Exiftool Portable -

~20–40 MB RAM during typical operations. Handles 4K+ videos and 100+ MP images without crashing.

For serious metadata manipulation, ExifTool Portable is the only tool that covers everything from PDFs to RAW photos to MP4s. Because it’s portable, you can run it from an encrypted USB stick and never leave traces on the host machine. ExifTool does not phone home, contain ads, or collect data. It’s one of the safest tools for handling sensitive images (e.g., evidence photos, private archives). exiftool portable

✔ Developers, IT pros, forensic analysts ✔ Serious photographers and archivists ✔ Privacy advocates ✔ Anyone working on locked-down or shared computers ~20–40 MB RAM during typical operations