EXIF Viewer and Metadata Remover - See What Your Photo Reveals
Upload a photo or document and every hidden tag is listed: GPS coordinates, timestamp, camera model, and on PDFs and Word files the author name. One click strips them, leaving the image data untouched. Nothing is uploaded.
Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, PDF, DOCX, & TXT.
What your files are quietly carrying
A photo is not just pixels. Alongside the image, cameras and phones write a block of EXIF metadata describing how and where the picture was taken. That typically includes the date and time to the second, the camera or phone model, the lens, the shutter speed, aperture and ISO, the orientation, whether the flash fired, and on most phones with location services enabled, the GPS latitude and longitude accurate to a few metres.
Those coordinates are the part that surprises people. A handful of photos taken at home, uploaded somewhere that preserves EXIF, will cluster around a single address. Marketplace listings, forum posts, dating profiles and personal blogs are the usual places this leaks, because unlike the big social networks, they often store the file exactly as you supplied it. The camera serial number, present in some manufacturers' EXIF, also links every photo you have ever posted from that body to each other.
Documents carry their own version of this. PDFs record the author name, the producing application and creation and modification timestamps; DOCX files can additionally hold the company name and revision history. Sending a proposal that still lists the client you copied it from is a familiar and avoidable embarrassment.
This tool shows you all of it before you decide anything. Upload a JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, PDF, DOCX or TXT file and every tag it contains is listed in a table. If you want the file cleaned, one click strips the metadata block and hands back a copy with the image data itself untouched, so there is no re-compression and no visible quality change. Reading and stripping both happen in your browser, which matters here more than on most tools: sending a file somewhere to have its location data removed would defeat the point.
How to check and remove metadata
- Upload the file. JPG, PNG, WebP and TIFF images, plus PDF, DOCX and TXT documents.
- Read the table. Every tag found is listed. Look first for GPS latitude and longitude, then the date and time, the device model and, on documents, the author field.
- Click Clear Metadata and Download. The tags are removed and the cleaned file downloads immediately.
- Verify if you want to. Re-upload the cleaned file and the table should come back empty.
Worth knowing: the original file on your disk is unchanged, you get a cleaned copy, so share the downloaded version rather than the original. For the longer explanation see how to remove EXIF data from photos, and does WhatsApp remove EXIF data for which platforms strip it for you and which do not.
Features
See the GPS before you share
Latitude and longitude are shown plainly if present, so you know whether a photo pinpoints your home before it goes anywhere.
Documents too
PDF and DOCX carry author names, producing software and revision history. Those are listed and stripped alongside image EXIF.
No re-compression
Only the metadata block is removed. The image data is left byte-for-byte intact, so there is no quality loss.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is stored in EXIF data?
Typically the date and time to the second, camera or phone model, lens, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, orientation, flash status and, when location services were on, GPS coordinates accurate to a few metres. Some cameras also record a serial number.
Does removing metadata change how the photo looks?
No. Only the metadata block is removed; the image data is left byte-for-byte intact. There is no re-compression, so no quality is lost.
Do social networks strip EXIF for me?
The large ones generally do on upload, but plenty of sites do not, including many marketplaces, forums and personal blogs that serve the original file. Checking before you post is the reliable approach.
Can it show the GPS location on a map?
Yes. When coordinates are present they are listed with a link out to a map service, so you can see exactly what the photo would reveal.
Does it work on PDFs and Word documents?
Yes. PDF and DOCX files are parsed for author name, producing application, timestamps and revision details, and those are stripped the same way.
Is the original file modified?
No. You get a cleaned copy as a download, and the file on your disk stays as it was, so remember to share the downloaded version.
How do I check what metadata is in my photo?
Select the photo above and the tool immediately lists every embedded tag it finds — camera make and model, lens, exposure settings, software, the original date and time, and GPS coordinates if the shot was geotagged. The file is parsed in your browser, so you can inspect a private photo without sending it anywhere.
Does removing EXIF data reduce image quality?
No. Metadata lives in a separate header block alongside the image data, so stripping it leaves the pixels untouched — the resolution, colours and compression of the picture are identical before and after. The file just gets slightly smaller.
Do screenshots contain metadata?
Yes. Screenshots usually carry device, operating-system or software tags and a creation timestamp, and on phones they can also record the app or screen density. They rarely include GPS, but the timestamp and device fingerprint alone can be identifying — worth clearing before you post one publicly.
🔎 Verify it yourself: nothing uploads
Don’t take our word for it. Open your browser’s DevTools (F12 → Network tab), then run this tool on any image. You’ll see no upload request at all — your file never leaves this tab. You can even turn off Wi‑Fi once the page has loaded and keep working. Every tool on this site works the same way — all processing happens on your device.