Exif Pilot is Windows software for creating, viewing, editing, and removing image metadata. It handles EXIF, EXIF GPS, IPTC, and XMP data, and its free editor can add, change, or remove image keywords. Users can import and export EXIF and IPTC data with XML, MS Excel, or CSV text files, and create or edit Photo Sphere metadata for panorama images. JPEG, TIFF, PNG, DNG, several camera RAW formats, and PSD support reading, editing, and creation; MRW, RW2, PGF, EPS, HEIC, and RAF are read-only. The Batch Editing Plugin adds multi-photo processing, tag copying across photos, metadata import and export, and command-line editing and creation. It costs 79.95 EUR per once, and processed files must be in the same directory. For 64-bit Excel import and export, listed Microsoft software components are required. The maker says the program is provided as-is, with no planned upgrades or technical support.
Who it is for
Exif Pilot suits Windows users who need to inspect or edit image metadata, including GPS and panorama metadata. Its paid plugin is for users who need batch processing or command-line editing.
What is good
- Free editor handles EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and GPS data.
- Supports metadata creation and editing for multiple image formats.
- Can import and export data through XML, Excel, and CSV.
- Paid plugin adds batch and command-line operations.
What to know first
- Some formats are read-only.
- Batch plugin files must be in the same directory.
- 64-bit Excel operations require additional Microsoft components.
- Maker says no upgrades or technical support are planned.
Verdict
Exif Pilot covers a broad set of image metadata tasks, with keyword editing and panorama metadata tools in the free editor. The paid batch plugin expands its workflow, but the maker's stated lack of upgrades and technical support is worth considering.
Exif Pilot plans and pricing
All plansCompared on photo metadata editors
- Free plan
- Yes
- Metadata scope
- broader
- Batch editing
- Yes
- RAW file support
- Yes
- Platform
- desktop
- GPS metadata tools
- Yes
- Metadata templates
- Yes
- Documented file formats
- 21
