EXIF Viewer
Inspect camera, lens, GPS and software metadata from photos. Download a clean JPEG with EXIF stripped — all in your browser.
Drawing to canvas and exporting removes EXIF tags (including GPS). PNG stays PNG; other formats export as JPEG at quality 0.92.
EXIF metadata
Upload an image to view EXIF tags.
About EXIF Viewer
The EXIF Metadata Viewer reads embedded camera and capture metadata from photos and shows them in a readable table beside a thumbnail preview. Parsing uses exifr with TIFF, XMP, IPTC and GPS enabled (ICC profiles are skipped for speed). Priority fields — make, model, capture timestamps, lens, exposure, ISO, orientation, dimensions and GPS — appear first, followed by any remaining tags sorted alphabetically.
The same page can download a cleaned image with metadata stripped by re-encoding through a canvas. PNG sources export as PNG; other formats export as JPEG at quality 0.92 with a “-clean” filename suffix. That removes GPS and camera tags that often survive when you only rename a file or upload an original phone photo to social media or a public gallery.
Processing is local and limited to one image at a time, up to 50 MB, with accept filters for JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF and related image types. This matters because EXIF GPS can reveal home or workplace locations if originals are posted publicly, and many people never notice those tags until they inspect a file. A GPS warning callout appears when latitude/longitude fields are present.
How EXIF Viewer works in practice
- 1Drop a supported photo (JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, etc.) into the viewer — max 50 MB.
- 2Wait for parsing to finish and review the thumbnail plus the metadata table.
- 3Check priority fields for camera, time, lens and GPS; scroll for additional tags.
- 4Decide whether the tags are safe to share as-is for your use case.
- 5Click Download clean image to export a re-encoded copy without EXIF/GPS when you need a scrubbed file.
- 6Clear the selection before inspecting another photo.
Jobs this tool is built for
- Check whether a phone photo still contains GPS before posting to social media or a public portfolio.
- Confirm camera model, lens and capture time when organising a photo archive or stock submission.
- Strip metadata from client deliverables before sharing proofs on a public link.
- Inspect orientation, colour space and software tags when debugging odd colour or rotation in a pipeline.
What you can do here
- EXIF/XMP/IPTC/GPS parsing via exifr
- Thumbnail preview beside the metadata table
- Priority ordering for camera, time, lens and GPS fields
- GPS presence warning when coordinates exist
- Clean download: PNG stays PNG; others become JPEG @ 0.92 quality
- Copy helpers for selected values where offered
- Browser-only — photos are not uploaded to ToolSink
Limits and honest caveats
- Canvas re-encode is lossy for JPEG exports; keep originals if you need perfect archival quality or lossless metadata surgery.
- An empty table often means the file already had tags stripped by an editor or messenger — not that parsing failed.
- PNG and WebP frequently carry fewer classic EXIF fields than JPEG from cameras and phones.
- HEIC support depends on what the browser can decode for preview and clean export; parsing may succeed where canvas export cannot.
Common questions about EXIF Viewer
Does stripping EXIF reduce image quality?
JPEG clean export uses quality 0.92 and is still a re-encode, so there can be a small generation loss. PNG clean export avoids JPEG compression but still redraws pixels through canvas. For zero quality change you would need a lossless tag editor; this tool prioritises reliable removal of embedded metadata.
Why should I care about GPS in photos?
Many phones embed precise latitude and longitude. Publishing those originals can unintentionally disclose home, school or workplace locations even if the visible scene looks generic.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. Parsing with exifr and cleaning via canvas both run in your browser. The file stays on your device.
Can I edit individual tags?
This version focuses on inspection and full strip-on-export. It does not offer tag-by-tag editing or selective GPS removal while keeping other fields.
Which formats are accepted?
The dropzone accepts common image types including .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .webp, .heic, .tif and .tiff, with a 50 MB size cap. Unsupported or corrupt files show an error toast.
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