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View EXIF metadata online, private in-browser image inspector

Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF and read every EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and ICC tag it carries (GPS, camera, timestamps, copyright). Your image stays on your device, processed 100% in your browser.

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A food photograph on its own, then the same photograph alongside a metadata panel listing GPS, camera, and timestamp tags.A food photograph on its own, then the same photograph alongside a metadata panel listing GPS, camera, and timestamp tags.

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Overview

Every photo your phone or camera takes ships with a hidden manifest: GPS latitude and longitude, the exact second the shutter opened, the camera make and model, the device serial number, the lens used, the software that last edited it, the copyright string, sometimes even the owner name. Most people never see it because image viewers hide the panel behind a "File info" menu.

This viewer flips that around. Drop an image in, and every EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and ICC tag is decoded and grouped into readable sections (GPS, Camera, Timestamps, Software, Copyright, Device). Privacy-relevant tags (GPS coordinates, device serials, owner names) get a warning badge so you can see at a glance whether the file is safe to publish.

The whole process runs in your browser, so your image is processed 100% on your device, never uploaded, never saved, never indexed. Once you have inspected a file, a one-click shortcut jumps you to the EXIF stripper tool to produce a clean copy for publishing.

At a glance

Quick facts

The numbers and trade-offs you need before you commit.

  • Where it runs

    Processed 100% in your browser, on your device. Nothing is uploaded to our servers.

  • Tags read

    EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and ICC blocks grouped into GPS, Camera, Timestamps, Software, Copyright, and Device sections.

  • Sensitive tags

    GPS coordinates, device serials, owner names, and copyright strings are badged so you can spot identifying data at a glance.

  • File-size limit

    Twenty five megabytes per image (same as our other single-image tools).

Workflow

How it works

Three steps, usually done inside five seconds.

  1. 1

    Upload an image

    Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF up to 25 MB. No sign-up, no credit card.

  2. 2

    We decode every tag in your browser

    EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and ICC blocks are parsed locally and grouped into GPS, Camera, Timestamps, Software, Copyright, and Device sections.

  3. 3

    Review flagged tags

    GPS coordinates, serial numbers, owner names, and other identifying tags are badged as sensitive so you can decide whether the image is safe to publish.

  4. 4

    Strip metadata if needed

    One click jumps you to the EXIF stripper, which produces a clean copy of the same image without re-encoding the pixels.

Samples

See it in action

Drag each slider to pixel-peep the before and after.

A phone snapshot reveals 41 hidden tags, including GPS coordinates and the camera serial number.A phone snapshot reveals 41 hidden tags, including GPS coordinates and the camera serial number.
A phone snapshot reveals 41 hidden tags, including GPS coordinates and the camera serial number.
A DSLR landscape carries lens, focal length, ISO, and a full editing history from Lightroom.A DSLR landscape carries lens, focal length, ISO, and a full editing history from Lightroom.
A DSLR landscape carries lens, focal length, ISO, and a full editing history from Lightroom.
A travel photograph shows the IPTC caption, keyword list, and the XMP processing chain side by side.A travel photograph shows the IPTC caption, keyword list, and the XMP processing chain side by side.
A travel photograph shows the IPTC caption, keyword list, and the XMP processing chain side by side.
Privacy

Your image, gone when you're done

Runs in your browser

The entire EXIF read runs in your browser. Your image is processed 100% on your device, never uploaded to our servers, never saved, never trained on. This is the strictest privacy tier we offer; a tiny on-device parser reads the metadata in memory and throws it away the moment you close the tab.

  • Processed in seconds
  • Nothing saved
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Glossary

Metadata glossary

Plain-English definitions for the jargon above.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the things most people ask before trying a new tool.

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Last updated: 2026-04-18