whatsapp-date-fixer

Tiny script to restore the dates in photos shared using Whatsapp. Built using Typescript and the Javascript Runtime Bun

Packages used

• Day.js - Fast 2kB alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API
• exiftool-vendored - Fast, cross-platform Node.js access to ExifTool.

To install dependencies:

bun install

Set path to scan for images:

# .env

SCAN_ROOT=path/to/scan

Run using:

bun start

Note:

Whatsapp images only contain the day, month and year. NOT the time. That's why the DateTimeOriginal is set on 12:00 (12 PM);