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ExifTool

Metadata Analysis

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ExifTool by Phil Harvey is the most comprehensive metadata extraction tool available. It supports hundreds of file formats including images (JPEG, RAW, TIFF), documents (PDF, Office), audio/video, and more. Critical for document and image OSINT to extract GPS coordinates, device info, and timestamps.

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Features

✓500+ file formats
✓GPS extraction
✓Device identification
✓Batch processing
✓Write metadata
✓Perl library

Limitations

✗Command-line interface
✗No built-in visualization

Tool Details

Interface CLI

Pricing Free

Skill Level Beginner

Open Source Yes ✓

Maintenance Reported active

Reported Update 2024-12

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🪟 windows🐧 linux🍎 macos

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