How it works
The Image Metadata Editor lets you read and modify the EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata fields embedded in JPEG and TIFF files โ including the title, description, copyright, author, GPS coordinates, rating, and keywords. The edited file is exported as a new JPEG with the updated metadata.
Metadata editing is essential for professional photographers (adding copyright and contact information before delivering to clients), stock photography (adding keywords and descriptions for searchability), archivists (correcting incorrect date/time stamps), real estate photographers (removing GPS before publication), and developers building image pipelines (normalizing or enriching metadata programmatically).
How to use it: upload a JPEG or TIFF. All readable metadata fields are displayed in an editable form organized by category: EXIF (camera data), IPTC (news/editorial), XMP (extended Adobe metadata). Edit any field. Click Save to download the modified file with updated metadata.
Editable fields include: title, description, copyright notice, creator/author, creator contact info, keywords (comma-separated), rating (1โ5 stars), date created (override the camera date), GPS coordinates (set or clear), and any custom EXIF field value.
GPS editing: you can add, modify, or remove GPS coordinates. Enter decimal degrees (latitude: 37.4220, longitude: -122.0841) and the tool converts to the DMS format stored in EXIF. To remove GPS entirely, use the EXIF Remover tool.
Privacy: metadata reading and writing uses a pure-JavaScript EXIF library running in your browser. No image is uploaded to any server.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Copyright (EXIF Copyright tag) and Creator (EXIF Artist tag) are the most important for protecting your work. These fields embed your name and copyright notice directly into every image. Any software or database that reads EXIF will surface your authorship โ essential for licensing and infringement tracking.
- Yes. Edit the DateTimeOriginal field to any date and time. This is useful for correcting photos taken with a camera that had the wrong time set, for organizing scanned film photos with the correct historical date, or for merging image libraries from cameras in different time zones.
- No. Metadata is stored in a separate block in the JPEG file and does not affect the compressed image data. Editing or removing metadata produces a visually identical image. File size changes by the amount of metadata added or removed.
- Yes. The Keywords field (IPTC Subject Reference / XMP dc:subject) accepts a comma-separated list of tags. Stock photography platforms, DAM (Digital Asset Management) software, and Lightroom all read this field for search indexing. Adding descriptive keywords like 'sunset, beach, landscape, travel' makes the image findable in these systems.