EXIF Viewer and Remover
Every photo from a phone or camera carries a hidden passenger: EXIF data. It records the device model, the date and time, camera settings such as aperture and ISO, and, if location was on, the exact GPS coordinates of where you stood. That is useful for organising your own library, and risky when you share the file, because anyone can read it. This free tool shows you exactly what a JPEG reveals, then creates a clean copy with all of it removed.
The viewer reads the most important fields directly from the file's header: make, model, dates, orientation, exposure, focal length, and GPS position converted into normal decimal coordinates you can check on a map. The remover works differently and thoroughly: it redraws the picture pixel by pixel onto a fresh canvas and saves that as a new JPEG. Since only the pixels are copied, no metadata of any kind survives, which is more complete than deleting fields one by one. The image itself stays the same size and quality for normal viewing. Everything happens in your browser; a photo you are checking for private location data is, sensibly, never uploaded anywhere.
How to use
- Click the file box and choose a JPEG photo from your phone or camera.
- Read the table of EXIF fields found, including GPS latitude and longitude if present.
- If no table appears, the photo simply carries no EXIF data, as screenshots and app-saved images usually do not.
- Click Remove EXIF and Download Clean JPEG to save a copy with all metadata stripped.
- Share the clean copy; keep your original, with its data, safely in your own library.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing EXIF change how the photo looks?
No. The clean copy is redrawn from the same pixels at high quality, at the same width and height. Only the hidden data is gone. Very keen eyes comparing files pixel by pixel may see the tiny change any re-save causes, but for viewing and sharing it is identical.
Why does my photo show no EXIF data?
Many apps strip it for you. Images saved from WhatsApp, Facebook, or screenshots never had camera data in the first place, and most editing apps remove GPS by default. Photos taken straight from a phone camera app are the ones that usually carry the full record.
Which formats does this work with?
JPEG, which is the format phones and cameras use for photos and where EXIF almost always lives. Other formats are not read here. The clean download is always a JPEG as well.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere for checking?
No. Reading and cleaning both happen locally in your browser. Your photo, and its location data, never leave your device.