EXIF Viewer
View EXIF data from your photos, free
See what your photos quietly record: the camera and settings, the date taken, and the GPS location if it is there. Drop one image or a batch to read each one's metadata. It all runs in your browser, so the files you inspect are never uploaded.
Drop images here, or click to choose
JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, TIFF and HEIC. Multiple files. Read entirely in your browser.
Tip: a phone photo usually carries the richest EXIF, often including GPS location.
- Files never leave your device
- Runs in your browser
- Free, no signup
How it works
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Drop your photos
Add one or many JPG, PNG, or WebP files. Each is read locally in your browser, never uploaded, so location-tagged photos stay on your device.
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Read the metadata
Each image shows its camera, exposure settings, date taken, dimensions, and GPS coordinates if present, grouped so they are easy to scan.
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Check the location
When a photo carries GPS data, the coordinates link to a map. If you would rather not share that, strip it with the remove EXIF tool.
A complete EXIF readout, kept on your device
Full technical readout
Camera make and model, lens, aperture, shutter, ISO, focal length, date taken, dimensions, and orientation, pulled straight from the file's EXIF block.
Sees GPS location
When a photo has embedded coordinates, the viewer shows the latitude and longitude and links them to a map so you can see exactly where it was taken.
Private by design
Every file is parsed in your browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, which is the point when the data you are checking is location and camera information.
Where this helps
Check a photo for location data
Before sharing or after receiving an image, see whether it carries GPS coordinates that reveal where it was taken, so you can strip them if needed.
Inspect camera settings
Read the aperture, shutter, ISO, and focal length a shot was taken with, useful for learning from your own photos or studying a reference image.
Confirm date and origin
See the recorded capture date and the camera or software that made a file, a quick sanity check on when and how an image was created.
Audit a batch of files
Drop a whole folder and scan each panel to find which images still carry metadata, so you know which ones to clean before publishing.
Tips that help
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An empty panel is normal
Screenshots, edited images, and most PNG and WebP files carry no EXIF. Social platforms strip it on upload too, so downloaded photos are usually clean.
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GPS is the field to watch
Location coordinates are the most sensitive EXIF data. Check this field before sharing a photo publicly, especially one taken at home.
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Viewing and removing pair up
Use this tool to see what is embedded, then the remove EXIF tool to strip it. Together they let you decide exactly what a shared file reveals.
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Inspect before you trust a file
Reading the EXIF of an image someone sent you can show the camera, date, and location it claims, a useful check on where a file really came from.
Reading EXIF data: what your photos record and how to inspect it
Every photo from a camera or phone quietly stores a block of technical data called EXIF, and most of it never surfaces. An EXIF viewer pulls that block out and shows it: what camera and settings took the shot, exactly when, and often precisely where. This guide explains the fields you will see, why the location data deserves particular attention, and how reading it in the browser keeps the inspection private.
What the EXIF fields mean
EXIF groups into a few kinds of data. The camera fields name the make, model, and sometimes the lens. The exposure fields are the photographer's settings: aperture as an f-number, shutter speed as a fraction of a second, ISO sensitivity, and focal length in millimeters.
Then there is context. The date and time fields record when the shutter fired, down to the second. The image fields give the pixel dimensions, the orientation tag that tells viewers which way is up, and the resolution. Together they reconstruct a surprisingly complete picture of how a photo was made.
Not every photo has every field. A phone might record dozens of tags while a screenshot records none. The viewer simply shows whatever the file actually carries, grouped so it is easy to scan.
The location field, and why it matters most
The field worth the most attention is GPS. If location services were on when the photo was taken, the camera writes the exact latitude and longitude into the EXIF, often accurate to within a few meters. The viewer shows those coordinates and links them to a map so you can see precisely where the shot was taken.
This is powerful for organizing your own photos and a real privacy concern when sharing someone else's. A picture posted from a home, accurate to the building, leaks an address. Checking the GPS field before you share, or before you trust a file someone sent you, is the practical use of an EXIF viewer.
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If you find location data you would rather not pass on, the remove EXIF tool strips it out and hands back a clean copy. Viewing and removing are the two halves of the same privacy workflow: see what is there, then decide what to clear.
Why some photos are already empty
A blank result is common and usually benign. Screenshots never had a camera, so there is nothing to record. Many editing apps drop EXIF when they re-save, and a crop, resize, or rotate that re-encodes the file does the same as a side effect.
Social platforms are the other big reason. Most strip EXIF on upload, so a photo you download from one comes back without camera or location data. That is good for the privacy of everyone who posts, but it means a downloaded image rarely tells you much about its origin.
So an empty panel is not a failure of the tool, it is information in itself: the file simply has no embedded metadata to show.
Inspecting privately, in the browser
The point of reading EXIF is often to check sensitive data, which makes uploading the file to do so self-defeating. Sending a location-tagged photo to a server to find out whether it is location-tagged hands the coordinates to whoever runs that server.
So this viewer never uploads. The file is read and parsed inside your browser tab, on your own device, and nothing leaves it. Drop one photo or a batch, read what each carries, and the files stay with you the whole time.
Once you know what is there, act on it: keep the file as is, or strip the metadata before sharing. Both steps are free, browser-based, and private, with no account needed.
Frequently asked questions
Honest answers to what people ask before using this tool.
Further reading
Independent references if you want to go deeper on the formats and tradeoffs.