Image EXIF Viewer
Reads the metadata hidden inside a photo — EXIF, IPTC, XMP and ICC — from JPEG, HEIC, PNG, TIFF and WebP files, and groups it into what the camera body recorded, how the exposure was made, where the picture was taken, and everything else. If GPS coordinates are present they come with a one-click map link, which is usually the moment people realise how much a photo carries. All of it is read locally: the file is parsed in the page and never uploaded, which is the only sensible way to inspect an image you are not sure you want to share yet.
How to use
- Drop an image onto the upload area, or click it to pick a file.
- Sections appear for each group of tags found. Empty sections are hidden.
- If the photo has GPS data, follow the OpenStreetMap link to see the location.
Frequently asked questions
- Does my photo get uploaded anywhere?
- No. The file is read entirely in your browser via FileReader and exifr — nothing is sent to a server. Closing the tab discards it.
- Why is some of my photo's metadata missing?
- Many phones strip EXIF when sharing via messengers and social networks to protect privacy. If a photo was sent through WhatsApp or Telegram, the GPS and camera info is usually gone.
- What does the GPS link open?
- OpenStreetMap, with a marker at the photo's coordinates — convenient because it doesn't require a Google account and works in any region.
- Which formats are supported?
- JPEG and HEIC carry full EXIF. PNG and WebP support limited metadata. TIFF works too. RAW formats (CR2, NEF, ARW, …) are partially supported by exifr but the on-screen rendering may not show a preview.
- How do I remove this metadata before sharing the photo?
- Use the EXIF stripper, which rewrites the file without the metadata segments. Note that many things already remove it for you - most social platforms strip metadata on upload, and any tool that re-encodes an image, such as a compressor or a format converter, discards it as a side effect. Messaging apps and cloud drives that pass the original file through generally do not.
- What is the difference between EXIF, IPTC and XMP?
- EXIF is written by the camera and describes the capture: body, lens, exposure, time, often location. IPTC is editorial - captions, credits, copyright, keywords - and comes from whoever handled the photo afterwards. XMP is a more general container that modern editors use to record adjustments and their own fields. A single file can carry all three, sometimes disagreeing with each other.
- Why does my screenshot or downloaded image show nothing?
- Because there was never a camera involved. Screenshots are generated by the operating system and carry almost nothing, and images that have been through a social platform or a compressor have usually had their metadata stripped along the way. An empty result is informative in itself: it means the file is not carrying anything you would need to remove.
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