Simple Photo Meta

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Runs on Linux, Mac.

Simple Photo Meta is ranked #3 of 31 in photo metadata editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.

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Simple Photo Meta Free GPLv3-licensed alpha desktop application github.com · 11 Oct 2026

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Metadata scope: exif_iptc
Platform: desktop
GPS metadata tools: Yes

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Purpose: Simple Photo Meta is a local desktop application for viewing and editing IPTC and EXIF metadata in image files.
Local operation: The browser-based interface runs entirely on the user’s machine and requires no remote server.
Metadata editing: It supports IPTC fields such as Keywords, Caption, Copyright, Creator, City, and Country, plus EXIF fields including camera details, exposure settings, GPS coordinates, and lens information.
Image formats: Supported image formats are JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and HEIC/HEIF; the README says HEIC/HEIF support requires pillow-heif.
Image browsing: Users can open directories, recursively scan subdirectories, and browse thumbnails in pages of 25 images.
Search: The app searches images by metadata tag value and can discover and catalog existing tags in a collection.
Editing features: The editor offers tag autocomplete, one-click tag deletion, immediate saving when tags are added or removed, and prompts for unsaved changes.
Metadata engine: The app handles metadata through the Exiv2 library using custom C++ bindings.
Offline location lookup: The metadata hover overlay can show date, location, and keywords, with GPS coordinates converted to place names using offline reverse geocoding.
Data storage: The app stores its database locally, keeps thumbnails in a .thumbnails folder within opened photo directories, and writes metadata directly to image files.
Safety limitation: The README describes the software as alpha testing software and warns that it may destroy valuable images.
License and support: The project is licensed under GPLv3, and the author welcomes bug reports and pull requests on GitHub.
Browsing and search: It can recursively scan directories, show paginated thumbnails at 25 images per page, and search image metadata values in real time.
Tag tools: The app discovers existing metadata tags for autocomplete and supports adding and deleting tags with automatic saving.
Price from: Free

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github.com/ConsciousUniverse/simple-photo-meta· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/ConsciousUniverse/simple-photo-meta/rel· checked 11 Oct 2026