IPTC Photo Metadata Editor
Drop your JPEG photos, fill in caption, credit, and copyright fields, then download with the metadata embedded. Batch apply shared fields across all photos at once. Nothing uploaded.
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Learn more: IPTC photo metadata
IPTC fields compared with EXIF
EXIF holds what the camera recorded, such as shutter speed, aperture and lens. IPTC holds what a person adds: who took the photo, what it shows, who owns it and where it was made. In the older IIM format each field has a numbered slot called a dataset. This editor writes headline as 2:105, caption as 2:120, by-line as 2:80, credit as 2:110, copyright as 2:116, city as 2:90, state as 2:95 and keywords as 2:25.
Country goes in 2:101, the country name field (up to 64 bytes). Slot 2:100 is a separate 3-letter country code, which is why the tool writes the full name to 2:101.
Where the standard comes from
IPTC's Photo Metadata User Guide says the IPTC has defined standards for news metadata since 1979. It adds that IIM, the older format for embedding metadata in image files, was issued in 1991. That news-desk origin is why the field list still reads like a caption sheet.
Presets are checklists, not agency rules
The Getty, AP and Reuters presets mark which fields the tool treats as required, and a card shows complete once they are all filled. Getty and Reuters both need headline, caption, by-line, credit, copyright, city and country. Getty adds keywords, AP adds date created and Reuters adds source.
These are the tool's own checklists. Agencies change their submission rules, so check the current guide for the agency you send to.
FAQ
What is the difference between IPTC and EXIF?
EXIF is technical data the camera writes, such as shutter speed and lens model. IPTC is descriptive data a person enters, such as caption, credit, copyright and keywords.
Does the editor handle accented or non-English text?
Yes. Text is stored as UTF-8 and the file declares that with the IIM character set record (1:90), so other IPTC readers can decode names like Łódź correctly. Fields keep a length limit, for example 32 characters for credit and by-line.
Can I apply the same credit and copyright to a batch of photos at once?
Yes. Credit, copyright, by-line, by-line title and source have an apply-to-all action, since those values usually stay the same across a shoot.