Easily read, write and edit meta information for images, audio and video files

ExifTool

ExifTool 12.59

  -  6.58 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    ExifTool 13.03

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / XP64 / Vista / Vista64 / Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 / Windows 10 64

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Phil Harvey / External Link

  • Filename

    exiftool-12.59.zip

  • MD5 Checksum

    9e8d730abbafa1b8560ee8648fb95f68

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of ExifTool 12.59.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of ExifTool or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- COMPATIBILITY WARNING: Changed the calculated ImageDataMD5 for JPEG images to include all data from the SOS to the EOI (including the SOS marker but not the EOI marker)

Added:
- new -fileNUM option to load tags from alternate files
- family 8 groups for accessing tags from alternate files
- new XMP-et:OriginalImageMD5 tag for storing ImageDataMD5 value
- verbose ImageDataMD5 message for JPEG files
- a new Nikon LensID

- Decode a new Olympus tag and improved decoding of another
- Decode a couple of new PanasonicRaw tags
- Decode image coordinates for a couple more VNT object types
- Enhanced ImageDataMD5 to also support MRW, CR3, IIQ, PNG, MOV/MP4 and some RIFF-based files
- Improved verbose messages when deleting NikonApp trailer
- Patched to avoid structure warnings when copying tags from Nikon files containing NKSC metadata
- Fixed %-C filename format code to work properly with the -fileOrder and -progress options
- Fixed potential ValueConv warning when reading LIF files

API Changes:
- Added SetAlternateFile method