GeoSetter is a freeware tool for Windows (requires Internet Explorer 10 or higher) for showing and changing geo data and other metadata (IPTC/XMP/Exif) of image files (e.g. images taken by digital cameras). The embedded map of GeoSetter doesn’t work on Windows XP, please see my short explanation here.
The current version is 3.5.3, released on 29 October 2019 (some more Info here).
A bit more detailed comment here with a short comment regading the problem with darkened map containing “For development purposes only”).
- Reads and writes the formats JPEG and TIFF as well as camera RAW formats DNG (Adobe), CRW, CR2 and THM (Canon), NEF and NRW (Nikon), MRW (Konica Minolta), PEF (Pentax), ORF (Olympus), ARW, SR2, SRF (Sony) and RAF (Fujifilm), RW2 and RAW (Panasonic), RWL (Leica)
- Uses ExifTool by Phil Harvey for writing data
- Shows existing geo coordinates, image directions and tracks on embedded Google Maps map (requires internet connection)
- Setting geo data by using embedded Google Maps map (requires internet connection) or by entering known values for coordinates and altitude directly
- Automatic filling of location IPTC fields and altitude values (requires internet connection)
- Editable IPTC data (IPTC-NAA/XMP)
- Possibility to change taken date of images
- Synchronization with track files (NMEA, GPX, PLT, Sony LOG, IGC and others)
- Synchronization with already geo tagged images with buddy images (e.g. between RAW images and their corresponding JPEG images)
- Google Earth export
- Localizable user interface – English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Czech, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Norwegian language is available at the moment
Please see also here:
Screenshots, Changes, Download, Help/Support, Links
Last Comments
jin on Update 3.5.3: it's very good. Nov 6, 15:08
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: I have such a key and use it for some of my own mapping-related projects. I have no problem using… Nov 2, 22:25
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Glad to hear from you, Friedemann!! I hope your health goes better soon!! I think it's a… Nov 2, 21:26
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Concerning the key for google maps, I read somewhere that I (and anyone else) can ask for a personal key… Oct 28, 14:12
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Unfortunately the same API change killed off a load of fun free google maps based games. Even… Oct 28, 01:18
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Great to see an update, such a useful piece of software that I've been using to slowly tag all my… Oct 26, 03:01
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Many thanks for your effort! Your GeoSetter is a fantastic software that I use very often. I am looking forward… Oct 23, 21:57
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Great work, one of the few tools I have been using for years! But not as near as important as… Oct 23, 20:02
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Thank you very much for the update. Hope that your health continues to improve - it's far… Oct 22, 22:05
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Thank you very much for this latest update Friedemann!! Very useful for me, I've been using Geosetter for ages… Oct 22, 21:08
on Update 3.5.1: Yes of course, it is possible to use your own key. Then you simply have to copy the map file… Oct 22, 14:16
on Update 3.5.1: noticed a message in the newest version about Google Maps API you could add a possibility to use our… Oct 22, 14:07
on A Minor Update after a Long Time: Many thanks, Friedemann! I'm glad you haven't abandoned the project, and you are still thinking about development. Good luck and… Oct 22, 13:15
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: No, development isn't abandoned. I was ill for a long time and working on GeoSetter was too much for me.… Oct 20, 13:26
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Thank you Friedemann for your great job! I look forward version 4! Best regards Gabriel Oct 13, 23:47
on GeoSetter and Internet Explorer: So far the map address http://www.geosetter.de/map_google.html has worked, but today there is a blank space instead of the map.… Oct 5, 07:13
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Thank you so much for your work, Friedemann. Maybe recently the exiftool update url changed, because checking for a… Oct 4, 09:49
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: All I can say is this app is a gem! Nothing else available that I can find that does… Sep 29, 16:09
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Thanks very much from France to give us some of your spare time for that fantastic soft, Friedemann! I'm… Sep 24, 17:22
on GeoSetter and Internet Explorer: Great information. I will try to use this for my website. Sep 6, 11:19
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Thanks for your great App. I'm using it from China, as Google is blocked here, I need VPN to… Aug 29, 11:44
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Hi Friedmann, I am glad to know that the version 4 is coming. My hometown is in China.… Aug 25, 12:20
on GeoSetter and Internet Explorer: Estimado Friedemann, Te envío un saludo fraternal desde Guatemala en América Central. Soy usuario de tu bellísima aplicación: "GeoSetter" desde… Aug 21, 19:18
on GeoSetter and Internet Explorer: I am trying to geotag my driving schools wellingborough photos. Is there video tutorial available so I can see how… Aug 6, 23:25
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Whoop! I've been using Photo Mechanic for reverse gps but it's expensive and I'm only on the trial version.… Aug 5, 11:23
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: This is a amazing free software, its very helpful! I was used geoimgr.com but now its not free. Thank you… Aug 2, 10:41
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: I've been searching, for a long time, for a program to geotag my photo's. My search is finally over!… Jul 29, 17:24
on GeoSetter and Internet Explorer: I have Edge, Chrome and IE10 on my computer. I can't get a "clean" version of Google maps top show… Jul 23, 06:37
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Hi Friedemann, thanks for this great software. Volker Padova, Italy Jul 10, 22:32
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: Great tool, looking forward for the new version! Jul 9, 21:07
on Update 3.5: Due to the Google map issue I am highly interested to try the mytopo map. I live in the US.… Jun 26, 00:27
on GeoSetter and Internet Explorer: This is because GeoSetter uses an embedded browser, which unfortunately defaults to a very old version of Internet Explorer. Jun 4, 12:30
on Update 3.5: Hi, Thank's for the very efficient software, i like and use it for many time and it's… May 28, 19:00
on Update 3.5: Dear Jeffrey, Thanks for geosetter which makes life easier to unexperimented users like me. I have… May 28, 17:11
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: We're reading these notes in May 2019 and we just imagine that you'll release Geosetter after this summer. Let… May 28, 09:47
on GeoSetter and Internet Explorer: Im using win 10 64bit, it comes with Edge, (which I dont use) but google maps do not work… May 21, 03:20
on New Website, new GeoSetter Version?: I also hope that the watermark "for developement use only" soon will be removed... Any news? Apr 2, 17:33
