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ExifLooter

ExifLooter finds geolocation metadata in images from URLs and directories. It integrates with OpenStreetMap to display locations.

Description

ExifLooter is a tool designed to extract geolocation metadata from image files, whether specified individually, from directories, or via piped input. It analyzes EXIF data to locate where images were taken, making it useful for reconnaissance and forensic investigations involving image sources.

Use cases include analyzing images from target websites or social media for physical location intelligence, verifying image authenticity by checking embedded coordinates, and mapping out locations from bulk image collections. The tool supports pipe integration with other scripts for automated workflows.

It also provides options to visualize findings on OpenStreetMap and remove metadata from images, enhancing privacy or preparing clean images for analysis.

How It Works

ExifLooter uses libimage-exiftool-perl to parse EXIF metadata from image files, extracting GPS coordinates and other geolocation tags. It processes single images, entire directories, or piped input streams, displaying coordinates and optionally generating OpenStreetMap links for visualization. The --remove flag strips metadata using exiftool capabilities.

Installation

bash
sudo apt install exiflooter

Flags

-d, --directorySpecify a directory for Analyzing
-h, --helphelp for exifLooter
-i, --imageSpecify a image for Analyzing
-m, --open-street-mapGet Open Street Map Link
-p, --pipePipe with other scripts
-r, --removeRemove metadata from Image

Examples

Display help and usage information for the tool
exiflooter -h
Analyze a single image file for geolocation metadata
exiflooter -i image.jpg
Analyze all images in a specified directory for geolocation
exiflooter -d /path/to/images
Analyze image and get OpenStreetMap link for the geolocation
exiflooter -m -i image.jpg
Pipe image data or URLs from another script for analysis
somecommand | exiflooter -p
Remove metadata from the specified image file
exiflooter -r -i image.jpg
Analyze directory images and generate OpenStreetMap links
exiflooter -d /images -m
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