Image Metadata Viewer
Comprehensive analysis and exploration of image metadata. View EXIF, IPTC, XMP data with technical insights and privacy analysis.
Drop your image here or click to browse
JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP and other formats supported
OR LOAD FROM URL
How to View Image Metadata
Upload or paste a URL
Drag a file in, click to browse, or load one from a URL. JPEG, PNG, HEIC, and WebP all work reliably — RAW formats mostly don't yet.
Read the categorized breakdown
GPS, camera settings, timestamps, and technical fields are sorted into collapsible groups instead of one long undifferentiated list.
Search for a specific field
A photo can carry 60+ metadata fields. If you're checking for one in particular — a device serial, a software tag — search beats scrolling.
Export it, if you need a record
JSON, CSV, or XML — useful if you're documenting what a file contained before you strip it, or feeding it into another tool.
What This Tool Actually Does
Flags what's actually sensitive
GPS coordinates, device serial numbers, and personal identifiers get called out specifically, not buried in a flat list next to harmless fields like color space.
Three views, not one
Grouped categories for a quick read, a flat table if you want to scan everything at once, or the raw dump if you're debugging something specific.
Export for a record, not just a look
JSON, CSV, or XML — if you need to document what a file contained (before or instead of stripping it), you're not stuck copy-pasting from the screen.
JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP — not RAW
Reliable across the formats your phone and most cameras actually save to. RAW files (CR2, NEF, ARW) mostly aren't supported yet — convert to TIFF or JPEG first if that's what you're working with.
Nothing gets sent anywhere
Turn off your wifi after the page loads and it still works — that's the real test. Parsing happens with ExifReader running in your browser tab, not on a server.
Works with a bad connection
Once the page has loaded, there's no round-trip to a server for each photo — useful if you're checking a file somewhere with a slow or unreliable connection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Specific to the metadata viewer. For general questions, see the full FAQ.
No — plenty of "metadata viewer" sites online do route your photo through a server to extract the data, which somewhat defeats the point if you're checking for privacy leaks in the first place. This one doesn't: it parses the file with ExifReader entirely in your browser tab. If you want to confirm that yourself, open your browser's network tab before uploading and watch what does (and doesn't) go out.
Our metadata viewer extracts EXIF data (camera settings, lens info, exposure details), GPS coordinates, timestamps, image properties (dimensions, color space, resolution), software information, copyright details, and technical metadata. It organizes this information into easy-to-understand categories for better analysis.
JPEG, PNG, HEIC/HEIF, WebP, GIF, and BMP all work reliably. RAW formats (CR2, NEF, ARW) mostly don't — the viewer can read some header data from a few RAW types, but full support isn't there yet. If you shoot RAW and need to check a file before sending it out, convert to a TIFF or JPEG first.
Absolutely! You can export all extracted metadata in multiple formats: JSON for programmatic use, CSV for spreadsheet analysis, or XML for structured data processing. This makes it easy to integrate with other tools or conduct deeper analysis.
Our privacy analysis identifies potentially sensitive information like GPS locations, timestamps that could reveal your activities, device serial numbers, and personal identifiers. It categorizes metadata into privacy-sensitive, technical, and safe categories to help you understand what information you might be sharing.
Yes, you can analyze images directly from URLs. Due to browser security restrictions, remote images are processed through a temporary proxy service to enable metadata extraction while maintaining your privacy.
Some images may have limited or no metadata, especially if they've been processed by social media platforms or editing software that strips this information. Our tool will still show basic file information like size, format, and dimensions, and indicate if metadata has been removed.