ExifTool vs ImageMagick

ExifTool

Description: ExifTool is a free and open source software utility for reading, writing and editing metadata in image, audio and video files. It supports many different file types and metadata formats.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

ImageMagick

Description: ImageMagick is an open-source software suite for creating, editing, composing, and converting bitmap images. It can resize, flip, mirror, rotate, distort, shear and transform images, adjust image colors, apply various special effects, draw text, lines, polygons, ellipses and Bézier curves.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

ExifTool Features

• Read and write metadata in image, video, audio and PDF files
• Support for many different file formats like JPEG, TIFF, PNG, MP3, MP4, etc.
• Edit metadata like EXIF, IPTC, XMP, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, JFIF, GeoTIFF, etc.
• Command line interface and API for integration into scripts and programs
• Platform independent - works on Windows, Mac, Linux
• Extract thumbnail images
• Lossless rotation and flipping of images
• Add or remove metadata without changing original files
• Rename files and directories based on metadata

ImageMagick Features

• Image format conversion
• Resize, rotate, flip, mirror, crop and trim images
• Merge multiple images
• Add text, shapes and frames to images
• Apply filters, effects and image enhancements
• Batch process images
• Create image montages and collages
• Extract or remove image channels
• Adjust colors, brightness, contrast, gamma
• Blur, sharpen, despeckle and reduce noise

ExifTool

• Open Source

ImageMagick

• Free