Command-line tool

exiv2

brew/exiv2

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Exiv2.Exiv2 -e

macOS

brew install exiv2

Linux

brew install exiv2

Print a summary of the image Exif metadata

exiv2 path/to/file

Print all metadata (Exif, IPTC, XMP) with interpreted values

exiv2 -P kt path/to/file

Print all metadata with raw values

exiv2 -P kv path/to/file

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