# ExifTool

- id: src_01M569GDC1SGXKD64C0CJQDR5Q
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T20, T10 · tags: metadata, exif, xmp, cli, perl, level:beginner, code:perl
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:24:08.814Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569GDC1SGXKD64C0CJQDR5Q

Source: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool

```json
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  "archived": false,
  "revision": {
    "ref": "master",
    "pinned": false
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "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",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "exiftool (GitHub org)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "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: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: GitHub detects GPL-3.0 from LICENSE, not archived, last push 2026-05-27. · locator: GitHub API fields · source: https://api.github.com/repos/exiftool/exiftool
- [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:
- code: license=GPL-3.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=restricted training=unknown · GPL-3.0 per GitHub detection of LICENSE; README licensing text for Perl-style terms was not located in the lines read. · evidence: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/blob/master/LICENSE

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