# Install exiftags with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix Utility to read EXIF tags from a digital camera JPEG file. Version 1.01 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:exiftags ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install exiftags ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install exiftags ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/exiftags/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install exiftags ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: exiftags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#exiftags ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ex/exiftags/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:exiftags - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.01 - **Source summary:** Utility to read EXIF tags from a digital camera JPEG file - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-4-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - exifcom (cli) - exiftags (cli) - exiftime (cli) - exifcom (alias) - exiftags (alias) - exiftime (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage exiftags is a compact JPEG EXIF inspection utility with companion tools for EXIF comments and image timestamps. ### Project history Eric Johnston originally wrote exiftags to support his photoweb script. The project page lists version 1.01 as the current release, under a BSD license, with source, RPM, Windows, FreeBSD, Debian, and other package links. ### Adoption history The project is niche, but its homepage documents the kind of adoption common to early photo-management tools: ports and packages, Windows binaries, and a list of other small applications that used exiftags for gallery generation, thumbnailing, viewing, and EXIF access. ### How it is used exiftags reads JPEG APP1 EXIF metadata from a file or standard input and prints properties to standard output. exifcom reads or writes UserComment metadata, while exiftime displays, adjusts, and sorts by EXIF date and time tags. ### Why package nerds care For package collectors, exiftags is a snapshot of the pre-smartphone digital-camera era: a tiny C-style utility focused on JPEG camera metadata, maker notes, captions, and timestamp repair. ### Timeline - 1.01: The project page lists exiftags 1.01 as the current version. - 2007: The project page was last modified with version 1.01 and package links. ### Related projects - exiftags ships with exifcom and exiftime, and was originally written for the author's photoweb script. ### Sources - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** exiftags - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - exiftags - 1.01-7: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: exiftags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | utility to read Exif tags from a digital camera JPEG file | https://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/ - Nix - exiftags: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ex/exiftags/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - exiftags - 1.01-7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: exiftags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | utility to read Exif tags from a digital camera JPEG file | https://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/ - MacPorts - exiftags: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/exiftags/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [jhead](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jhead/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, exif, jpeg, media, metadata. - [exif](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exif/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, exif, media, metadata. - [exiftool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exiftool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, exif, media, metadata. - [exiv2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exiv2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, exif, media, metadata. - [avimetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avimetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [bwfmetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bwfmetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [cd-discid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cd-discid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [dovi_tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dovi-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/exiftags.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/exiftags.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph