GeoExif is a local-based React + TypeScript web app that reads photo EXIF metadata and turns it into a 3D travel route on a globe.
EXIF (Exchangeable image file format) is a metadata standard used in image files. It can store information such as capture time, camera or device details, and sometimes GPS coordinates.1
For everyday use, photos taken directly on Apple devices such as iPhones often include enough EXIF metadata for this app to extract time and location information. However, if photos are downloaded from social media or messaging platforms, some metadata may be stripped during upload or recompression, so GPS coordinates and other fields may be missing.
- Select a local photo folder without uploading images
- Parse JPG / JPEG / HEIC EXIF metadata directly in the browser
- Extract capture time, GPS coordinates, and device information
- Group nearby photos into location nodes using a distance threshold
- Render location anchors and chronological travel arcs on a 3D globe
- Generate place labels from a built-in city dataset
- Export the processed result as JSON
- React
- TypeScript
- Vite
- exifr
- globe.gl
- three
npm install
npm run devnpm run buildBy default, photo parsing, location grouping, label generation, and JSON export all happen locally in the browser, with no backend service required.