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Handle Metadata Easily with GroupDocs.Metadata .NET CLI

With .NET CLI powered by GroupDocs.Metadata, you can quickly read, export, copy, and remove metadata from popular document, image, and media formats.

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# PowerShell example:

$filePath = "Resources\sample.pdf"
$outputPath = "sample_metadata.json"

.\groupdocs-metadata.exe export $filePath -o $outputPath --output-format "JSON"

Write-Output "Metadata extracted to $outputPath"

dotnet add package GroupDocs.Metadata

GroupDocs.Metadata .NET CLI overview

A quick look at what GroupDocs.Metadata .NET CLI can do

Cross-platform CLI integration

.NET CLI works with the GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET API and runs from the command line in PowerShell, Bash, Command Prompt, and other tools. It lets you view, edit, clean, extract, compare, and export metadata in documents, images, and media files without extra software.

Support for key metadata types

With GroupDocs.Metadata .NET CLI, you can open a file, review its metadata, make changes, and save it again. It supports major standards including built-in, XMP, EXIF, IPTC, Image Resource Blocks, ID3, and custom tags. You can also compare metadata between two files or export it to Excel, CSV, or DataSet for reporting.

Runs in any environment

GroupDocs.Metadata .NET CLI works anywhere .NET is supported. It runs with different languages and is available on Windows, Linux, and macOS where Mono or .NET frameworks (including .NET Core) are installed.

Platform Independence

GroupDocs.Metadata .NET CLI works across multiple operating systems, frameworks, and command line tools:

Supported file formats

GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET supports these file formats.

Office formats

Portable: PDF
Word: DOC, DOCX, DOCM, DOT, DOTX, DOTM, RTF, TXT
Excel: XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, XLTM, XLT, XLTM, XLTX, XLAM, SXC, SpreadsheetML
PowerPoint: PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX, PPSM, POT, POTM, POTX, PPTM
OpenDocument: ODT, ODS
Visio: VSD, VDX, VSS, VSSX, VSX, VST, VSTX, VTX, VSDX, VDW, VSTM, VSSM, VSDM

Media & Graphics

Video: AVI, MOV, QT, FLV
Popular image formats: JPG, JPEG, JPE, JP2, PNG, BMP
Multi-page images: GIF, WEBP, TIFF, DJVU, DJV, DICOM
Audio: MP3, WAV
Matroska Media Container: MKV, MKA, MK3D, WEBM
AutoCAD: DWG, DXF
Photoshop: PSD

Other

Outlook: MSG, EML, EMLX, PST, OS
Fonts: OTF, OTC, TTF, TTC
Project: MPP
Metafiles: EMF, WMF
vCard: VCF, VCR
OneNote: ONE
Others: EPUB, ZIP, TORRENT, ASF

GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET highlights

Manage metadata in Office, PDF, images, multimedia, and more

Access built-in & custom metadata

Work with standard metadata and custom properties across supported files.

Camera details in photos

View photo details stored in metadata such as camera brand, model, and resolution.

Detect or remove digital signatures

Find digital signatures inside files and remove them if required.

Photo geolocation

Check or remove GPS location data embedded in image metadata.

Metadata search

Search through file properties and list any type of metadata.

Protect business documents

Clean hidden metadata and comments from business files and reports.

Document previews

Generate image previews for formats like EPUB, CAD, EML, and MSG.

Matroska multimedia support

Read Matroska subtitles and extract audio or video metadata.

Archive & torrent metadata

Read and manage metadata in archive files like ZIP and torrent files.

File type recognition

Detect file or stream type before processing metadata.

Compare metadata

Compare metadata from different files to find differences and similarities.

Reduce hidden data

Remove unnecessary hidden data from documents and images.

Control Office files

Find and remove hidden metadata in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files.

Replace metadata

Get a list of metadata entries and replace their values when needed.

TIFF image support

Add, update, or delete IPTC metadata in TIFF files.

Excel metadata

Extract metadata from Excel files starting from Excel 95.

PNG metadata

Read text metadata stored inside PNG images.

MIME type detection

Identify the MIME type of a file or stream instantly.

Image thumbnails

Retrieve thumbnails and previews for supported file formats.

Matroska container security

Check password protection and metadata in Matroska files.

Built-in metadata keys

Use defined keys to read metadata from supported formats.

EXIF image metadata

Edit EXIF tags in formats like WEBP, PNG, and PSD.

Email & fonts metadata

Read metadata from emails and OpenType font files.

Multimedia metadata

Extract XMP metadata from MOV, MP3, and WEBP files.

.NET CLI use cases

Examples of common GroupDocs.Metadata .NET CLI tasks

Find hidden metadata

Check and process metadata to better control document content:

Get specific DOCX metadata using Bash

# Retrieve the 'Author' property from a DOCX file

filePath="Resources/sample.docx"

./groupdocs-metadata.exe find "$filePath" -p "Author" --license-path "GroupDocs.Metadata.lic"

Protect document content

Remove hidden metadata from files to keep sensitive information safe:

Clear a specific image property with Windows Command Prompt

rem Remove JPEG property 'CameraOwnerName'

groupdocs-metadata.exe remove "sample.jpeg" -p "CameraOwnerName" --license-path "GroupDocs.Metadata.lic"

echo Metadata property 'CameraOwnerName' is removed