---
name: "Image::ExifTool::BMP"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::BMP"
---

# Image::ExifTool::BMP(3pm)

Read BMP meta information

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::BMP - Read BMP meta information

## SYNOPSIS

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to read BMP (Windows Bitmap) images.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/windows/364/bmpffrmt.html\>

  - \<http://www.fourcc.org/rgb.php\>

  - \<https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd183381(v=vs.85).aspx\>

  ## SEE ALSO

"BMP Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)