View Metadata
Read the EXIF data hidden inside a photo.
Runs in your browser, nothing is uploadedFree, no signupNo watermark
Drop a photo here
JPEG photos carry the most data. Nothing is uploaded.
Three steps
How to use the view metadata
- 01
Drop in a photo
Add a JPEG or any image that might carry EXIF data.
- 02
Read what is inside
Camera, lens, exposure, date, software and GPS coordinates are listed if present.
- 03
Decide what to do
If it holds a location you did not intend to share, run it through the metadata remover.
Why this one
What makes it different
Shows GPS as a real place
Raw coordinates mean nothing at a glance, so location is shown in a form you can immediately judge.
Read locally
Checking whether a file exposes your address should not require sending that file to somebody else first.
Full exposure data
Shutter, aperture, ISO and lens are the useful half for photographers, not just the privacy-relevant fields.
How this tool handles your files
- Where it runs
- Your browser, not a server
- Uploads
- None, ever
- Account
- Not required
- Watermark
- Never added
The short version
About view metadata
Metadata is useful and revealing in almost equal measure. For a photographer it is the record of what settings produced a shot, which is how you learn from your own archive. For everyone else it is mostly a privacy question that goes unnoticed, since nothing about looking at a photograph suggests it also carries the coordinates of where it was taken.
Questions
View Metadata FAQ
What is EXIF data?
A block of information cameras write into image files: the device, the settings used, the timestamp and often the GPS position, all invisible when you look at the picture.
Which formats carry metadata?
JPEG most commonly, along with TIFF and HEIC. PNG carries little by default and WebP can carry some. Screenshots typically have almost none.
Why does my photo have no metadata?
It was probably stripped already, by a social platform on upload or by an editor on export. That is a good sign for privacy, and a frustrating one when you wanted the camera settings.
Can metadata be trusted?
Not as evidence. Every field can be edited, so a timestamp or a location proves what a file claims rather than what actually happened.
Free, and staying free
The tools are free because the icons are the business.
Thridy is a library of thousands of 3D icons in one consistent style, free for commercial use with no attribution and no account. The tools exist so you never have to upload an image to somebody else's server to resize it.
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