About Image Metadata Viewer
Most cameras and phones write a block of metadata into every photograph they take. Formally this is EXIF — Exchangeable Image File Format — and it can include the camera make and model, lens, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length, the exact date and time of capture, the orientation the camera was held at, and, if location services were on, precise GPS coordinates.
That last item is why this tool matters beyond curiosity. A photo taken at home and posted publicly can carry the coordinates of your front door. Many social platforms strip EXIF on upload, but plenty of forums, messaging apps, file-sharing services and email clients do not. Checking before you share is a small habit with a real privacy payoff.
For photographers, the same data is a learning resource — being able to read the exact settings behind a shot you like, whether your own or someone else's, is the fastest way to understand how it was made.
How to view image metadata
Add an image
Drag a photo in or tap Select Image. JPEG files carry the richest metadata; PNG and WebP usually carry little or none.
Read the results
Metadata is grouped into camera, exposure, date and location sections. Any GPS coordinates found are highlighted with a map link.
Strip it if you need to
To publish the image without its metadata, run it through the Image Compressor or Image Resizer — both re-encode via canvas, which drops EXIF entirely.
What EXIF can reveal
- GPS coordinates accurate to a few metres, and sometimes altitude.
- The exact date and time a photo was taken, down to the second.
- Camera or phone make, model and serial number.
- Lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and flash status.
- The software used to edit the image, and sometimes the author or copyright field.
How to remove metadata
Any operation that re-encodes an image through the browser's canvas discards EXIF as a side effect, because a canvas stores pixels and nothing else. Running your photo through the Image Compressor or Image Resizer on this site therefore produces a metadata-free file.
On a phone, most operating systems now offer a location toggle in the share sheet, and turning off location tagging in the camera app prevents GPS being written in the first place.