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bundled exiftool filename and DigiKam configuration

Posted: April 25th, 2026, 8:16 pm
by pierrelabreche
I am currenbtly trying DigiKam as a potential Digital Asser Manager and browser for Picture Window Pro and other applications for photography.
When configuring DigiKam for exiftool, I wanted to point to the version bundled with PWP. PWP's bundled version is a file named exif_tool.exe.

The user interface of DigiKam is made more difficult because DigiKam expects "exiftool.exe", not "exif_tool.exe".
In the configuration DigiKam displays exiftool.exe, byt the actual filename is exif_tool.exe. Having an underscore in the filename makes it confusing for the end user.
Is there a reason for the underscore ? Could PWP rename the file to exiftool.exe in future versions for consistency with the normal practice ?
2026-04-25 DigiKam configuring exiftool.jpg
2026-04-25 DigiKam configuring exiftool.jpg (107.79 KiB) Viewed 8057 times
I am just starting to install and configure DigiKam. I am hoping it will work correctly with PWP's bubdled version.

Re: bundled exiftool filename and DigiKam configuration

Posted: April 26th, 2026, 5:01 pm
by jsachs
Try creating a shortcut in the PWP install folder called exiftool.exe that points to exif_tool.exe

Re: bundled exiftool filename and DigiKam configuration

Posted: April 27th, 2026, 12:49 am
by pierrelabreche
Thanks that should work