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jhead vs Microsoft Paint

A side-by-side look at jhead and Microsoft Paint. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

jhead

jhead

Photos & Graphics

jhead is a command line utility for managing metadata in JPEG photos. It can view, edit, delete, and manipulate EXIF, IPTC, and other metadata tags from JPEG files without recompressing the image.

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Microsoft Paint

Microsoft Paint

Photos & Graphics

Microsoft Paint is a simple raster graphics editor that comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows. It allows users to draw simple images, crop and resize images, and apply basic edits like rotating images and changing color palettes. Common uses are making simple diagrams, editing screenshots, and basic image manipulation.

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