View EXIF data in a photo
Drop a JPG to see the camera, lens, exposure and date information stored inside it - plus a clear warning if the file carries GPS coordinates. Everything is read locally in your browser.
EXIF is read directly in your browser with JavaScript and is never transmitted anywhere.
Choose an image
EXIF data
This photo contains GPS location data
It records where the photo was taken. Consider removing it before sharing. The remove EXIF tool strips this locally in seconds.
No EXIF metadata found in this file.
What you can learn from EXIF
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata the camera writes into every shot. It can tell you the exact camera body and lens used, the aperture, shutter speed and ISO, the focal length, whether flash fired, the exposure programme the camera chose - and on phones, the GPS position.
How to read the table
- Make / model - the camera body that captured the shot.
- Lens and focal length - which lens, at what zoom.
- Aperture, shutter, ISO - the exposure settings, great for studying how a look was achieved.
- Date taken - when the shutter released, from the camera clock.
- Orientation - the rotation flag stored by the camera.
- GPS - location coordinates, shown as a warning because it is private information.
Why check EXIF at all?
Photographers inspect EXIF to learn from others’ shots or to verify their own settings, and buyers use it to confirm an image’s provenance. Before you share originals, viewing EXIF reminds you what personal details a file quietly carries.
Frequently asked questions
Why do some of my photos show no EXIF?
Many apps and websites strip metadata when saving. Screenshots, images downloaded from social media, and files that have been through an editor often contain no EXIF at all.
Can you read EXIF from PNG or WebP files?
EXIF is a JPEG-specific header, so this viewer parses it from JPG files. PNG and WebP store metadata in a different way, which is why you will see an empty result for them.
Is my photo uploaded when I check its EXIF?
No. The file is read in your browser with JavaScript. Nothing is sent to any server - the inspection is entirely local.
How do I remove the GPS data this shows?
Use the remove EXIF tool after viewing. It re-encodes the photo on a fresh canvas in your browser so the download contains no location or camera metadata.