dist‑exiftool is an npm package that bundles the appropriate ExifTool binary for the current operating system (either the Perl script via exiftool.pl or the Windows executable via exiftool.exe). It simply exports the path to that binary so Node.js applications can invoke ExifTool directly (e.g., with child_process.execFile) to read or write metadata in image files. The library is aimed at JavaScript/Node developers who need a reliable, cross‑platform way to use ExifTool without handling the installation themselves.