install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install exif

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install exif

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/exif/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install exif

Debian stable package indexes · exif · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install exif

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · exif · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#exif

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ex/exif/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install exif

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · exif · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id OliverBetz.ExifTool -e

Windows Package Manager source index · OliverBetz.ExifTool · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Read, write, modify, and display EXIF data on the command-line

Project links

Commands and aliases

exif

history

Project history and usage

exif is the small command-line interface to libexif, the portable C library for reading and writing EXIF metadata in image files.

Project history

The libexif project maintains several related packages: libexif itself, exif as the simple command-line interface, GUI components, and a regression test suite. The exif README describes the tool as a small utility written to demonstrate libexif's ability to show EXIF information hidden in JPEG files.

The project lived historically on SourceForge and moved its active source-code home to GitHub in 2017. Since then, the libexif homepage has continued to track both library and exif command-line releases, including security, stability, and bugfix updates.

Adoption history

The libexif project explicitly notes that it supplies source code while operating-system and package maintainers provide binaries. It points Linux and macOS users toward distribution package tools and package ecosystems such as Homebrew, MacPorts, Conan, and Conda-forge.

How it is used

exif is used when a user wants a compact C-based command-line reader for EXIF data in JPEG files. It is less expansive than ExifTool, but it is useful for scripts and systems that already depend on libexif.

Why package nerds care

The package matters because it exposes libexif directly as a small Unix-style executable. It is a practical metadata inspection tool and a smoke test for the underlying library package.

Timeline

2007: libexif 0.6.16 security release is listed in project news.
2017: The libexif project moves to GitHub.
2020: exif 0.6.22 stability and bugfix release is announced.
2026: libexif 0.6.26 security release is announced.

Related projects

exif is part of the libexif family alongside libexif, libexif-gtk, gexif, and libexif-testsuite.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`exif`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.6.22

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/libexif/exif

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/libexif/exifnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:exif
Version	0.6.22
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/exif
Homepage	https://libexif.github.io/
Repository	https://github.com/libexif/exif
Upstream docs	https://libexif.github.io/
License	LGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/libexif/exif/releases/download/exif-0_6_22-release/exif-0.6.22.tar.xz
Dependencies	libexif, popt
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	exif
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

exif 0.6.22-4

command-line utility to show EXIF information in JPEG files

https://libexif.github.io/

sudo apt install exif

Section: graphics
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Exif

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: exif from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

exif

nix profile install nixpkgs#exif

normalized package name match
Matched by: Exif

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ex/exif/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

exif 0.6.22-3build1

command-line utility to show EXIF information in JPEG files

https://libexif.github.io/

sudo apt install exif

Section: universe/graphics
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Exif

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: exif from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

exif 0.6.22-13.fc44

Utility to show EXIF information hidden in JPEG files

http://libexif.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install exif

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: exif
4 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Exif

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: exif from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

exif 0.6.22-3.5

Small Command Line Utility to Show and Change EXIF Information in JPEG Files

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libexif

sudo zypper install exif

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/Graphics/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: exif
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Exif

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: exif from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

exif

sudo port install exif

normalized package name match
Matched by: Exif

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/exif/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

OliverBetz.ExifTool

winget install --id OliverBetz.ExifTool -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Exif

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: OliverBetz.ExifTool from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/exif.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install exif with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, winget, zypper