How can I remove Adobe Photoshop from JPEG metadata while keeping other metadata?
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I want to remove the Photoshop-related metadata from a JPEG, specifically the field Windows shows as “Program Name: Adobe Photoshop,” while leaving the rest of the metadata intact. ExifTool didn’t seem to work when I searched for a tag called “Program Name.” Which metadata field is this actually stored in, and what ExifTool command should I use to clear it without stripping everything else?
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In Microsoft Windows, the tag "CreatorTool" is shown as "Program Name" in the file properties. This is why the tag "Program Name" can't be found by ExifTool. it might also be the software tag that bothers you. In order to remove the tags, use the following command:
exiftool -creatortool= -software= FILE
If you are using the ExifTool GUI for Windows there is a button called Exiftool direct. Press it and you will get a command line interface input field. Write:
-software= -creatortool= FILE
where FILE is the filename with the file extension e.g. myphoto.jpg
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In Windows, “Program Name” is usually not a tag named literally that. It’s commonly the XMP tag CreatorTool, and sometimes the Software tag is also populated.
With ExifTool, clear those fields explicitly:
exiftool -CreatorTool= -Software= yourfile.jpg
That removes those values while leaving other metadata untouched. If you use the Windows ExifTool GUI, enter:
-software= -creatortool= yourfile.jpg
The reason searching for “Program Name” failed is that Windows is displaying a friendly label, not the actual metadata tag name.
A workaround mentioned was opening the JPEG in Paint, saving as PNG, then renaming it back to .jpg, but that is not a proper metadata-editing method and can create an invalid file. Using ExifTool to clear the specific tags is the cleaner and safer approach.
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