Quick answer
To view EXIF data, choose or paste a JPG or PNG: the tool shows the camera, lens, date taken, exposure settings, GPS coordinates (with a map link) and every EXIF, XMP and IPTC tag. Click “Remove metadata and download” for a clean copy whose image data is unchanged byte for byte. The photo is read in your browser and never uploaded.
What is EXIF data?
Photos from phones and cameras usually carry hidden data (EXIF): the make and model, when it was taken, the exposure settings, and sometimes the GPS location and the camera's serial number. That is handy for sorting photos or learning photography, but it can also reveal your home address or routine when you send an original file to someone. This tool shows you what is inside and removes it before you share.
How to view and remove EXIF data
- 1
Click “Choose files”, drag and drop, or paste (Ctrl + V) a JPG or PNG (up to 50 MB).
- 2
Read the summary cards: Camera, Exposure, Image and file, Author, GPS location. Photos with GPS get a highlighted warning and a button to open the spot in OpenStreetMap.
- 3
Open “All metadata” to see every tag by group, copy it as text or download JSON. “Metadata blocks in the file” shows which blocks will be removed and which are kept.
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Turn “Keep the image orientation” on or off, click “Remove metadata and download”, then “Download the cleaned image” (the file name gets “-clean”).
What EXIF typically contains
| Data | Example | Sensitive? |
|---|---|---|
| Make, model, software | Apple iPhone 15, iOS version | Low |
| Date and time taken | 2026:10:21 08:15:02 | Medium: shows where you were and when, combined with GPS |
| Exposure settings | 1/120 s, f/1.8, ISO 64, 6 mm | Low |
| GPS coordinates, altitude | 21.0285 N, 105.8542 E | High: pinpoints where it was taken, possibly your home |
| Body and lens serial numbers | A number written by the maker | Medium: links photos taken with the same camera |
| Artist, copyright | Photographer's name | Up to you whether to make it public |
| Embedded thumbnail | A 160 × 120 px image | May still show the old content if software cropped the photo without updating it |
What is removed and what is kept
| Block | Format | When cleaning |
|---|---|---|
| EXIF (APP1), including GPS and thumbnail | JPG | Removed (except the orientation tag if “Keep the image orientation” is on) |
| XMP, IPTC (APP13), comments (COM), other APPn blocks | JPG | Removed |
| JFIF, ICC colour profile, Adobe | JPG | Kept, so colours display correctly |
| eXIf, tEXt, zTXt, iTXt, tIME | PNG | Removed |
| Pixel data | JPG, PNG | Kept byte for byte, not recompressed |
Real-world examples
Selling something second-hand
A photo of the item in your living room carries GPS pointing at your home. Clean it before sending the original file to a stranger by message or email.
Checking a photo you were sent
Someone says a photo was “taken yesterday”: look at “Taken” and “Software”. EXIF can be edited, so treat it as a clue, not proof.
Learning from your settings
Open one of your favourite shots, or a sample with EXIF, to see the shutter speed, aperture, ISO and focal length used.
Common problems
- “This image has no EXIF data”.
- Many social networks and messaging apps strip EXIF on upload. Use the original file from the camera or photo library.
- An iPhone HEIC photo can't be read.
- The tool reads JPG and PNG. Convert with “HEIC to JPG” (EXIF is dropped in the process), or set iPhone Settings › Camera › Formats › Most Compatible.
- The cleaned photo is sideways.
- Turn on “Keep the image orientation” and clean it again: exactly one orientation tag is kept and nothing else.
- Colours changed after cleaning with another tool.
- Some tools also delete the ICC colour profile. This one keeps it, so colours stay the same.
Where EXIF lives inside an image file
In a JPG, EXIF sits in an APP1 block at the start of the file, following the CIPA Exif standard (DC-008) with TIFF-style tags; XMP is a separate APP1 block of XML text, and IPTC sits inside Photoshop's APP13 block. In a PNG, EXIF lives in an eXIf chunk and text descriptions in tEXt, zTXt and iTXt chunks.
The tool reads these blocks directly with code that runs in your browser. When cleaning, it rewrites the file without the metadata blocks and copies the image data unchanged, so quality is identical and the file usually gets slightly smaller.
Glossary
- EXIF
- Technical camera data stored with a photo: device, time, settings, GPS.
- XMP
- XML-based descriptive metadata, often added by editing software; can include edit history.
- IPTC
- A metadata standard from the news industry: headline, caption, creator, keywords.
- Orientation
- An EXIF tag telling viewers how to rotate the image so portrait shots display upright.
- ICC profile
- A description of the image's colour space so colours look right on any screen.
Frequently asked questions
Is my photo uploaded?
No. It is read and cleaned in your browser; the map link only opens if you click it.
Does removing EXIF reduce quality?
No. The image data is kept byte for byte and not recompressed.
Which formats are supported?
JPG and PNG can be read and cleaned. HEIC and WebP aren't supported yet; GIF files rarely contain EXIF.
Do social networks remove EXIF?
Many do, but not all, especially when you send a photo as a file or by email. Cleaning it yourself first is the reliable option.
How do I stop my phone saving GPS?
On iPhone: Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Camera › Never. On Android: open the Camera app's settings and turn off location tags (the name varies by maker).
Can I edit the date taken?
No, this tool views and removes metadata; it does not edit individual tags.
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