View a Photo's EXIF Data
Photos carry a hidden layer of data: the camera, the lens, the exposure, the time and often the exact coordinates. This page reads that layer and shows it field by field, without touching the picture.
Drop an image here to inspect its metadata
JPG, PNG and WebP are read directly in your browser
Nothing is uploaded. Metadata is read and written on this device.
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A photo is two things at once: the pixels you see, and a layer of data around them that you normally do not. That second layer is EXIF, and it is usually more revealing than the picture itself.
This page reads it.
What a photo can tell about you
- Where it was taken. GPS coordinates are often accurate to a few metres, and they travel with the file through mail, cloud drives and upload forms.
- When and with what. The camera model, lens, exposure settings and a timestamp down to the second.
- Who handled it afterwards. Many editors and phone apps write their own name into the software tag.
None of this appears in the picture, which is exactly why it is easy to forget it is there.
Reading it field by field
Drop one image and the panel lists the fields that exist in that file, grouped the way a photographer reads them: camera and lens, exposure, time, and location. The raw tag view is there for the fields the summary does not cover.
A file that carries no metadata is reported as such. That is not an error: screenshots, exported edits and images that passed through a social platform usually arrive empty.
Reading is not editing
Opening a file here does not rewrite it. There is no re-encode, no format change and no quality trade-off, so you can inspect a photo without any risk to the original.
If the inspection shows something you would rather not publish, the EXIF editor removes the location or the whole block while keeping the pixels identical.
Steps
- Drop an image. JPG, PNG and WebP are read; other formats are refused with a reason.
- Read the summary. Camera, exposure, time and GPS, when the file has them.
- Open the raw view for the remaining tags.
- Decide. Keep the file as it is, or open the editor and strip what you do not want to share.
Want the print size instead of the shooting data? The DPI checker reads the resolution and shows how large the file would print.
Frequently asked questions
How do I view a photo's EXIF data?+
Drop an image onto this page and the metadata panel fills in immediately: file name, type, pixel size and every EXIF field the file contains, grouped by camera, exposure, time and GPS. Nothing is uploaded, so the file never leaves the browser.
What can an EXIF viewer show?+
Camera make and model, lens, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length, flash, the capture time and the software that wrote the file. When the camera recorded a location, the GPS coordinates and altitude appear as well. The raw tag list is available too.
Why does a photo have no EXIF data?+
Several reasons: the picture was screenshotted, a social platform stripped the metadata on upload, an editor exported it without tags, or the format stores metadata in a structure this tool does not read. The page says which case applies instead of showing an empty table.
Does viewing change the file?+
No. Reading is not a conversion: the pixels are never re-encoded and nothing is rewritten. The file you download is the file you brought, byte for byte, so there is no quality loss to weigh.
Can I remove the location after viewing it?+
Yes. The EXIF editor on this site removes GPS coordinates or clears the whole metadata block without touching the image data, which is the usual step before posting a photo publicly.
Which formats can be read?+
JPG, PNG and WebP. HEIC, TIFF and AVIF store metadata in structures this tool does not read yet, so they are reported as unsupported rather than silently skipped.
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- Remove EXIF Data from Photos — Remove EXIF data from photos: clear GPS location, wipe the whole metadata block, or write copyright and author. Local, and pixels are never re-encoded.
- Check Image DPI and Print Size — Check the DPI stored in a JPG, PNG or WebP file, see its pixel size, and compare the printed size at 72, 150 and 300 DPI. Nothing is uploaded.