View and strip EXIF metadata from photos — protect your privacy by removing GPS, camera info, and timestamps
This tool runs 100% in your browser. All computation happens locally on your device — your input is never uploaded to any server. Results are for reference only.
EXIF lives inside a JPEG as a marker segment (0xFFE1, APP1). The segment payload starts with the six-byte signature Exif\0\0, followed by a TIFF header that declares the byte order (II for little-endian or MM for big-endian) and the magic number 0x002A. That header points to the first Image File Directory (IFD0), which holds camera make/model, orientation, timestamps, and software, plus pointers to two sub-directories: the Exif Sub-IFD (exposure time, f-number, ISO, focal length, white balance) and the GPS IFD (latitude, longitude, altitude — the classic privacy leak). This tool walks those segments directly in the browser, flags the sensitive fields, and then re-encodes the pixels through a fresh canvas so every metadata tag is dropped from the output.
A phone snapshot typically carries 40+ tags. The three circled here — DateTimeOriginal, Software, and every GPS coordinate — are exactly what this viewer highlights as removable before download.
Priya shares smartphone photos to a public blog, and she wants to confirm nothing about her home location or camera is embedded in the files.
To view EXIF data: upload a photo — the tool displays camera model, lens, GPS coordinates, date taken, and all metadata. You can also strip EXIF data for privacy before sharing.
FreeToolHub EXIF Viewer is a free browser-based tool that reads and strips EXIF metadata from images, no signup, no upload.
View and strip EXIF metadata from photos. See GPS coordinates, camera settings, timestamps. Download clean photo. Free, no upload, no signup.
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) metadata is embedded information in digital photos. It can include GPS coordinates showing exactly where the photo was taken, the camera make and model, timestamp, exposure settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO), software used, and even the device serial number. This data is invisible when viewing the photo but can be read by anyone.
When you share photos online, the EXIF metadata travels with the image. This means anyone who downloads your photo can see your home address (from GPS), when you took the photo, what device you use, and your editing software. Stripping EXIF data protects your privacy before sharing photos on social media, dating apps, forums, or marketplaces.
This tool reads the EXIF metadata directly in your browser — your photos are never uploaded to any server. It displays all metadata organized by category (camera, settings, date/time, GPS location, software). The cleaned version is created by re-encoding the image via HTML5 Canvas, which strips all metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP) while preserving image quality.
EXIF data can include: GPS coordinates (latitude/longitude of where the photo was taken), camera make and model, lens information, timestamp (date and time), exposure settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO), focal length, flash usage, white balance, orientation, software used for editing, and in some cases, the device serial number.
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your photos are never uploaded to any server. The EXIF parsing and metadata stripping all happen locally using JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas. This ensures complete privacy — even we cannot see your photos.
The visual quality is not significantly affected. The tool re-encodes the image via Canvas at 92% JPEG quality (adjustable). There may be minimal compression artifacts, but the image looks identical to the human eye. PNG output is lossless. The file size may decrease slightly because metadata is removed.
This tool supports JPEG (.jpg), PNG (.png), and WebP (.webp). JPEG files typically have the most EXIF data. PNG files can have text chunks. WebP files can contain EXIF data in a special chunk. All metadata is removed regardless of format.
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