ExifToolGui FAQ
What ExifToolGui is, which version is current, whether it includes ExifTool, and how to verify what you downloaded — answered from primary sources only.
Short answers, sourced the same way as everything else on this site: from the program’s own documentation, its GitHub repository and release notes, and ExifTool’s official pages. Where a common claim has no primary source — a ‘final’ version number for the original GUI, a licence for it, any star rating for the program — the answer below says so instead of repeating it. The three products this site covers are easy to confuse, so several answers exist mainly to keep them separate: Bogdan Hrastnik’s original GUI, Frank Bijnen’s maintained V6 fork, and Phil Harvey’s ExifTool itself.
What is ExifToolGui?
ExifToolGui is a Windows graphical front-end for Phil Harvey's ExifTool. The original GUI was created by Bogdan Hrastnik and is documented at exiftool.org/gui. The version maintained today is the V6 fork by Frank Bijnen on GitHub, which continues Hrastnik's program. ExifTool itself is a command-line application and Perl library with no graphical interface of its own, so the GUI is the visual layer on top of it.
What is the latest version of ExifToolGui?
The latest release is V6.3.12, updated May 8, 2026. A later asset, ExifToolGUI_install_6.3.12.1.exe, is an updated installer for the same release; the release notes state that there are no functional changes in the GUI program itself.
Is ExifToolGui free?
Yes. Frank Bijnen's V6 fork is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). That licence is verified for the V6 fork from its GitHub repository. No licence for the original V5 GUI is stated on its official documentation page, so this site does not claim one for it.
Does ExifToolGui include ExifTool?
No, not in the portable builds. ExifTool is a separate, required download. Only the V6 installer can fetch ExifTool for you during setup, downloading the zip by Phil Harvey or the self-installing package by Oliver Betz if you select that option.
Which ExifTool version should I pair with it?
Two numbers matter. The latest ExifTool release overall is 13.59, released May 27, 2026. The latest production release is 13.55, released April 7, 2026, and versions 13.56 to 13.59 are development releases. The pairing guide on this site explains which to choose and why the distinction exists.
Is ExifToolGui Windows only?
Yes. Neither Bogdan Hrastnik's original GUI nor Frank Bijnen's V6 fork has a macOS or Linux build. The V6 documentation covers Windows 7 and 8 and highly recommends Windows 10 or 11. If you are on a Mac, the Mac options page on this site lays out the real alternatives, including the cross-platform jExifToolGUI.
How do I verify a download?
Compare the SHA-256 of the file you downloaded with a trusted record. For the GUI files, the hashes printed on this site were measured from the official GitHub release files on 2026-10-23; GitHub does not publish digests for these assets. For ExifTool, the Windows 64-bit zip's SHA-256 matches the publisher's official checksum file, checksums-13.59.txt, exactly. The download page lists the measured values.
Is this website official?
No. exiftoolgui.org is an unofficial resource site. It is not the home of ExifToolGui or of ExifTool. The maintained GUI lives in Frank Bijnen's GitHub repository, and ExifTool's official home is exiftool.org.
Can ExifToolGui remove GPS data?
Yes. The GUI's Modify menu contains Remove metadata functions, and ExifTool can delete meta information individually, in groups, or altogether. Removing the GPS group strips location coordinates from the selected files, which is the step to take before sharing photos that should not reveal where they were taken.
Where do I report bugs?
For the V6 GUI, report issues in the Issues section of Frank Bijnen's GitHub repository, FrankBijnen/ExifToolGui. For ExifTool itself, the ExifTool forum at exiftool.org is the author's support channel.
Why do so many of these answers return to the pairing? Because it is the fact new users most often miss, and the one behind the most common support question this family of programs produces. The GUI was designed from its first version to let you select multiple files and modify them at once — but none of that batch power exists until a correctly named exiftool.exe, with its exiftool_files folder beside it, is where the GUI can find it. The original documentation warned that the GUI shows an error at startup when that preparation is wrong, and the V6 documentation still lists ExifTool as a required, separate download. If you remember one answer from this page, remember that one: two programs, two downloads, one working setup.
Longer treatments live one click away: the Tutorials hub for operating the program, the Troubleshooting hub for when it misbehaves, and the Version History page for the full release timeline behind the version answers above.