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EXIF Metadata Viewer

Read camera EXIF data, GPS location and other hidden details in photos, and remove them without losing quality.

Runs in your browser. Nothing you add is uploaded.

What the EXIF Metadata Viewer does

Most photos carry hidden details written by the camera or phone: the make and model, lens, shutter speed, aperture and ISO, the exact date and time, the software used to edit it and, often, the GPS location where it was taken. This viewer reads that EXIF data from JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and TIFF files, highlights anything personal — location, serial numbers, your name — and shows the small preview some cameras embed. It can also save a copy with the metadata removed, without re-compressing the image. The photo is read on your device and never uploaded.

How to view and remove photo metadata

  1. Drop a photo onto the box or choose one from your device. JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and TIFF are supported.
  2. Read "What this photo reveals" for a summary of the personal details it contains.
  3. Check the grouped details: camera and lens, exposure settings, date and time, and image properties. Open All tags for the complete list.
  4. If the photo has a location, see the coordinates and open them in OpenStreetMap.
  5. Choose Download without metadata to save a clean copy. The picture data is copied unchanged, so there is no quality loss.

The EXIF Metadata Viewer runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded, stored, or logged.

When to use it

Checking a photo before posting it

A picture taken at home on a phone with location turned on records the house's coordinates to within a few metres. Some sites strip this on upload and some do not; checking first, and removing it, means you do not have to rely on them.

Selling items online

Marketplace photos are often taken at home. Removing the metadata before uploading keeps your address, phone model and the date out of the listing.

Learning from camera settings

Photographers can see the exact shutter speed, aperture, ISO and focal length behind a shot they like, which is one of the fastest ways to learn exposure.

Good to know

  • WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook remove most metadata from photos they publish, but files sent as documents or by email keep all of it.
  • Cropping a photo does not always update the embedded preview. If the preview shows the uncropped image, remove the metadata before sharing.
  • Removing metadata keeps the colour profile and, by default, the orientation, so the photo still looks the same and is not turned sideways.
  • To stop location being recorded in the first place, turn off location access for your camera app.

Guides that use this tool

Frequently asked questions

Are my photos uploaded to a server to read EXIF?

No. The file is read in your browser's memory and never sent anywhere, including when you download the copy with metadata removed.

Is my photo uploaded to read the EXIF data?

No. The file is read in your browser's memory and never sent anywhere, including when you download the cleaned copy.

Does removing metadata reduce image quality?

No. For JPEG, PNG and WebP the tool removes only the metadata sections and copies the compressed picture data byte for byte, so the image is identical.

Why does my screenshot show no EXIF data?

Screenshots, most PNG images and pictures saved from social networks usually contain no camera metadata. That is normal and means there is nothing personal stored in the file.

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