Batch editing

One of the greatest strengths of Exif Editor is editing multiple files at once. Just select multiple files, and you can edit the same tag for all of them.

Different values

Let's see this on a simple example. Select two files that have a different Artist. Instead of a value, the Artist field shows the placeholder Multiple Values. When you type a new artist, the value is set in all selected files. Fields with the same value in all files show that value.

Shifting dates

For date fields, you don't have to set one fixed date for all files. Turn on Adjust by in the date editor and enter an offset. Each file's date is then shifted by that offset, for example to fix a wrong time zone or a camera clock that was set incorrectly.

Lists of structures

Structures such as Location Shown can be edited across several files too. Entries are matched by their position, so the first entry of all files is shown together, then the second, and so on. The + button adds an entry to all selected files, and the remove button that appears when you hover over an entry removes it from all selected files.

What can be edited

When files of different types are selected, Exif Editor shows only what all of them support:

• a tab is shown only when every selected file supports it,
• a section is hidden unless all selected files support it,
• a field is disabled unless it can be written in every selected file.

Read-only files are shown with a warning above the tags, and their tags cannot be changed.

Changed files

Files with unsaved changes have a dot before their name in the files list, and the window subtitle shows how many files are modified. A tag's label is shown in bold when its value was changed in any of the selected files.

To undo a change, right-click the field and choose Restore Original Value. It restores the original value in all selected files. Clear in the same menu empties the field in all selected files.

Nothing is written to the files until you save them. See Saving the files.