Photini – digital photograph metadata editor

Photini is a graphical application for editing the metadata associated with digital photographs. It lets photographers add descriptive information, ownership details and geographical locations without modifying the visible image.

The application supports Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata standards, helping maintain compatibility with photo management software and online image services. Information can be stored directly within supported image files or in separate XMP sidecar files.

Photini uses a tabbed interface with an image selector for working through collections of photographs. It is particularly useful for cataloguing images, correcting camera information and preparing photographs for publication or sharing.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Edit photo titles, descriptions, headlines, keywords and other descriptive metadata.
• Set copyright notices, creator names, contact details and ownership information.
• Modify metadata for multiple photographs simultaneously.
• Read and write Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata.
• Save metadata directly within images or in separate XMP sidecar files.
• Adjust photograph timestamps, including date, time and time zone information.
• Geotag photographs by searching for locations or positioning images on interactive maps.
• Choose between different map providers and compare their geographical information.
• Import GPX track logs and use their recorded positions to assist with photo geotagging.
• Convert GPS coordinates into geographical addresses using reverse geocoding.
• Manually edit, copy or remove stored geographical coordinates.
• View and edit selected technical metadata fields.
• Add metadata identifying regions within photographs.
• Import photographs from compatible digital cameras on supported systems.
• Upload photographs to Flickr, Ipernity and Pixelfed while reusing stored metadata.
• Optional spelling assistance for selected text fields and limited video metadata support.
• Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Website: github.com/jim-easterbrook/Photini
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Developer: Jim Easterbrook
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Photini is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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