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I would like to edit a JPG EXIF data in Gimp. Perhaps I need a plugin or something, but I don't know how to search for and download the plugin. Plus, when Gimp opens a JPG it converts it to XCF format. Hopefully when I export it again the EXIF data will still be there. Thanks.

John Sonderson
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  • See also [here](http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/1512/are-there-gimp-plugins-that-allow-one-to-view-and-edit-exif-data). – Paolo Gibellini Oct 25 '15 at 20:59
  • I can't seem to open the link. – John Sonderson Oct 27 '15 at 19:48
  • Odd. The link is [http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/1512/are-there-gimp-plugins-that-allow-one-to-view-and-edit-exif-data](http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/1512/are-there-gimp-plugins-that-allow-one-to-view-and-edit-exif-data) – Paolo Gibellini Oct 27 '15 at 20:43
  • Thanks. Now it's working. Yes I had found that page, but it is geared towards Linux users and I'm on Windows 7. And you have to untar and unzip and compile and install it form scratch. I was wondering if you could install a plugin in Gimp via a URL, just like in the Eclipse IDE? Thanks. – John Sonderson Oct 27 '15 at 20:49
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    I see. At the moment I'm using an external tool ([IrfanView](http://www.irfanview.com/)). There is a lot of free tools for Windows, e.g. [GeoSetter](http://www.geosetter.de/en), [ExifTool](http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/), etc.. See also [here](http://superuser.com/questions/57317/editing-jpeg-exif-properties) and this comprehensive [list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_metadata_editors). – Paolo Gibellini Oct 27 '15 at 21:48

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As of Gimp 2.9.4 (possibly 2.9.2) there is a built-in metadata editor/viewer. It is under the menu > Image > Image Metadata.

See http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/gimp-gets-advanced-exif-xmp-iptc-metadata-support

If you are on OSX and want a binary of this version (rather than compile from source), try Partha's McGimp variants, the McGimp 2.9.5 64-bit Experimental, or McGimp 2.9.5 64-bit Color Corrected Experimental, an interesting project in its own right.

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  • As of 2018-02-28, chocolatey provides GIMP 2.8.22 which has a very broken metadata editor. It will not actually save the metadata entered. In some development versions, there may be a security feature that removes all MetaData, not just GPS, without prompting. – rjt Feb 28 '18 at 18:38
  • I couldn't find a way to edit using the metadata editor in GIMP 2.10.22. I ended up using https://products.groupdocs.app/metadata/total – tbc0 Jan 05 '21 at 17:55
  • The built-in medadata editor/viewer is very dissapointing as it only allows setting the date but not the time. Time is also very important to keep shots sorted correctly. – Michael Remijan Apr 05 '23 at 11:23