EXIF Viewer
Read hidden image metadata: camera, GPS, ISO, aperture, date — all in your browser
📷
Drop a photo here or click to upload
JPEG, TIFF, HEIC, WebP — processed locally, never sent to server
About the EXIF Viewer
This EXIF viewer reads the metadata embedded in a photograph — camera and lens, exposure settings, timestamp and any GPS coordinates. The file is read in your browser and never uploaded anywhere.
An EXIF viewer shows what a camera wrote into an image alongside the pixels. Make and model, lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, the exact time the shutter fired, and on a phone almost always the GPS coordinates.
That last field is a genuine privacy issue. A photograph taken at home and posted publicly can carry the coordinates of the house, and most people have no idea the data is there. Checking before sharing is worth the ten seconds — and many platforms strip EXIF on upload, but not all of them, and not always.
For photographers the same data is useful in the other direction: recovering the settings behind a shot that worked. Because the file is read locally, checking a private photograph does not involve uploading it to anyone.
How to use the EXIF Viewer
- Select a photo. Choose a JPEG or other image containing EXIF data.
- Read the camera settings. See make, model, lens, aperture, shutter speed and ISO.
- Check for GPS coordinates. Look for location data before sharing the image publicly.
- Strip it if needed. Re-save the photo without metadata if you want the location gone.
EXIF Viewer features
- Camera and lens details
- Exposure settings: shutter, aperture and ISO
- Capture date and time
- GPS coordinates where present
- Author and copyright fields
- The file is read in your browser and never uploaded
Frequently asked questions
What is EXIF data?
Metadata the camera writes into the image file: model and lens, exposure settings, the moment of capture, and often the location. It travels with the file unless something deliberately strips it.
Does my photo have my location in it?
Very possibly. Phones record GPS coordinates by default, and those survive copying and emailing. This is the quickest way to check before you publish a photograph taken at home.
Which formats carry EXIF?
JPEG and most raw formats do. PNG largely does not, and social platforms usually strip metadata on upload — which is why an image downloaded from Instagram shows almost nothing.
Why is the metadata sometimes missing?
Because something removed it. Screenshots never had any, editors often drop it on export, and messaging apps strip it. Absence of EXIF says nothing about the image's authenticity.
Is my photo uploaded to read it?
No. The file is read locally in your browser, which is the point — checking whether an image discloses your location should not require handing it to a server first.