EXIF Viewer — View and Remove Photo Metadata Online

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata that a camera or phone may add to a photo, including the device model, camera settings, date, time and sometimes GPS coordinates. Review or remove location metadata before sharing a file when location privacy matters.

Drop any JPG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF or WebP onto the tool and it lists every metadata field grouped by category: Camera (make, model, lens), Exposure (aperture, shutter, ISO, focal length), Date & Time, Location (GPS), and other XMP/IPTC fields. Your photo is uploaded over HTTPS to our secure server to read its metadata, then removed under our Security policy — we do not sell the file or share it with third parties.

The cleaned image is re-encoded on our server at 95% JPEG quality, or as lossless PNG when the source is PNG. Re-encoding can change image data, so keep an untouched source for archival use. Review the cleaned file to confirm the metadata fields you need removed are absent.

An iPhone photo can include GPS coordinates when location access is enabled for the Camera app. That metadata may remain attached when the original file is shared. Check the file and remove location fields when you do not want to share where it was captured.

Yes — the viewer decodes HEIC/HEIF metadata too. It surfaces lens model, aperture, ISO, and the full GPS block including altitude when present. The cleaned output is re-encoded as JPEG since HEIC is not widely supported.

Most social platforms strip EXIF on upload (good), but screenshots take a fresh metadata-free copy by default (also good). Photoshop and most editors preserve EXIF on Save and Save As unless you choose "Export As" with the "Include metadata" option unchecked. Always check the actual file with our viewer before assuming.

Yes — the Export JSON button saves every field the viewer finds, including raw GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers and timestamp precision. Photo forensics workflows often diff this JSON against expected camera profiles to detect manipulation.

Preview and download the clean result without creating an account. Your photo is uploaded over HTTPS only so the server can read its metadata and build the cleaned copy, then removed under our Security policy — we keep no log of the photos you analyse, the metadata they contain or the cleaned versions you download.

Yes. When a photo carries location data, the Location section lists the exact GPS latitude and longitude (plus altitude when present) as readable coordinates. You can copy those coordinates into any map app to find the spot, then strip them with one click before you share the photo.

No. This is an online EXIF viewer — drop in a photo and every metadata field is read and shown on the spot, with nothing to download or install. It is a quick alternative to desktop metadata utilities; your photo is uploaded over HTTPS only to be read, then removed under our Security policy.

Use the 'Cleaned image format' dropdown in the Source panel to pick JPEG or PNG for the stripped copy, independent of your original file's format. Pick PNG if you need to keep transparency or want a lossless result, or JPEG for a smaller file when transparency doesn't matter — the tool re-processes the image the moment you change this setting.

Yes — Pixoate supports batch and bulk processing. Switch to Batch mode, add up to 60 images on Premium or 200 on Pro, set your options once, and every image is processed with the same settings before you download either one metadata spreadsheet or a ZIP of cleaned images. Bulk processing is a Premium feature; the output uses the same quality and settings as single mode.

Yes — with bulk processing you configure the settings a single time and they apply to every item in the batch — up to 60 images on Premium or 200 on Pro. There is no need to repeat the setup per item, and Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.

Almost always one of three things. The file is over the 11 MB free upload limit — Premium takes 50 MB and Pro 120 MB. The format is not one this tool accepts, so check the list shown on the upload panel. Or the file is not really the format its name says: renaming a file does not change what is inside it, and that is the reason a valid-looking image gets refused.

It reports what is genuinely in the file, so a blank or surprising result usually means the data was never there — stripped by the app that last saved it, removed by a platform on upload, or absent from the original. Try the untouched original file straight from the camera or source rather than a copy that has been through a messaging app.

No. You can run EXIF Viewer & Remover and download the free result without an account, and it carries no watermark. Premium is what you buy when the limits start to bite: up to 60 files in one batch, larger uploads, no daily cap, and the original-resolution result. Nothing is revealed at the download step that was not visible before you started.

No — EXIF Viewer & Remover runs in the browser on desktop and phone. There is nothing to install, no trial to start, and no license to buy before you can see whether it does what you need. Try it on the file you are actually stuck with rather than a sample.