EXIF Viewer & Remover
See exactly what your photos reveal — GPS location, camera, timestamps, software — and download a clean copy with all of it removed.
About EXIF Viewer & Remover
Every photo your camera or phone takes carries a block of hidden metadata called EXIF. It commonly records the exact GPS coordinates where the shot was taken, the date and time, the device make and model, the lens, and the editing software used. None of it is visible in the picture, and most people have no idea it is there.
This tool shows you the full contents of that block, with any GPS coordinates linked so you can see precisely what location the file would give away. It then produces a cleaned copy with the metadata stripped, ready to publish or send.
The photo is read locally and never uploaded — which is the only sensible way to handle a tool whose entire purpose is finding sensitive data in your files. Uploading a photo to a remote service to check whether it leaks your home address rather defeats the point.
How to use it
- 1Drop a photo onto the upload area.
- 2Review the metadata table — GPS coordinates, if present, appear at the top with a map link.
- 3Click Remove metadata to produce a cleaned copy.
- 4Download the clean image and verify it by running it back through the tool.
Common uses
- Checking whether a photo reveals your home address before posting it
- Stripping location data from images before publishing them online
- Confirming when and with what device a photo was actually taken
- Removing editing software fingerprints before sending work to a client
Frequently asked questions
Do photos really contain my location?
Frequently, yes. If location services were enabled for the camera, the file stores latitude and longitude accurate to a few metres. Many social platforms strip it on upload, but files sent by email, messaging apps in document mode, or cloud links usually keep it intact.
Does removing EXIF change how the photo looks?
The pixels are re-encoded, so there is a very small quality change at high magnification. One visible side effect is worth knowing: the orientation tag is also removed, so a photo that relied on it to display upright is rotated to its correct orientation during processing rather than left sideways.
Which formats are supported?
JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF and HEIC can all be inspected. Cleaned output is produced as JPEG or PNG. In practice JPEG carries the richest metadata, since that is what most cameras and phones write.
Can removed metadata be recovered?
Not from the cleaned file. The output is written from decoded pixel data, so the metadata block simply does not exist in it. Your original file is untouched, so keep it if you want the information preserved.
Is the photo uploaded to check it?
No. Parsing happens entirely in your browser. A tool that uploaded your photo to tell you it contains private data would be self-defeating.