recoverjpeg
The facts below are what the maker publishes about recoverjpeg, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From recoverjpeg's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| recoverjpeg | Free | GPL software · packaged Unix version 2.6.3 |
The facts
Each one read from recoverjpeg's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authors
- recoverjpeg was written by Jan Funke and Samuel Tardieu.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes recoverjpeg for recovering lost files from damaged memory cards or USB drives, including camera cards.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The packaged Unix version is distributed under the GPL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Photo sorting
- sort-pictures requires exif and ImageMagick.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Physical damage limit
- The repository says recoverjpeg aborts when it encounters the first bad sector and suggests imaging the drive with dd or ddrescue first.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Portability limit
- The C library off_t type and lseek function must support offsets at least as large as the device being recovered.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The tool attempts to recover JPEG pictures and, through recovermov, MOV movies from damaged memory cards or USB drives.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker's product page does not state security certifications or compliance claims.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Source
- The maker offers the latest development version through a Git repository on GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites bug reports and feature requests through GitHub issues and accepts patches through pull requests or email.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Use case
- The maker says it may help after a partition is mistakenly overwritten or when a digital camera memory card is bogus.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Utilities
- The repository documents recoverjpeg, recovermov, and sort-pictures manual pages.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
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