Exifrecover

Dig EXIF and leftover metadata out of images after someone stripped them (or tried to). Stdlib only, no pip stuff.

Works on live APP1, orphaned Exif\0\0 residue past SOS, XMP, PNG text/eXIf, WebP EXIF. Filename / brand-byte guesses are labeled as guesses so you dont mix them up with real tags.

run

python exif_recovery_tool.py photo.jpg
python exif_recovery_tool.py photos/ -r -q
python exif_recovery_tool.py photo.jpg -j -o report.json
python exif_recovery_tool.py photo.jpg -c photo_original.jpg
python exif_recovery_tool.py -i
python -m unittest test_exif_recovery.py -v

If the EXIF was fully overwritten, this cant invent it back. It just surfaces what is still on disk.

license

MIT