📋 Metadata Viewer
View EXIF metadata in your photos free: camera model, GPS location, date, exposure settings. Runs privately in your browser.
📋 Metadata Viewer
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About the Metadata Viewer Tool
Every photo taken on a phone or digital camera carries an EXIF block — a hidden record of the camera model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, the exact date and time, and very often the precise GPS coordinates where the shot was taken. Most people have no idea this data exists, let alone that it travels with the file when they share it.
That has real privacy implications. A photo posted from home can disclose a home address to anyone who knows how to read it. This viewer decodes and displays the full metadata block locally in your browser so you can see exactly what a file is carrying before you share it. Nothing is uploaded, which matters especially here — the whole point is that this data stays private.
How to Use Metadata Viewer
- Select a JPEG or TIFF image. These formats carry EXIF; PNG and WebP usually do not.
- The metadata is parsed instantly on your device and displayed as a readable table.
- Review the fields, paying particular attention to any GPS coordinates.
- If you want to strip the data, run the image through the Image Resizer or Compressor — both produce output with metadata removed.
When to Use This Tool
- Checking whether a photo contains GPS coordinates before posting it publicly
- Reviewing camera settings from a shot you want to reproduce
- Verifying the original capture date and time of an image
- Identifying which camera or phone took a particular photo
- Auditing images for privacy risk before publishing them on a website
Things Worth Knowing
- Not all images have EXIF. Screenshots, edited exports, and images downloaded from social platforms usually have it stripped already.
- Most social networks remove EXIF on upload, but this is not guaranteed and does not apply to files you send directly.
- To remove metadata, re-encode the image through any Canvas-based tool here — the output will not carry the original EXIF.
Quick Facts
| Tool name | Metadata Viewer |
| Category | Image Tools |
| Price | Free — no account, no trial, no watermark |
| Where it runs | Entirely in your browser (client-side) |
| Files uploaded | None — your data never leaves your device |
| File size limit | None imposed; limited only by device memory |
| Works offline | Yes, once the page has loaded |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
Frequently Asked Questions
What information does EXIF actually contain?
Typically camera make and model, lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, capture date and time, orientation, and — if location services were enabled — GPS latitude and longitude accurate to a few metres.
How do I remove EXIF from my photos?
Run the image through the Image Resizer or Image Compressor here. Canvas-based re-encoding produces a clean file without the original metadata block.
Do social media platforms strip EXIF automatically?
Most major platforms do remove it on upload, but behaviour varies and can change. Files you send by email, messaging apps, or cloud links generally keep their metadata intact.
Why does my image show no metadata?
Either it never had any — screenshots and generated graphics do not — or it was stripped when the file was previously edited, exported, or downloaded from a service.