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Image inspector

Drop in an image. See what a machine can actually read.

Metadata, identity and what has already been stripped out of the file by whatever handled it last. Product fact observability

Inspect an image

Runs in your browser. The image does not leave it.

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Machine-readableWhat the file says about the product

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What the inspector reads

Drop in a PNG or JPEG. The inspector looks for product identity in the file's metadata and shows you exactly what a machine would find there.

Product name, brand and GTINRead from the XMP packet: the title, the creator and the PLUS Product in Image entry.
Digital Link and product URLAny links written into the file, so you can check they point where you expect.
Other metadataThe inspector checks supported metadata and tells you what it finds.
The raw packetOpen it to see the metadata exactly as it sits in the file.

Image inspector questions

Why does it say no product identity was found?Usually because nothing was ever written, or because a platform stripped it when the image was uploaded. The picture itself is fine. Write the identity in and check again.
Which files can it read?PNG and JPEG. Other formats have no metadata block this tool reads, and it tells you so.
Does it show camera data?No. It looks for product identity only. Camera settings, location and other EXIF fields are not shown.
Is my image uploaded?No. The file is read in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.
How do I test a marketplace or social upload?Write identity into a copy of the image, upload it, download what the platform serves back and drop that file in here. What the inspector finds is what survived.

What this tool settles

It runs where you are, on what you give it, and tells you the answer immediately. No account, no upload and no record kept.

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GTIN CheckerDigital LinkPassport ReadinessImage metadataAll products

Nothing there?

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