Inspect the hidden EXIF data stored inside a JPEG photo.
Reads any embedded EXIF camera and date information
The Image Metadata Viewer reads the hidden EXIF information that cameras and phones often embed inside a JPEG photo, such as the camera make and model, the date and time the picture was taken, the exposure settings, and sometimes even GPS location coordinates. This lets you inspect exactly what extra information a photo is carrying before you share it publicly.
JPEG files can contain a special EXIF data segment near the start of the file, structured as a small binary table of tags and values. This tool reads the raw bytes of your uploaded photo directly in the browser, locates that EXIF segment if one exists, and decodes the common tags inside it into a readable list, without ever sending the file to a server.
Photographers check the exact camera settings, such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO, used for a shot they want to learn from or replicate. Privacy-conscious users check whether a photo contains embedded GPS coordinates before posting it publicly online. Journalists and researchers inspect a photo's metadata as one signal when trying to verify when and how an image was originally captured.
Not every photo contains EXIF data; images that have been edited, re-saved, or downloaded from certain social media platforms often have their metadata stripped automatically. If you are concerned about privacy, particularly embedded GPS location data, check a photo here before sharing it, and consider re-saving it through the Image Compressor or Format Converter tool, which typically removes metadata during re-encoding. Camera settings shown here reflect what the camera itself recorded and are not verified independently by this tool.
Many photos, especially those already shared through messaging apps or social media, have their EXIF metadata removed automatically during upload, leaving nothing for this tool to display.
If the photo still contains embedded GPS coordinates, this tool will display the raw latitude and longitude values found in the EXIF data.
No, the file is read and parsed entirely in your browser using JavaScript, and never leaves your device during this process.
EXIF metadata is primarily an established JPEG feature, so this tool focuses on JPEG files, where camera metadata is most commonly found.
