Command-line tool

jhead

brew/jhead

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Extract Digicam setting info from EXIF JPEG headers

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install jhead

macOS

brew install jhead

Linux

brew install jhead

Show all EXIF data

jhead path/to/image.jpg

Set the file's date and time to the EXIF create date (file creation date will be changed)

jhead -ft path/to/image.jpg

Set the EXIF time to the file's date and time (EXIF data will be changed)

jhead -dsft path/to/image.jpg

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