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View EXIF data without uploading it

See what a photo says about where and when it was taken - here in this tab, with nothing uploaded.

How to view EXIF data

  1. Drop your photo in.
  2. Read what it carries - location first, with a map link.
  3. Remove it with one click if you want a clean copy.

Why this one stays private

A photo's metadata is exactly the part you would not want a stranger to read: the GPS position of the place it was taken, often your home, the time to the second and the phone it came from. Uploading it to be told what is in it hands all of that over first. Here it is read in your browser and goes nowhere.

Questions

What can a photo's EXIF data reveal?

Usually more than people expect: the GPS coordinates of where it was taken, the date and time, the make, model and sometimes serial number of the camera or phone, the software that edited it, and any name or caption added to it.

Why does my photo show no location?

Either location was off on the camera when it was taken, or the app it passed through already removed it - most social networks strip it on upload, most messaging apps' 'send as file' options do not.

Which formats can it read?

JPEG, HEIC (iPhone photos), PNG and WebP. GIF has no place to keep this kind of data. Camera RAW files are not supported yet.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. It is read by your own browser, in this tab. The only thing that can leave is the pair of coordinates, and only if you click a map link to look at them.

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