# How to get exif message from a jpg file by Ruby

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 24, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-exif-message-from-a-jpg-file-by-ruby/127026 "2008-01-24T10:48:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![beexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@beexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beexk)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-exif-message-from-a-jpg-file-by-ruby/127026/1 "2008-01-24T10:48:01Z")

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how to get exif message from a jpg file by Ruby? Is there any lib exist?

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**Author:** ![beexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@beexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beexk)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-exif-message-from-a-jpg-file-by-ruby/127026/2 "2008-01-24T11:03:54Z")

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On Jan 24, 2008 10:47 AM, Xue K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> how to get exif message from a jpg file by Ruby? Is there any lib exist?

Please try exifr; [http://exifr.rubyforge.org/](http://exifr.rubyforge.org/)