6.35. Metadata

6.35. Metadata
	6. The “Image” Menu

Figure 16.102. The “Metadata” submenu of the “Image” menu

Metadata are information about a document, embedded in the document. For GIMP, they are image metadata.

	Note
PNG, JPEG, TIFF and WebP preserve existing metadata. You can set defaults to enable or disable exporting metadata in all affected file formats on whether you want complete privacy or not. Settings are available in Edit/Preferences/Image Import and Export/Export Policies.

Note

PNG, JPEG, TIFF and WebP preserve existing metadata.

You can set defaults to enable or disable exporting metadata in all affected file formats on whether you want complete privacy or not. Settings are available in Edit/Preferences/Image Import and Export/Export Policies.

6.35.1. Activating the Metadata command

You can access this command from the image menubar through Image → Metadata.

6.35.2. The Metadata Submenu

GIMP uses two plug-ins:

Metadata Viewer.
Metadata Editor.