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tacoberu/php-exif-tools
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php-exif-tools is a simple library for manipulate (read and write) with the EXIF meta-data of an image.

v0.1.2(6y ago)34.6k—8.3%3MITPHPCI failing

Since Dec 7Pushed 6y ago2 watchersCompare

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php-exif-tools
==============

[](#php-exif-tools)

php-exif-tools is a simple library for manipulate (read and write) with the EXIF meta-data of an image.

### Example

[](#example)

Read meta-data:

```
use Taco\Tools\Exif;
use SplFileInfo;

(new Exif\ExifReader)->read(new SplFileInfo('file.jpeg')) == (object)[
	'mime' => 'image/jpeg',
	'title' => 'Salut',
	'datetime' => new DateTime('2019-02-23 21:20:00'),
	'orientation' => 3,
];
```

Write meta-data:

```
use Taco\Tools\Exif;
use SplFileInfo;

(new Exif\ExifWrite(new SplFileInfo('file.jpeg'))->write([
	ExifWriter::SECTION_TITLE => 'Salut',
]));
```

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~328 days

Total

3

Last Release

2428d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4d9535bc57ab9e7c844b76be57d024b97eb84e9f8a9d308537afffe9cf81c409?d=identicon)[tacoberu](/maintainers/tacoberu)

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Top Contributors

[![tacoberu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1828339?v=4)](https://github.com/tacoberu "tacoberu (9 commits)")

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Tags

imageexif

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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