Category: Image tools
Image Metadata Viewer
Read the EXIF data in a photo, then strip it out
Read the camera, date, GPS and text metadata a JPG or PNG carries, then download a copy with all of it removed. The file is parsed in your browser and never uploaded.
Choose an image to read its metadata.
Everything on this page is processed in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
What this tool does
A photo carries more than pixels. A JPG can hold an Exif block with the camera make and model, the exposure settings, the date and often the exact GPS coordinates, plus XMP, IPTC and colour-profile blocks; a PNG carries text chunks and an optional Exif chunk. This tool parses those blocks in the page and lists what it finds, grouped by what it tells someone about you. The cleaning step redraws the image from its pixels, which produces a file with no metadata blocks at all.
How to use it
- Choose a JPG or PNG image.
- Read the blocks found, and check the location section in particular.
- Build and download a copy with the metadata removed.
Privacy
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your input is never uploaded, stored or shared — closing the tab removes it.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the image uploaded anywhere?
- No. The bytes are read with the browser's own file API and parsed in the page. Nothing is sent to a server, including the coordinates if there are any.
- Does a photo really contain my location?
- It can. Phones and cameras with location enabled write GPS latitude and longitude into the Exif block, and many sites keep that data when you upload. This tool warns you when the coordinates are present.
- How is the metadata removed?
- The image is drawn onto a canvas and exported again. A canvas export contains only pixels, so the Exif, XMP, IPTC and text blocks do not survive it. The pixels are re-encoded, so treat the clean copy as a new export rather than the original file.