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EXIF Viewer

See what a photo is carrying — camera, lens, exposure, the date it was taken, and whether it records where you were. The image is read in your browser and never uploaded.

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JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC where the browser supports it • Max 30MB

What EXIF actually contains

Every time a camera or phone writes a JPEG, it attaches a block of data describing how the picture was made. That is EXIF — Exchangeable Image File Format — and it usually holds far more than people expect.

  • Camera and lens — make, model, and often the lens and its serial number.
  • Exposure — shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length, metering and flash.
  • Timing — the date and time down to the second, from the device's clock.
  • Location — latitude and longitude, if location services were on.
  • Software — what edited the file, and sometimes the owner's name.

The part worth caring about

GPS coordinates are the reason this matters. A photo taken at home and sent to a stranger can carry the address it was taken at, accurate to a few metres. Nothing about the picture shows it — the data sits in the file, invisible, until something reads it.

Large platforms strip metadata on upload, which is why a photo pulled from Instagram usually reads as empty here. But a file sent directly — by email, by chat that preserves originals, on a USB stick, or posted to a forum that does not re-encode — arrives with everything intact. If that concerns you, Remove EXIF gives you a clean copy.

Why the reading happens in your browser

A tool that checks whether your photos reveal your location should not need copies of your photos. This one parses the file locally with JavaScript: it is read into memory, the EXIF block is decoded, and nothing is transmitted. You can disconnect from the network and it still works.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there no EXIF in my file?

Most likely it was already stripped. Social networks remove it, screenshots never had it, and PNG and WebP do not carry EXIF the way JPEG does.

Can EXIF be wrong?

Yes. The timestamp comes from the device clock, so a camera with the wrong time writes the wrong time, and editing software can rewrite fields. Treat it as a strong hint rather than proof.

Does this handle HEIC from an iPhone?

Only if your browser can decode HEIC, which Safari can and most others cannot. Converting to JPEG first is the reliable route.

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