Photo Geotag Tool
Image & Video Tools
Add GPS coordinates to JPEG photos (EXIF geotag) right in your browser — perfect for Google Business Profile photos and local SEO. Free, private, no upload to any server.
In Google Maps: right-click your business location → click the coordinates to copy them.
What photo geotagging actually does
A geotag is a set of GPS coordinates written into a JPEG's EXIF metadata — the same hidden block where your camera stores the shutter speed and timestamp. This tool reads that block, writes the latitude and longitude you give it, and hands the photo back, all inside your browser: the image never touches a server. The honest part most geotagging sites skip: Instagram, Facebook and most social platforms strip EXIF on upload, so geotags do nothing there. Where they survive — and where local-SEO folks actually use them — is direct uploads: Google Business Profile photos, your own website's images, and real-estate or directory listings that read EXIF.
Photo geotag tips
- Get exact coordinates from Google Maps: right-click your business location and click the numbers that appear — that copies them, and you can paste the pair straight into the tool.
- JPEG only: PNG screenshots and WebP exports have no EXIF block, so convert to JPG first if needed. iPhones can be set to shoot JPEG (Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible).
- Tag photos with the coordinates of the place they show — your storefront, the job site, the listing. Tagging every photo with one address regardless of where it was shot is the spammy version, and it's not worth it.
- Treat geotagging as a garnish for local SEO, not a ranking hack: Google has said photo EXIF isn't a significant ranking factor, but complete, accurate metadata costs nothing and several directories do read it.
- Privacy cuts both ways — before posting personal photos anywhere, remember they may already carry a geotag from your phone. Upload one here to check: the tool shows any existing coordinates it finds.
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Photo Geotag Tool — common questions
Latest questions readers ask us about this topic.
Does geotagging photos help local SEO?
Modestly, and only in the right places. Google has said EXIF data isn't a significant ranking factor, so a geotag won't jump you up the map pack by itself. But Google Business Profile, some directories and real-estate platforms do read EXIF from direct uploads, and accurate metadata is one more consistency signal tying your photos to your location. Think of it as free completeness, not a hack.
Do Instagram and Facebook keep the geotag?
No — most social platforms strip all EXIF metadata (including GPS) on upload, partly for privacy and partly for file-size reasons. Geotags survive where files are used as-is: your own website, Google Business Profile photo uploads, email attachments and cloud drives. That's exactly where local-SEO photo work happens anyway.
Why does this tool only accept JPEG?
Because the GPS tags live in EXIF, and EXIF is a JPEG (and TIFF/HEIC) structure — standard PNG and WebP files don't carry it. If your photo is a PNG or WebP, convert it to JPG with any image editor first, then geotag the JPG here.
Is my photo uploaded to your server?
No. The file is read, tagged and rebuilt entirely in your browser with JavaScript — the download comes from your own device's memory. Nothing you select here is transmitted or stored anywhere.
How do I check the geotag worked?
Re-upload the downloaded file to this page — the tool reads existing GPS EXIF and shows the coordinates it finds. On a Mac you can also open the file in Preview (Tools → Show Inspector → GPS), and on Windows, right-click → Properties → Details.
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