### 6.38. «Metadata» Submenu

Metadata are information about a document, embedded in the document. For GIMP, they are image metadata.

| Примітка
PNG, JPEG, TIFF and WebP preserve existing metadata. You can set defaults to enable or disable exporting metadata in all affected file formats on whether you want complete privacy or not. Select Edit → Preferences, then select Image Import & Export and go to the section Export Policies.

#### 6.38.1. Activating the Metadata command

- You can access this command from the main menu through Image → Metadata.

#### 6.38.2. The Metadata Submenu

GIMP uses two plug-ins:

- Edit Metadata.

- View Metadata.

6.37. Image Properties |  | 6.39. Metadata Editor

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