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1tomany/exif-tools
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A simple, no dependency PHP library that makes working with EXIF data easier

v0.0.9(3w ago)9661MITPHPPHP >=8.4

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EXIF Reader for PHP
===================

[](#exif-reader-for-php)

This simple library makes it easy to read EXIF data from JPEG and TIFF files. It handles NUL-bytes correctly and automatically converts GPS coordinates to floating point numbers.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require 1tomany/exif-tools

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Using the library is simple:

```
require_once __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';

use OneToMany\Reader\ExifTagReader;

// $exifTags is an ExifMap object
$exifTags = new ExifTagReader()->read('/path/to/photo.jpeg');

var_dump($exifTags->has('FileName')); // bool(true)
var_dump($exifTags->get('FileName')->value()); // string(10) "photo.jpeg"

// Iterate over the tags
foreach ($exifTags as $tag => $value) {
    printf("%s: %s\n", $tag, $value);
}
```

Behind the scenes, each EXIF tag value is an object of type `ExifValue`. The `ExifValue` object can represent an integer, a string, an `ExifList`, or an `ExifMap`. Each element of an `ExifList` and `ExifMap` object is also an `ExifValue` object.

### Timestamps

[](#timestamps)

`ExifMap` objects have a method named `capturedAt()` that attempts to create a `\DateTimeImmutable` object that best represents when the photo was taken. In order, it analyzes the following tags: `DateTimeOriginal`, `DateTimeDigitized`, and `DateTime`. The first tag that creates a valid `\DateTimeImmutable` object is returned as the captured date.

Additionally, `ExifMap` objects have a method named `getTimestamp(string $tag)` that will attempt to convert any tag to a `\DateTimeImmutable` object. Only integer and string `ExifValue` objects are considered - lists and maps will always return `null`.

### GPS Coordinates

[](#gps-coordinates)

`ExifMap` objects have a method named `gps()` that will attempt to read the `GPSLatitude`, `GPSLatitudeRef`, `GPSLongitude`, `GPSLongitudeRef`, `GPSAltitude`, and `GPSAltitudeRef` tags and convert them to their floating point equivalents. The `gps()` method returns an object of type `GpsValue`. The `GpsValue` object has three properties:

- `?float $latitude`
- `?float $longitude`
- `?float $altitude`

These properties will be a non-null floating point number if the value was found in the EXIF tag. A positive `$altitude` represents the altitude in meters above sealevel, and a negative `$altitude` represents the same below sealevel.

### Binary Conversion

[](#binary-conversion)

Some EXIF tags store data encoded as binary bytes. For example, the tag `ComponentsConfiguration` stores a list of numbers as a NUL-terminated string. This library will unpack any control characters and convert them to their integer or list equivalents so the data can be safely encoded as JSON and stored in a database as text.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Vic Cherubini](https://github.com/viccherubini), [1:N Labs, LLC](https://1tomany.com)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License

###  Health Score

45

↑

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance95

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~20 days

Recently: every ~34 days

Total

8

Last Release

22d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/60762?v=4)[Vic Cherubini](/maintainers/viccherubini)[@viccherubini](https://github.com/viccherubini)

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Top Contributors

[![viccherubini](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/60762?v=4)](https://github.com/viccherubini "viccherubini (92 commits)")[![clementmas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8032241?v=4)](https://github.com/clementmas "clementmas (1 commits)")

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Tags

gpsexifexif coordinatesexif gpsexif latitudeexif longitudeexif readexif reader

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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