The Metadata Editor writes titles, descriptions and keywords into your photos as IPTC and XMP. Edit a whole shoot by hand or load a CSV, then download the files with the metadata already inside. Nothing uploads, and you do not need an account.
No account needed for basic editing · Writes into JPEG · Reads JPEG · PNG · WebP · TIFF · BMP
A complete in-browser workflow, from loading existing metadata to exporting platform-ready files.
Automatically loads the IPTC, XMP, and EXIF fields (title, description, and keywords), pre-filled from each image file. No manual re-entry.
Click any field to edit. Keywords show as interactive chips you can add, remove, or reorder by drag-and-drop. Switch to plain text view any time.
Load an entire shoot at once or append files any time during a session. All edits tracked together and exported in one batch.
Download CSVs formatted for Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, iStock, Pond5, or Depositphotos, with the correct columns, separators, and character limits.
Finish editing and take the photos themselves, with the title, description and keywords written into the file as IPTC, XMP and EXIF. Your browser does the writing, so the photos never leave your machine and it costs nothing.
For PNG, TIFF, WebP and BMP, export a ready-to-run script that writes your edited metadata back into the original files using ExifTool, on Windows or Mac, with no commands to type.
Rewrite keywords into terms iStock search actually indexes, for better placement. It processes keywords only, leaving the title and description unchanged. 2 credits per file.
Switch it on and every file is scored out of 100 on how much of its keyword set iStock search indexes. The terms that miss are marked on the keyword itself. No credits, no signup.
Export for these platforms:
Most free tools stop at a CSV. This one writes the metadata into the photo itself.
Drop them on Drop images to load metadata. Any title, description and keywords already in the files are read and filled in.
Change any field, or edit keywords as chips or plain text. Fix one photo at a time, or change many at once.
Press Download Keyworded Files. Your photos come back with the title, description and keywords written in as IPTC, XMP and EXIF. One file downloads on its own, several arrive as a ZIP.
IPTC is the field stock agencies read first. XMP is what Lightroom and Photoshop read, and the EXIF fields make the title show in Windows Explorer. Your browser does the writing, so nothing is re-encoded, the pixels come back untouched, and it costs no credits. Creator, copyright and any other field already in the file stay as they were. Open the editor and write into a file.
Load a CSV instead of typing it all again.
Drop your photos first, then press …or load metadata from a CSV file. Each row is matched to a photo by its filename, so the title, description and keywords land on the right file. You can review every row before you download anything.
A CSV can have up to 500 rows. A row with no matching photo becomes a metadata-only card: you can edit it and export it, but it has no file to write into. For a sheet that is the wrong layout for an agency, the Agency CSV Converter rewrites it for each one.
JPEG is written in your browser. Other formats get a script.
JPEG is what stock contributors upload, and it is the format the editor writes into directly. For PNG, TIFF, WebP and BMP, use One-Click Metadata Embed (Win) or One-Click Metadata Embed (Mac). Each hands you a ready-to-run ExifTool script that writes the same metadata into the files on your drive.
Not every keyword you type is one iStock's search looks for.
Write tablet when it indexes digital tablet, or smartphone when it wants smart phone, and that keyword does nothing for you. It still uses one of your fifty slots.
Load a file, switch on the iStock score in the editor toolbar, and you get one number per file: how much of that keyword set iStock search indexes, out of 100. Underneath it sits the breakdown, and the terms that miss are marked on the keyword itself. Nothing uploads and nothing costs credits. You do not need an account.
Want a higher score? PixelKeyAI's iStock Precision writes keywords iStock search indexes, so the spelling is not left to guesswork. Open the editor and score a file →
The editor reads all three major metadata standards used by stock agencies.
IPTC is the caption and keyword standard stock agencies read first; XMP is Adobe's XML metadata block embedded by Lightroom and Photoshop; EXIF holds camera data plus a fallback image description. Good keywording is what makes a photo discoverable. Most agencies weight the earliest keywords most heavily, so order and relevance matter as much as count.
Every agency caps keywords and title length differently. These are the numbers the Keyword Checker applies.
| Agency | Keywords | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Stock | up to 49 | 200 characters | Not checked |
| Shutterstock | up to 50 | 200 characters | 2048 characters |
| iStock | 5 to 50 | 255 characters | 2000 characters |
| Pond5 | up to 50 | 80 characters | 500 characters |
| Depositphotos | up to 50 | No title field | 250 characters |
Description limits are checked for Shutterstock, iStock, Depositphotos and Pond5. Adobe Stock has no description field, so for Adobe the page counts your description's characters and does not judge them.
Aim for 30 to 49 relevant keywords, enough to cover the subject, setting, mood, and concepts without stuffing. Duplicate or near-duplicate keywords (plurals, casing) waste slots, and repeating the same word across many multi-word keywords reads as spam to agency review. Want AI to write compliant metadata for you? Try PixelKeyAI free with 25 credits →
Four steps from drop to export, with no software to install and no account required for basic editing.
Drag JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, or BMP files into the editor. Existing IPTC, XMP, and EXIF metadata is read locally, so your files never leave your device.
Each image loads with its existing title, description, and keywords pre-filled. Click any field to edit, add keyword chips, or switch to plain-text mode for bulk keyword changes.
Click the "Add more" button to append additional images without losing existing edits. This helps with large shoots split across multiple folders.
Download a platform-specific CSV, or take the files themselves with the metadata already written in. Your browser handles JPEG directly. Other formats get a ready-to-run ExifTool script.
Common questions about editing image metadata for stock photography.
No account needed for basic use. Drop your images and go.
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