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ExifTool vs jhead: catalog facts
ExifTool	jhead
Free Free and open source, dual licensed under the same terms as Perl itself: the GPL or the…	Free Free and released into the public domain.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Reads and writes EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP and vendor makernotes across a vast range of formats Strips metadata before publishing, shifts dates in bulk and renames files from their embedded dates	Batch fixes for wrong camera clock times Renames files by the date a picture was taken
Command line only, with a very large option list Writing metadata always risks damaging a file; keep originals	Works with JPEG files only Command line only, with no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Public Domain
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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