---
title: "ExifTool Metadata Reader and Writer for Images and Files"
description: "ExifTool by Phil Harvey is a comprehensive Perl-based CLI tool for reading, writing, and editing metadata in over 400 file types. It extracts EXIF, IPTC, XMP, GPS, and maker note data from images, videos, audio, PDFs, and documents, making it the industry standard for metadata forensics and batch processing."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "exiftool/exiftool"
  github_stars: 4560
---

# ExifTool Metadata Reader and Writer for Images and Files

ExifTool by Phil Harvey is a comprehensive Perl-based CLI tool for reading, writing, and editing metadata in over 400 file types. It extracts EXIF, IPTC, XMP, GPS, and maker note data from images, videos, audio, PDFs, and documents, making it the industry standard for metadata forensics and batch processing.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/exiftool-metadata-reader-writer-images-files/)