Photini is a desktop application for editing photo metadata in Exif, IPTC, and XMP formats, with tools for geotagging and batch updates. It can apply metadata to multiple images together and adjust their dates, times, and time zones. You can save metadata in image files or XMP sidecars, and write all three formats for compatibility. Map tabs provide place search, satellite imagery, and controls for setting photo locations, using Google, Azure, or Mapbox/OpenStreetMap services. Photini can copy photos from a camera or computer directory. Direct camera import requires python-gphoto2, which is unavailable on Windows. It can upload photos to Flickr, Ipernity, and Pixelfed using their metadata; the Flickr uploader can also synchronize metadata. Users can mark and label regions in photos. Photini supports RAW files and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It is free software under GPL-3.0-or-later, with a listed price of 0.00 USD per free. The developer warns that bugs may damage photographs and recommends making backups before use.
Who it is for
Photini suits people who want desktop tools for editing metadata across photo collections, including location data and labeled image regions. It is available on Linux, macOS, and Windows, though direct camera import is unavailable on Windows.
What is good
- Batch-edit metadata and adjust dates, times, and time zones.
- Write Exif, IPTC, and XMP to files or sidecars.
- Map tabs support place search and photo geotagging.
- Upload photos to Flickr, Ipernity, and Pixelfed.
- Supports RAW files on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
What to know first
- Direct camera import is unavailable on Windows.
- Map and address lookup rely on commercial online services.
- Address lookup has a small per-lookup charge.
- Bugs may damage photos; backups are recommended.
Verdict
Photini combines broad metadata editing with geotagging, image-region labels, and social uploads in a free desktop application. Account for its online-service charges and make backups before editing photos.
Photini plans and pricing
All plansCompared on photo metadata editors
- Free plan
- Yes
- Metadata scope
- exif_iptc_xmp
- Batch editing
- Yes
- RAW file support
- Yes
- Platform
- desktop
- GPS metadata tools
- Yes
- Metadata templates
- Yes
