IPTC Viewer
Parse the Photoshop IRB blocks in a JPEG and read its IPTC caption, keywords and credit fields.
Read IPTC fields
IRB blocks: choose a JPEG to begin
Datasets: —
How to use the IPTC Viewer
- Choose a JPEG that was saved from Photoshop or another IPTC-aware editor.
- The tool walks the APP13 segment and lists every 8BIM resource block it finds.
- Read the caption, keywords, byline, credit and copyright fields from the table.
Features
- Parses the APP13 Photoshop IRB block structure
- Reads the 8BIM IPTC-NAA resource with record and dataset numbers
- Names the common fields such as caption and copyright
- Handles extended IPTC dataset lengths
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the free online iptc viewer.
Choose the JPEG and the tool lists its APP13 IRB blocks, showing the caption and every other
IPTC dataset in a table.
It is a metadata standard used by news and stock libraries for captions, keywords, credit
lines and copyright notices.
Inside the APP13 segment, packaged as a Photoshop image resource block with the identifier
8BIM.
They identify each field, so 2:120 is the caption and 2:116 is the copyright notice.
No. The segment bytes are scanned in your browser and nothing leaves your device.
Many editors and social platforms remove APP13 on export, so only files saved from an
IPTC-aware editor keep it.
No. This tool only reads the fields, but you can see exactly what is stored before deciding
what to change.
No. This viewer reads the JPEG APP13 segment, so convert the file to JPEG first.
Yes. The viewer is fully responsive and works in the browser on phones, tablets and desktops.
Last updated: October 10, 2026