EXIF Viewer & Remover
See exactly what hidden data a photo carries — camera model, date, even GPS coordinates — and download a clean copy with all of it stripped. Everything happens in your browser — your photo is never uploaded anywhere.
JPEG works best (EXIF lives mainly in JPEGs) · PNG and WebP also accepted
What is EXIF data?
Every time a phone or camera takes a picture, it quietly writes a block of metadata — called EXIF — into the file alongside the pixels. It typically includes the camera make and model, the exact date and time the shot was taken, exposure settings, the editing software used, and — on phones with location enabled — the precise GPS coordinates of where you were standing. None of this is visible when you look at the photo, but any app or person who receives the file can read it in seconds.
Why GPS in shared photos is a real risk
GPS coordinates embedded in a photo are accurate to within a few yards. A photo of your new couch taken at home can reveal your home address; a picture of your kid at school reveals the school; a marketplace listing photo tells a stranger where the item — and you — are located. Whether that matters depends on where the photo goes:
| Where you share it | Is EXIF stripped for you? |
|---|---|
| Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter | Yes — stripped on upload |
| Email attachments | No — sent exactly as-is |
| Text messages / WhatsApp (as document/file) | Often no — full file is delivered |
| Craigslist / marketplace listings, forums, your own website | Usually no |
| Cloud links (Drive, Dropbox) | No — recipient gets the original |
The safe habit: if a photo is leaving your control as an actual file, strip the metadata first. The "Download clean copy" button above re-encodes the image pixels into a brand-new file, which by design carries no EXIF block at all — no camera info, no timestamps, no location.
Frequently asked questions
Is my photo uploaded to your server?
No. Both the metadata reading and the cleaning happen entirely inside your browser — the photo never leaves your device. That's exactly why this is a safe way to inspect sensitive photos.
Does removing EXIF reduce image quality?
Slightly, and honestly: the clean copy is created by re-encoding the pixels (JPEG at 92% quality), so the file size will change a bit and there's a tiny, generally invisible quality loss. PNG sources are re-saved as PNG, which is lossless. The image dimensions never change.
Do PNG and WebP files have EXIF too?
They can, though it's much less common — EXIF is mainly a JPEG (and HEIC) thing, since those come straight from cameras. PNG screenshots rarely contain location data, but they can carry software tags and text chunks. The clean-copy download strips metadata from those formats as well.
My photo says "No EXIF metadata found" — is it really clean?
It means the standard EXIF block is absent, which covers camera, date, and GPS data — the sensitive parts. Screenshots and images already processed by social networks usually show this. If you want certainty, downloading the clean copy guarantees a metadata-free file either way.
Will the cleaned photo still look right side up?
Yes. Modern browsers automatically apply the photo's orientation before it's redrawn, so the clean copy is saved the way you see it — no sideways or upside-down surprises.