Tool · Images
See and strip the metadata in a photo
Find the GPS position, camera serial number and names hidden inside a JPEG, PNG or WebP, then save a clean copy. The photo is read on this page and never uploaded.
- Your photo goes to
- Works offline
- Yes, once it has loaded
- Account
- None, and it is free
- Handles
- JPEG, PNG and WebP
How to see and strip the metadata in a photo
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01Drop in a photo
Everything it carries is listed: where it was taken, when, the camera or phone, serial numbers, names and editing software.
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02Choose what to strip
EXIF and GPS, XMP and IPTC, comments and text. The colour profile stays unless you ask for it to go.
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03Save a clean copy
The image data is copied across untouched, so there is no re-encoding and no loss of quality.
Questions about Metadata Viewer
What can a photo’s metadata reveal?
Often where it was taken, to within a few metres, and when; which phone or camera took it, sometimes with its serial number; and names and software added by editing apps.
Does removing metadata reduce quality?
No. Only the metadata containers are dropped. The image data itself is copied byte for byte, with no re-encoding.
Do social networks remove it anyway?
Many strip it from photos posted publicly, but not every service does, and a photo sent as a file by email or a messaging app usually keeps it. Stripping it yourself means not having to rely on that.
Is my photo uploaded to read it?
No. It is read inside this page, and there is no map link either: coordinates are shown as numbers and never sent to a mapping service. The browser blocks this page from making any network request at all.