Why I Built GeotagEditor
A personal story about solving a real problem
I started working on GeotagEditor because I needed a straightforward way to manage GPS metadata in photos. I had a collection of travel images with incorrect location data, and I wanted to fix them without using heavy desktop software or uploading my personal photos to an unknown online service.
Most existing solutions felt like overkill. Desktop applications were powerful but complex and required installation. Online tools were convenient but often required uploading images to servers, which raised privacy concerns. That's when I realized modern web browsers are capable enough to handle this kind of processing locally. So I built GeotagEditor to process supported images directly in the browser and keep the workflow simple and privacy-focused.
Core Idea: Make metadata editing accessible to everyone, while being transparent about how the tool works and what it does with your data.