Photo Metadata Editor
Photo Metadata Editor is a free Windows desktop app for viewing and editing photo and video metadata offline.
What Photo Metadata Editor is
Photo Metadata Editor is a free Windows desktop app for viewing and editing photo and video metadata offline. It handles EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and QuickTime metadata with a bundled ExifTool runtime, and opens JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC, HEIF, WEBP, MOV, and MP4 files. Users can edit titles, descriptions, keywords, creator and copyright details, capture time, camera and software information, GPS, and location fields. The app also displays read-only details such as dimensions, megapixels, lens, ISO, focal length, aperture, and shutter speed. Camera and GPS presets, a dark theme, optional file-time synchronization, and Chinese and English interface choices are included. Optional OCR date detection relies on local Windows OCR languages, Tesseract, or locally installed PaddleOCR resources, with no cloud fallback. The project says files and metadata are not uploaded. Writes keep ExifTool _original backups by default and check important fields by reading them back; restores create a verified _before_restore copy. The project offers an MSI installer and portable ZIP. Release artifacts may be unsigned, and checksums do not verify publisher identity.
Good
- Edits EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and QuickTime metadata.
- Supports a range of image and video formats.
- Processes files locally with no cloud OCR fallback.
- Creates backups and verifies important metadata writes.
- Available as an MSI installer or portable ZIP.
Watch out
- Only Windows is listed as a platform.
- Batch editing is not available.
- Some readable tags or formats may not be writable.
- Release artifacts may be unsigned.
Who it suits
Photo Metadata Editor suits Windows users who want to inspect and edit image or video metadata without uploading files. It may fit users who need GPS tools or local OCR, provided their chosen tags and files support writing.
Verdict
Photo Metadata Editor provides offline metadata editing with backup and verification safeguards. Its write support depends on the file, permissions, container, and ExifTool tag support, so a readable file is not necessarily fully editable.
Plans and prices
From Photo Metadata Editor's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Photo Metadata Editor | Free | Windows desktop app · MSI installer and portable ZIP |
The facts
Each one read from Photo Metadata Editor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional features
- It includes camera and GPS presets, a dark theme, local OCR date detection, and optional file-time synchronization.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- A readable media format does not guarantee every tag is writable; write support depends on the file, permissions, container, and ExifTool tag tables.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The repository documents a Windows MSI installer and a portable ZIP release, along with SHA-256 checksums.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The release provides a Windows MSI installer, a portable ZIP, and SHA256SUMS.txt checksums.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Editable fields
- It edits titles, descriptions, keywords, creators, copyright, capture time, camera, software, GPS, and location fields.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Editable metadata
- It edits titles, descriptions, keywords, creators, copyright, capture time, camera, software, GPS, and location fields.checked 8 Oct 2026
- File formats
- It opens JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC, HEIF, WEBP, MOV, and MP4 files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The interface supports Chinese and English.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The project source is released under the MIT License, while bundled components retain their own licenses and notices.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The application processes files locally and says it does not upload photos or metadata or download OCR models at runtime.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The repository lists HaoXiang Huang as the author.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Metadata display
- It displays read-only details such as dimensions, megapixels, lens, ISO, focal length, aperture, and shutter speed.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Metadata viewing
- It shows read-only facts including format, dimensions, megapixels, lens, ISO, focal length, aperture, and shutter speed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- OCR
- Optional OCR depends on local Windows OCR languages, Tesseract, or locally installed PaddleOCR resources, with no cloud fallback.checked 7 Oct 2026
- OCR integrations
- Optional OCR availability depends on local Windows OCR languages, Tesseract, or locally installed PaddleOCR resources; there is no cloud fallback.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Photo Metadata Editor is an offline Windows desktop editor for EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and QuickTime metadata, powered by a bundled ExifTool runtime.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Restore safeguards
- Before restoration, the app creates and verifies a _before_restore copy, detects concurrent file changes, and rolls back after failed verification.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Signing
- Public release artifacts are unsigned when no trusted code-signing certificate is configured, and SHA-256 checksums do not verify publisher identity.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Signing status
- Published artifacts are unsigned when no trusted code-signing certificate is configured, and Windows may show an unknown-publisher warning.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Write limitations
- Whether metadata can be written depends on the file format, filesystem permissions, and ExifTool tag support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Write safeguards
- Normal writes keep ExifTool _original backups by default, and restoration creates and verifies a _before_restore copy.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository credits HaoXiang Huang as the author.checked 8 Oct 2026
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