Is my photo uploaded to a server?

No. The file never leaves your device. The EXIF reader is a small inline parser written with the browser's DataView API — there are no network requests, no uploads, and no third-party libraries loaded. Your photo stays entirely on your computer.

Why should I remove EXIF data before sharing photos?

EXIF metadata can include GPS coordinates (pinpointing where the photo was taken), the exact capture date and time, camera serial number, and sometimes the owner's name. Sharing photos with this data intact can reveal your home address, daily routine, or device details to anyone who receives the image.

Does the stripped copy lose image quality?

The stripped copy is re-encoded by your browser's built-in canvas API at high quality (0.95 JPEG quality). There is a very small re-compression step, but the visual difference is imperceptible in practice. The original file is never modified.

Which file types can I inspect?

The reader works on JPEG files (and TIFF) that carry a standard EXIF APP1 segment — that covers the vast majority of camera and phone photos. PNG, WebP, GIF and HEIC are not parsed here.

What metadata can it show?

Camera make and model, the original capture date/time, software, orientation, exposure time, F-number, ISO, focal length (including 35mm equivalent), lens make/model, camera owner name and serial number, and the full GPS sub-IFD (latitude, longitude, altitude, GPS date/time) when present.

It says "no EXIF metadata found" — why?

Some images genuinely carry no EXIF (screenshots, images exported by editors, or files already stripped by a social network). It can also mean the file isn't a standard JPEG with an APP1 segment. That is normal and means there is no hidden data to worry about.

Does sharing on social media already remove EXIF?

Most major platforms strip EXIF on upload, but not all, and the original file you send by email, message or AirDrop keeps everything. When in doubt, strip it yourself before sending the raw file.

EXIF Viewer & Metadata Stripper — See & Remove Hidden Photo Data

EXIF viewer & metadata stripper

Drop any JPEG image and instantly see the metadata embedded in it: camera make and model, capture date and time, lens details, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, software — and, if your camera wrote GPS data, the coordinates where the photo was taken. It’s for anyone who wants to know what a photo silently reveals before sharing it, and to scrub that data away.

How it works

The reader parses the raw bytes itself, with no third-party library. It checks the file starts with the JPEG marker FFD8, walks the segment chain to find the APP1 (FFE1) segment containing the Exif\0\0 header, then reads the TIFF header to detect byte order (II little-endian or MM big-endian). It walks IFD0 for camera/image tags and follows the sub-IFD pointers to read the EXIF tags (exposure, ISO, lens) and the GPS sub-IFD (latitude, longitude, altitude). If any GPS field is present the tool flags it in a red warning box.

The strip step is separate: it loads the image, draws it onto a <canvas> at full resolution, and re-encodes with canvas.toBlob("image/jpeg", 0.95). A canvas re-encode carries no EXIF, so the downloaded copy is metadata-free.

Example

You drop a photo straight off a phone. The viewer lists Camera make: Apple, Date/time original: 2026:05:14 18:32:07, ISO speed: 64, Focal length: 5.1 — and a red GPS location data detected box showing the latitude and longitude degrees. You click Download stripped copy and get photo-stripped.jpg, identical to the eye but with no camera, date or location data left.

Tag group	Example fields
Camera & image	Make, model, software, orientation, date/time
Exposure	Exposure time, F-number, ISO, focal length, lens model
GPS	Latitude, longitude, altitude, GPS date/time

Privacy-first by design: the parser runs inline over the raw JPEG bytes with the browser’s DataView API. No libraries are loaded, no file is uploaded, and nothing leaves your device at any point.