Product Updates & Version History

We believe in transparency, technical integrity, and active maintenance. Follow our development timeline as we expand features, optimize EXIF metadata parsing, and audit local security structures.

May 2026

Version 2.2 Latest Release

Leaflet Migration & Performance Optimization

  • **Leaflet Mapping Integration**: Swapped bulky Google Maps frameworks for Leaflet JS and OpenStreetMap tile layers, cutting page load budgets by 72% and enhancing mobile load speed.
  • **Nominatim Coordinates Caching**: Implemented local geocode caching in `localStorage` (`gte_geo_cache_`) using base64 lookup keys, reducing external lookup latency for repeat users.
  • **Year & Freshness Alignment**: Synced all date components and metadata sitewide to 2026 standards, reinforcing freshness signals for search engines.
Mar 2026

Version 2.0 Major Upgrade

In-Browser Binary Metadata Engine

  • **Standalone Binary Merger**: Built custom in-browser `MetadataEngine` parsing JPEG segments (SOI, SOS, EOI) to directly modify APP1 and APP13 blocks in raw bytes.
  • **Photoshop IPTC IIM IRB Compiler**: Added local generation of IRB Photoshop resource blocks (ID 1028) to write robust copyright, credit, categories, and keyword strings.
  • **Dynamic HEIC and TIFF Converter**: Integrated client-side HEIC-to-JPEG conversion via dynamic `heic2any` injection, maintaining visual pixel consistency without server uploads.
Jan 2026

Version 1.5 Core Update

Local SEO Business Profiles & Batch Tooling

  • **GMap/GBP Profiles Caching**: Added local storage database `gte_seo_business_profiles` to manage customized coordinate, website, address, and category listings for SEO agencies.
  • **Description Template Resolution**: Created dynamic string parsers replacing parameters like `{service}`, `{city}`, `{state}` with targeted data dynamically.
  • **Bulk ZIP Export Support**: Equipped the download panel with CDN-loaded `JSZip` libraries to package multiple geotagged files on the fly.
Sep 2025

Version 1.0 Initial Launch

Launch of Client-Side Geotagger

  • **100% Client-Side FileReader**: Launched local browser-based image metadata reader and coordinate editor.
  • **EXIF DMS Coordinator**: Configured standard Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS) ratio translations in EXIF data.
  • **Privacy Safeguards**: Established zero-server-upload architecture using standard FileReader and Blob APIs.