Geotag Photos Online for Free — Edit EXIF GPS Data

What is Photo Geotagging?

Geotagging embeds a photo''s GPS coordinates — latitude and longitude — directly into the image file as EXIF metadata. The coordinates travel with the file invisibly: when you upload the photo to a website, social media platform, or GIS application, the software can read the location without you needing to specify it separately.

Why images carry location data

• Smartphones — automatically geotag every photo when location permission is enabled in the camera app
• DSLRs and mirrorless cameras — most do not have built-in GPS; photos must be geotagged manually post-shoot
• Stock and professional photography — clients and agencies often require geotagged images to confirm where shots were taken
• Social media — Instagram, Facebook, and X read EXIF GPS to infer location, affecting local audience reach
• Google Images — may use image location signals to surface photos for location-specific searches

How to Add GPS Coordinates to a Photo

Three ways to set location in this tool

• Click the map — the most intuitive method; click any point on the interactive map to drop a pin at that exact coordinate
• Search by name — type a city, address, or landmark and press Enter; the map navigates to the result and sets the pin
• Use My Location — detects your current GPS position via the browser and pre-fills the coordinates instantly

Manual coordinate entry

You can also type decimal-degree coordinates directly into the latitude and longitude fields. The map pin moves to match what you type. Use this when you have coordinates from another source — a GPS receiver, Google Maps, or a survey report.

EXIF Metadata Fields You Can Edit

• GPS (Latitude & Longitude) — written to the EXIF GPS IFD; the standard location field read by all major platforms
• Title — stored as ImageDescription in the 0th IFD; read by Windows Explorer, macOS Preview, and most CMS platforms
• Description — stored as UserComment in the Exif SubIFD; carries longer-form text about the image content
• Author / Artist — stored as Artist in the 0th IFD; identifies the photographer or creator
• Copyright — stored as Copyright in the 0th IFD; used for rights management and attribution

All other EXIF fields — camera model, exposure settings, aperture, ISO, lens data — are preserved exactly as they are in the original file. This tool only modifies the fields you explicitly fill in.

Geotagging for Local SEO

How image location data affects search

• Search engines process image metadata as part of their understanding of a page's geographic relevance
• GPS coordinates in images can reinforce a business's NAP (Name, Address, Phone) consistency signal
• Google Images may surface location-tagged photos for location-specific queries
• Google Business Profile images with GPS matching the business address add a consistent local signal

Best practices for SEO geotagging

• Use coordinates that match your exact business address — not just the city center
• Write a descriptive title — that includes the location name (e.g., "Exterior view — Main Street Chicago")
• Fill in the copyright field — to assert ownership and deter scraping
• Tag all images on a local page — not just one — consistency across the page strengthens the signal
• For Google Business Profile — upload geotagged images directly through GBP rather than via third-party tools that may strip metadata

Technical Notes

File compatibility

• JPEG — full EXIF read and write support; GPS and all metadata fields are embedded on export
• PNG / WebP — can be displayed and listed in the table, but EXIF GPS cannot be embedded; convert to JPEG first if GPS is required
• Maximum file size — 10 MB per image
• Maximum batch size — 10 images at a time

Privacy and data handling

• Images are processed entirely in your browser — no photos are sent to any server
• The only external requests are geocoding queries (place names) sent to OpenStreetMap Nominatim
• No account, no sign-up, no cookies tied to your images

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1

Upload Your Photos

Drag and drop image files into the upload zone, or click to browse your files. You can upload up to 10 JPEG, PNG, or WebP images per batch. Each file can be up to 10 MB. The tool immediately displays thumbnails in the table below.

Step 2

View Images in the Table

Every uploaded image appears as a row in the table with its thumbnail, file name, existing EXIF title and description (if any), and a GPS status badge. A green GPS badge means the image already has embedded location data. A red No GPS badge means coordinates need to be added.

Step 3

Open the Edit Panel

Click the Edit button on any row to open the editing modal. The left panel shows form fields for title, description, author, and copyright. The right panel shows an interactive Leaflet map where you can click or drag to pick the photo's location.

Step 4

Set Location on the Map

Click anywhere on the map to drop a pin at that location. Drag the pin to fine-tune the position. The latitude and longitude fields in the left panel update automatically as you interact with the map.

Step 5

Search for a Location

Type a city name, address, or landmark into the search bar above the map and press Enter. The map pans to that location and places the pin. This is useful when you know the place name but not the exact coordinates.

Step 6

Use Your Current Location

Click Use My Location to automatically detect your GPS position via the browser. The map centers on your position and fills in the latitude and longitude fields instantly — ideal for geotagging photos taken at your current location.

Step 7

Edit EXIF Metadata Fields

Fill in the title, description, author, and copyright fields in the left panel. These are written directly into the EXIF metadata when you export — title becomes the ImageDescription tag, author the Artist tag, and copyright the Copyright tag.

Step 8

Save Changes

Click Save Changes to apply your edits. The modal closes and the table row updates immediately — the GPS badge turns green if coordinates were added, and the title and description columns reflect your new metadata.

Step 9

Export the Geotagged Image

Click the Export button on any row to download the image with all EXIF data embedded. For JPEG files, the GPS coordinates, title, description, author, and copyright are all written into the file's EXIF block. The file is saved as geotagged_yourfilename.jpg.

Step 10

Process a Batch of 10 Images

Upload up to 10 images at once. Edit each row independently — set different GPS coordinates, titles, and descriptions per image. Export them one by one. This workflow is designed for bloggers, photographers, and SEO professionals who need to geotag large sets of location photos quickly.

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EXIF read/write by piexifjs (MIT licence). Geocoding by Nominatim / OpenStreetMap. Map tiles by CARTO. All image processing runs locally in your browser — no data is sent to any server.