ExifTool
Source: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool
Structured fields
{
"archived": false,
"revision": {
"ref": "master",
"pinned": false
},
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Perl command-line tool and library for reading, writing and creating metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP, many video/RAW formats). The default utility for inspecting and setting embedded metadata such as digital-source-type or rights fields.",
"source_type": "repository",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "exiftool (GitHub org)",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"Writing metadata can invalidate hard bindings such as C2PA manifests."
],
"upstream_updated_at": "2026-05-27T16:45:01.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] README: ExifTool is a customizable set of Perl modules plus a command-line application for reading and writing meta information in a wide variety of files; format table lists XMP r/w/c among others. · locator: README intro and format list source
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: GitHub detects GPL-3.0 from LICENSE, not archived, last push 2026-05-27. · locator: GitHub API fields source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | GPL-3.0 | permitted | restricted | restricted | unknown | GPL-3.0 per GitHub detection of LICENSE; README licensing text for Perl-style terms was not located in the lines read. |