 - Image viewer with exif support and slide-show generator
o 61 Wildbit Viewer - Tiny image viewer in Explorer optic with meta exif data support
o 62 rEXIF - Adds exif viewer support to Windows Explorer context menue

o 63 Y.A. Photos Date Stamper (payware) - Adds date watermarks and resizes JPEG pictures
o 64 PhotoSelector (payware) - Review and select photos using EXIF info

o 65 EXIF Spy - View EXIF and additional metadata embedded in your digital photos
o 66 Geo-Tag Mapper - Presents geo-tagged photos on a virtual globe
o 67 DeExifier - Removes all exif metadate from selected JPEG files

o 68 Pic Poster (payware) - Calculate age of a person based on the date the picture was taken