Welcome to the Exiv2 community!¶

Exiv2 is the C++ library and command line utility to manage image metadata. This is the community website of the project. The Exiv2 homepage is http://www.exiv2.org/

From here you can access all project resources and interact with project members and Exiv2 users. Following a few simple guidelines ensures that you stand a good chance of getting an answer quickly. Your feedback is also a valuable contribution to the project and will help to improve the quality of the software and provide directions and encouragement for future development.

Primary Resources - Look here first!¶

• Download Exiv2
• How to build Exiv2 on the XYZ platform
• How do I run the test suite
• FAQ - Frequently asked Questions
• Forum
• Exiv2 API documentation
• Exiv2 ChangeLog
• Metadata reference tables
• Makernote Formats and Specifications
• Deprecated Exiv2 Yahoo! group

Development Topics¶

• Accessing preview images
• Thread safety
• Translators
• Non-intrusive vs. intrusive writing
• How to add support for a new image format
• How to add support for a new makernote
• GSoC 2013 "Cloud Ready" Project Specification

Other Topics¶

• Supported image formats
• Supported video formats
• VideoSamples
• The Metadata in JPEG files
• The Metadata in PNG files
• The server-side script to handle Exiv2 HTTP Write Access
• Exiv2 and Cloud Services
• The Metadata in RIFF files
• The Metadata in Matroska files