diff --git a/api/onnx_web/output.py b/api/onnx_web/output.py
index 79fc863c..6b051854 100644
--- a/api/onnx_web/output.py
+++ b/api/onnx_web/output.py
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ def save_image(
         exif = PngImagePlugin.PngInfo()
 
         if params is not None:
-            exif.add_text("make", "onnx-web")
+            exif.add_text("Make", "onnx-web")
             exif.add_text(
-                "maker note",
+                "Maker Note",
                 dumps(
                     json_params(
                         [output],
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ def save_image(
                     )
                 ),
             )
-            exif.add_text("model", server.server_version)
+            exif.add_text("Model", server.server_version)
             exif.add_text(
-                "parameters",
+                "Parameters",
                 str_params(server, params, size, inversions=inversions, loras=loras),
             )
 
diff --git a/gui/package.json b/gui/package.json
index f721bb40..527c2639 100644
--- a/gui/package.json
+++ b/gui/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.192",
     "@types/node": "^18.15.11",
     "browser-bunyan": "^1.8.0",
+    "exifreader": "^4.13.0",
     "i18next": "^22.4.14",
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^7.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/gui/src/components/Profiles.tsx b/gui/src/components/Profiles.tsx
index 99c03c6c..fdf63ad4 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/Profiles.tsx
+++ b/gui/src/components/Profiles.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { useContext } from 'react';
 import { doesExist, mustExist } from '@apextoaster/js-utils';
-import { useStore } from 'zustand';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { Delete as DeleteIcon, ImageSearch, Save as SaveIcon } from '@mui/icons-material';
 import {
+  Autocomplete,
   Button,
-  IconButton,
   Dialog,
-  DialogTitle,
-  DialogContent,
   DialogActions,
-  TextField,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogTitle,
+  IconButton,
   ListItem,
   ListItemText,
-  Autocomplete,
   Stack,
+  TextField,
 } from '@mui/material';
-import {
-  Delete as DeleteIcon,
-  Save as SaveIcon,
-} from '@mui/icons-material';
+import * as ExifReader from 'exifreader';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { useContext } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useStore } from 'zustand';
 
+import { BaseImgParams, Txt2ImgParams } from '../client/types.js';
 import { StateContext } from '../state.js';
-import { BaseImgParams } from '../client/types.js';
 
 export interface ProfilesProps {
   params: BaseImgParams;
@@ -78,6 +76,29 @@ export function Profiles(props: ProfilesProps) {
           <Button type="button" variant="contained" onClick={() => setDialogOpen(true)}>
             <SaveIcon />
           </Button>
+          <Button component='label' variant="contained">
+            <ImageSearch />
+            <input
+              hidden
+              accept={'*.json,*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.png,*.txt'}
+              type='file'
+              onChange={(event) => {
+                const { files } = event.target;
+                if (doesExist(files) && files.length > 0) {
+                  const file = mustExist(files[0]);
+                  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+                  loadParamsFromFile(file).then((newParams) => {
+                    if (doesExist(props.setParams) && doesExist(newParams)) {
+                      props.setParams({
+                        ...props.params,
+                        ...newParams,
+                      });
+                    }
+                  });
+                }
+              }}
+            />
+          </Button>
         </Stack>
       )}
       onChange={(event, value) => {
@@ -124,3 +145,95 @@ export function Profiles(props: ProfilesProps) {
     </Dialog>
   </>;
 }
+
+export async function loadParamsFromFile(file: File): Promise<Partial<Txt2ImgParams>> {
+  const parts = file.name.toLocaleLowerCase().split('.');
+  const ext = parts[parts.length - 1];
+
+  switch (ext) {
+    case 'jpg':
+    case 'jpeg':
+    case 'png':
+      return parseImageParams(file);
+    case 'json':
+    {
+      const params = JSON.parse(await file.text());
+      return params.params as Txt2ImgParams;
+    }
+    case 'txt':
+    default:
+      return parseAutoComment(await file.text());
+  }
+}
+
+export async function parseImageParams(file: File): Promise<Partial<Txt2ImgParams>> {
+  const tags = await ExifReader.load(file);
+
+  // handle lowercase variation from my earlier mistakes
+  const makerNote = tags.MakerNote || tags['maker note'];
+  // eslint-disable-next-line dot-notation, @typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions
+  const userComment = tags.UserComment || tags['Parameters'] || tags['parameters'];
+
+  if (doesExist(makerNote) && isProbablyJSON(makerNote.value)) {
+    const params = JSON.parse(makerNote.value);
+    return params.params as Txt2ImgParams; // TODO: enforce schema and do some error handling
+  }
+
+  if (doesExist(userComment) && typeof userComment.value === 'string') {
+    return parseAutoComment(userComment.value);
+  }
+
+  return {};
+}
+
+export function isProbablyJSON(maybeJSON: unknown): maybeJSON is string {
+  return typeof maybeJSON === 'string' && maybeJSON[0] === '{' && maybeJSON[maybeJSON.length - 1] === '}';
+}
+
+export const NEGATIVE_PROMPT_TAG = 'Negative prompt:';
+
+export function parseAutoComment(comment: string): Partial<Txt2ImgParams> {
+  const lines = comment.split('\n');
+  const [prompt, maybeNegative, ...otherLines] = lines;
+
+  const params: Partial<Txt2ImgParams> = {
+    prompt,
+  };
+
+  // check if maybeNegative is the negative prompt
+  if (maybeNegative.startsWith(NEGATIVE_PROMPT_TAG)) {
+    params.negativePrompt = maybeNegative.substring(NEGATIVE_PROMPT_TAG.length).trim();
+  } else {
+    otherLines.unshift(maybeNegative);
+  }
+
+  // join rest and split on commas
+  const other = otherLines.join(' ');
+  const otherParams = other.split(',');
+
+  for (const param of otherParams) {
+    const [key, value] = param.split(':');
+
+    switch (key.toLocaleLowerCase().trim()) {
+      case 'steps':
+        params.steps = parseInt(value, 10);
+        break;
+      case 'sampler':
+        params.scheduler = value;
+        break;
+      case 'cfg scale':
+        params.cfg = parseInt(value, 10);
+        break;
+      case 'seed':
+        params.seed = parseInt(value, 10);
+        break;
+      case 'size':
+        // TODO: parse size
+        break;
+      default:
+        // unknown param
+    }
+  }
+
+  return params;
+}
diff --git a/gui/yarn.lock b/gui/yarn.lock
index 0ab674c3..f93b5e70 100644
--- a/gui/yarn.lock
+++ b/gui/yarn.lock
@@ -776,6 +776,11 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/types" "5.59.0"
     eslint-visitor-keys "^3.3.0"
 
+"@xmldom/xmldom@^0.8.8":
+  version "0.8.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.8.9.tgz#b6ef7457e826be8049667ae673eda7876eb049be"
+  integrity sha512-4VSbbcMoxc4KLjb1gs96SRmi7w4h1SF+fCoiK0XaQX62buCc1G5d0DC5bJ9xJBNPDSVCmIrcl8BiYxzjrqaaJA==
+
 "@xobotyi/scrollbar-width@^1.9.5":
   version "1.9.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@xobotyi/scrollbar-width/-/scrollbar-width-1.9.5.tgz#80224a6919272f405b87913ca13b92929bdf3c4d"
@@ -1563,6 +1568,13 @@ esutils@^2.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/esutils/-/esutils-2.0.3.tgz#74d2eb4de0b8da1293711910d50775b9b710ef64"
   integrity sha512-kVscqXk4OCp68SZ0dkgEKVi6/8ij300KBWTJq32P/dYeWTSwK41WyTxalN1eRmA5Z9UU/LX9D7FWSmV9SAYx6g==
 
+exifreader@^4.13.0:
+  version "4.13.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/exifreader/-/exifreader-4.13.0.tgz#f380b33cfc85630a0dbd56edd41e28710a9e9679"
+  integrity sha512-IhJBpyXDLbCdgzVHkthadOvrMiZOR2XS7POVp0b5JoVfScRoCJ6YazZ+stTkbDTE5TRTP44bE5RKsujckAs45Q==
+  optionalDependencies:
+    "@xmldom/xmldom" "^0.8.8"
+
 fast-deep-equal@^3.1.1, fast-deep-equal@^3.1.3:
   version "3.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-3.1.3.tgz#3a7d56b559d6cbc3eb512325244e619a65c6c525"