Add notes to your pictures, right in your browser

Pictures often hold hidden notes. These notes can tell you important things about the photo. They might say what camera took it. They might also say when or where it was taken.

What it does

DesignForever has a new tool. It is called the Image EXIF Tool. This tool helps you read and write these hidden notes. You use it right in your web browser. It is a free page. You do not need to sign in.

How it works

You drag your pictures onto the page. You can also paste them there. Each picture gets its own row.

The page shows any notes already inside the picture. This includes the camera used. It shows the lens and settings. It also shows the date and place.

You can type new words into the row. These are your own notes. Then you press a button called Save. Your words are written inside the picture file.

After saving, you download the picture. The picture now has your notes. Nothing is uploaded to our site. Your pictures never leave your computer.

Where the words go

Different picture types store notes in different ways. JPEG files keep notes in EXIF. EXIF is a special way to store data. It uses fields like ImageDescription. It also uses UserComment and XPComment. JPEG files can also have a comment block.

PNG files use iTXt chunks. iTXt is another way to store text inside a picture. WebP files keep notes in both EXIF and XMP. XMP is a newer way to store metadata.

The tool handles all these types. It makes sure your words go into the right place. This means other programs can find them later.

Why these notes matter

These note fields are very old. Almost every program reads them. This makes them very useful.

Programs like Finder on Mac read them. Windows Explorer reads them too. Your phone's Photos app can show them. Professional tools like Lightroom and Bridge also use these notes. Most photo managers understand them.

The words live inside the file itself. They travel with the file. You can email the picture. You can copy it to a new drive. You can move it to a different folder. The words will always stay with your picture.

Everyday jobs for your pictures

Here are some ways this tool can help you every day.

AI pictures. You make a picture with an AI prompt. That prompt is very useful. It often gets lost. Save it inside the PNG or WebP file. The picture can then explain itself months later.

Sending photos to a client. You send a folder of pictures. The client opens the folder. They see your captions right away. You do not need to send an extra email. You do not need a separate spreadsheet.

Photos that lost their notes. Social apps often remove notes. Screenshots also lose them. Re-saving a picture can wipe the notes. You can put them back on the copy you still have.

Stock photos. Photo agencies read certain fields. Put the description there. Add the credit and the licence. Do this before you upload your pictures.

Family photos. Write who is in the picture. Add when and where it was taken. Write these notes straight into the file. Future relatives will be very thankful.

Pictures on a website. A description in the file is helpful. It is ready when your site needs words for blind readers. These words help everyone understand your images.

Credit and licence. Your name stays with the picture. Your rules for using it also stay. This happens even after someone copies the picture. It protects your work.

Many photos at once. You can add many pictures to the page. Type one paragraph of notes for each row. Then save the whole set in one go. This saves you time.

What you should know

This tool works with JPEG, PNG, or WebP files. Other file types are not supported. Each file can be up to 10MB in size.

When you download, you get five pictures at a time. This helps keep things running smoothly. There is no account needed. You do not sign in. There is no fee to use it. No watermark is added to your pictures.

If a picture already has words inside it, the page shows them first. You only change what you want to change. You can add new notes. You can also edit existing ones.

A final word

This tool is simple and direct. It is not for deleting GPS data from pictures. It is also not a replacement for a full photo library manager.

It just puts your words inside the picture. The words then stay there. You can find the tool at designforever.com/tools/image-exif-tool.