Read captions, credits, rights statements, and keywords
This viewer reads supported IPTC IIM fields from JPEG Photoshop APP13 headers. It groups decoded fields into content, credit, location, editorial, and date categories. Select a JPEG, inspect its fields, then export a readable JSON or CSV report. Search and category filters change the display; exports include all decoded fields.
Follow the IPTC, EXIF, and XMP guide for five tested downloads and an annotated caption, creator, copyright, and keyword example. The sample button downloads the guide's generated IIM-only JPEG. The recorded names and contact are invented demonstration values.
IPTC IIM and XMP need separate checks
EXIF commonly records capture settings. IPTC properties describe editorial information, which can be embedded using IIM or XMP. The IPTC user guide explains the relationship. This reader does not decode XMP; use the full metadata viewer to inspect supported XMP fields. Neither viewer reconciles conflicting IIM and XMP values automatically.
Understand the result and its limits
No supported IIM fields decoded does not mean the file has no metadata. A read error can indicate an unsupported encoding, unsupported file format, or malformed data. This JPEG reader supports declared UTF-8 and ISO-8859-1, plus undeclared ASCII. It does not decode TIFF, PSD, binary IIM datasets, or every editorial field. Reports format dates/times and join repeated values; they are not lossless backups. CSV adds a byte-order mark and protects formula-like text with an apostrophe; JSON keeps the decoded wording.
Review an editorial handoff
Read the caption, Byline, Credit, and Copyright Notice against your intended publication. Metadata is editable and does not prove ownership or permission. Contact details and job references are flagged for review. Rights statements are not automatically classified as private data. Keep required credits with the file and inspect the exact delivered copy, since sharing or export workflows can change fields.
Related tools
- Full metadata viewer — inspect supported camera and XMP fields.
- Bulk EXIF to CSV — create a supported-field inventory for multiple images.