✓ No upload — runs entirely in your browser

EXIF Viewer — See What Your Photos Reveal

Every photo from a phone carries hidden metadata: GPS coordinates of where it was taken, exact timestamps, camera details. Drop a photo here to see everything it would reveal — checked entirely in your browser, never uploaded — then remove it in one click.

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Inspect a photo's metadata

GPS, camera, timestamps — everything embedded

If GPS coordinates are present, you'll see the exact map location your photo exposes.

What's hiding in your photos

Smartphones write 40+ metadata fields into every photo: precise GPS coordinates (to a few metres), capture time to the second, device make and model, even editing software history. Send that file — to a buyer, a tenant applicant, a stranger on a marketplace — and they can read all of it with free tools. This viewer shows you exactly what a recipient could see. Unlike other EXIF sites, the check runs locally in your browser: ironic as it would be, your photo is not uploaded to check whether it's safe to upload.

How to check a photo's metadata

Drop in any photo

JPEG photos carry EXIF; screenshots and most PNG/WebP files don't.

Read the report

Camera, software, timestamps — and a red warning with a map link if GPS coordinates are embedded.

See the exposed location

GPS data links to an exact map position — what anyone you sent this photo to could find.

Remove it in one click

The Strip EXIF tool removes every metadata field and gives you a clean file to share.

What EXIF metadata can expose

FieldWhat it reveals
GPS coordinatesExact location — home, workplace, school — to within metres
Timestamp (original)When you were there, to the second
Camera make & modelYour device — useful for profiling and scams
Software fieldEditing apps used (reveals retouching)
Serial numbersSome cameras embed body/lens serials — ties photos to you across accounts

Why check before you share

📍 Marketplace & dating safety

Photos sent to strangers on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist or dating apps can expose your home address via GPS EXIF.

🏠 Pre-listing real estate

Listing photos shared before going live reveal the property address and timeline to anyone with the file.

🔒 Checked locally — really

Other EXIF viewers upload your photo to their server to "check its privacy". This one parses the file in your browser. It works offline.

🧹 One-click cleanup

Found something? The Strip EXIF tool removes every field — GPS, timestamps, serials — in seconds.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check if a photo has GPS location data?
Drop the photo into the viewer above. If GPS coordinates are embedded you'll see a red warning with the exact coordinates and a map link. The check happens locally in your browser.
Do WhatsApp and Instagram remove EXIF data?
Most large platforms strip EXIF on upload (WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook). But email, cloud-drive shares, Telegram (as file) and most marketplaces do not — the recipient gets the original file with everything intact.
Do screenshots have EXIF data?
Screenshots carry no camera EXIF or GPS. Screenshotting a photo is a crude but effective way to share it without metadata — at quality cost. Stripping EXIF properly preserves full quality.
Can PNG files contain location data?
Rarely. EXIF GPS lives mainly in JPEG and HEIC files from cameras. PNG can technically carry metadata chunks but phones don't write GPS into them.
How do I remove the metadata this viewer finds?
Use the free Strip EXIF tool on this site — it redraws the image to a clean canvas, removing every metadata field while keeping full image quality.

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