AutoExif CLI w/TUI

A super user-friendly CLI tool for extracting and manipulating metadata from files and URLs.

🚀 Features

• Read metadata from images and videos
• Extract metadata from local files and URLs
• Wipe specific metadata (e.g., GPS)
• Super Easy setup for Windows & Linux Distro's

Q/A

• Q: Where is the original bash version?
• A: Here

• Q: Where is the standalone .exe?
• A: Check Releases Here

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• Linux

• Windows

📦 Installation

Install via pip:

pip install autoexif

or build & install yourself from source.

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/SirCryptic/autoexif.git
cd autoexif

2. Install Python and dependencies

Make sure you have Python 3.11+ installed.

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Install the CLI tool

windows

python setup.py install

linux

sudo python3 setup.py install

• Windows: Copies exiftool.exe and exiftool_files.zip to C:\Users\AppData\Local\autoexif, extracting the zip.
• Linux: Auto-installs ExifTool using your system's package manager or downloads it to ~/.autoexif/ if needed.

🛠️ Usage

Get started with:

autoexif help

• Short Version Of help

autoexif --help

• Open TUI

autoexif

📷 Examples

Read metadata from an image in the current directory:

autoexif read

Read metadata from a specific image:

autoexif read sample.jpg

Read detailed metadata:

autoexif read sample.jpg --detailed

Read metadata from a URL:

autoexif read https://example.com/image.jpg

Wipe GPS data:

autoexif wipe sample.jpg --type gps

Extract GPS from a video:

autoexif gps video.mp4

Get thumbnail metadata:

autoexif thumbnail sample.jpg

Get expert-level metadata:

autoexif expert sample.jpg

📌 Notes

• Windows: Installation copies exiftool.exe and exiftool_files.zip to C:\Users<YourUser>\AppData\Local\autoexif
  and extracts the required files.

• Linux: Auto-installs ExifTool using your system's package manager or downloads it to ~/.autoexif/ if needed.

• Ethical Use: Only process files and URLs you are authorized to access.

• Help: Run autoexif help for more details and usage options.

Made with ❤️ by SirCryptic