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EXIF Viewer & Remover

Inspect photo metadata and strip EXIF/GPS data before sharing.

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Frequently asked questions

What is EXIF data?

EXIF is metadata cameras embed in photos, including the device, date, exposure settings and sometimes GPS coordinates of where the picture was taken. EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data includes technical details like camera model, ISO, shutter speed, f-stop and focal length — information that helps photographers review their settings and improve technique. Many cameras and phones also embed GPS data showing the exact coordinates where a photo was taken, and this embedded location data can be a privacy risk if the photo is shared. EXIF data is invisible to viewers but readable by image management software and reverse-geocoding tools that map coordinates back to specific locations.

Why remove EXIF before sharing?

Embedded GPS and device details can reveal where you live or travel. Stripping EXIF removes that information so a shared photo carries only the image. Photos from your home, office, or vacation destinations often contain GPS coordinates pinpointing the exact location, which is risky if you post photos publicly without realizing it. Removing EXIF also hides your camera model and settings, which some privacy-conscious photographers prefer. This tool strips all metadata before you share, ensuring you don't accidentally leak location history or device information through photo sharing.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. Everything runs locally in your browser using standard web APIs — your text, files and inputs are never uploaded to a server, so the tool works even offline once the page has loaded.

Pro tips

  • Check the GPS field first. It is the one with a real-world consequence, and a photo taken at home carries your address whether or not you mention it.
  • Strip metadata before uploading anything to a marketplace listing, a forum or a dating profile — all three are routinely scraped.
  • Remember that screenshots contain no EXIF, because no camera was involved; only captured photos carry it.
  • Keep the original if the metadata has value to you. Capture dates and exposure settings are useful for organising a photo library and cannot be reconstructed once removed.
  • Inspect before you strip. Knowing what a file was carrying is often more informative than simply removing it unseen.

About EXIF Viewer & Remover

GPS coordinates are the field to check first, since a phone photo can carry the exact spot it was taken. Some platforms strip metadata on upload and others preserve it, so removing it yourself is the only approach that behaves the same everywhere.

Inspect the hidden EXIF metadata inside a photo — camera model, capture date, exposure settings and even GPS coordinates — then download a clean copy with all of it removed. Stripping metadata protects your privacy before you share images online.

Photos taken on a phone routinely embed the exact spot they were shot, along with the device model and the capture time. Stripping that before sharing is the difference between posting a picture and publishing where you live.

EXIF is a container of tags written by the camera, and its contents are more revealing than most people expect. Alongside make, model, lens, exposure settings and the exact capture timestamp, phones commonly write GPS coordinates accurate to a few metres, a device serial number, and sometimes an orientation tag and an embedded thumbnail. None of it is visible in the picture and all of it travels with the file.

Platform behaviour is inconsistent enough that you cannot rely on it. Some services strip metadata on upload, some preserve it, and some strip it from the displayed copy while keeping it on the original file available for download. Sending a photo as an email or chat attachment usually preserves everything, because nothing re-encoded it. Removing the data yourself is the only approach that behaves identically wherever the image ends up.

Common use cases

  • Selling an item online and removing the coordinates of the room the photo was taken in.
  • Journalists and researchers checking the capture time and device of an image whose provenance matters.
  • Photographers auditing what their camera writes before publishing a set.
  • Anyone posting a picture of a child, a home or a workplace to a public account.
  • Support teams stripping metadata from customer-supplied screenshots before attaching them to a public ticket.
How it comparesExifTool on the command line reads and writes far more tag families and is the right instrument for bulk or forensic work. For checking one photo before you post it, a drag-and-drop panel that shows the fields and hands back a clean copy is the faster path — and the photo does not leave the machine to get there.