EXIF Viewer & Remover
Drop a photo to see every piece of EXIF metadata hidden inside it — camera, lens, exposure, the exact date, and even the GPS coordinates where it was taken — then strip all of it and download a clean copy. The photo is read and cleaned entirely in your browser, so it is never uploaded. That matters: most online EXIF viewers send your image, GPS and all, to their server.
Drop a photo here
or choose a file · or paste with Ctrl+V (Cmd+V)
🔒 Read in your browser. Never uploaded.
The clean copy keeps the picture exactly as it looks and removes all EXIF metadata, including GPS.
What is the EXIF Viewer?
This is a free, browser-based EXIF viewer and remover. You drop in a photo and it instantly shows every piece of EXIF metadata hidden inside it — the camera make and model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length, the exact date and time the shot was taken, and, when present, the precise GPS coordinates with a map link. With one click you can then strip all of that metadata and download a clean copy of the image. Everything runs on your own device, so the photo is never uploaded.
How to use it
- Add your photo — click to choose a file, drag and drop it onto the drop zone, or paste with Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on Mac).
- Read the metadata. Camera settings, date, and any GPS location appear in a clear table; if there are coordinates, a Maps link shows you exactly where the photo was taken.
- Click Download clean copy to save a version with all EXIF data removed. Answer in, answer out, done.
The method behind it
Reading EXIF means parsing the raw bytes of the image file. JPEG and many other formats store metadata in small marker segments before the actual pixel data, encoded as tagged key-value pairs. This tool parses those tags in your browser with the open-source exifr library, then maps the raw tag numbers to friendly names like Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO, and converts GPS latitude and longitude into decimal degrees you can drop into a map.
Removing EXIF works differently. The image is decoded and drawn onto an HTML
<canvas>, then re-exported with the canvas toBlob method. A
canvas only holds raw pixels — it has no place to keep the original metadata — so the
re-encoded file comes out completely clean. The picture you see is unchanged; only the hidden
data is discarded. Because both steps happen locally, no server ever touches your file.
Examples
- A phone photo of a holiday dinner shows Apple iPhone, 1/60s, f/1.8, ISO 320, and GPS coordinates pointing to a restaurant — useful to confirm, dangerous to post publicly.
- A DSLR landscape shows Canon EOS R6, 24mm, f/11, 1/250s, ISO 100 and the capture date, but no GPS because location tagging was off.
- A screenshot shows almost no EXIF at all, because the operating system that captured it did not embed camera fields.
Common use cases
- Checking whether a photo you are about to post online secretly contains your home or workplace GPS location.
- Stripping metadata from images before uploading them to forums, marketplaces, dating profiles, or social media.
- Inspecting camera settings (aperture, shutter, ISO) to learn how a photo was shot.
- Verifying the original capture date and device of a photo for records or basic authenticity checks.
Why use this one
Most online EXIF viewers ask you to upload your image to their server so it can be parsed there. That is a contradiction for a privacy tool: to find out whether a photo leaks your location, you would first have to hand that exact photo, GPS and all, to a stranger's server. This viewer never does that. The photo is read and cleaned entirely inside your browser, so it never leaves your device, is never stored, and is gone when you close the tab. You also get viewing and removal in one place, a direct map link for any GPS coordinates, and no account, watermark, or daily limit.
It is part of a small image toolkit. To shrink a file, use the Image Compressor; to change pixel dimensions, use the Image Resizer; and to keep just the region you want, reach for the Image Cropper.
Frequently asked questions
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. Your photo is read and stripped entirely inside your browser using JavaScript. It is never sent over the network, never stored, and gone the moment you close the tab. That is exactly why this is safe to use on private photos that may contain your home GPS coordinates.
What is EXIF data and why does it matter?
EXIF is hidden metadata your camera or phone embeds in a photo: the camera model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, the exact date and time, and often the precise GPS coordinates where the picture was taken. It matters because sharing a photo can unintentionally reveal where you live, work, or were at a given moment.
How do I remove EXIF data from an image?
Open the photo here, then click Download clean copy. The tool redraws the picture onto a canvas and re-exports it, which discards all EXIF metadata, including GPS, while keeping the image itself. The pixels look identical; only the hidden data is gone.
Does removing EXIF reduce image quality?
Stripping metadata does not change the pixels you see. The clean copy is re-encoded as a high-quality image, so the visible result stays essentially the same while the hidden camera, date, and location fields are removed.