Question 1

What metadata can this tool show?

Accepted Answer

It shows basic file information (size, MIME type, dimensions, aspect ratio) for JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF, and HEIC, full EXIF data for JPEG and HEIC photos (camera, lens, exposure, date taken, GPS), and embedded text chunks for PNG files.

Question 2

Why does my photo show no EXIF data?

Accepted Answer

Screenshots and images exported by editors usually never had EXIF, and most social networks and messaging apps strip metadata on upload. PNG and WebP files also rarely carry EXIF — it is mainly found in JPEG photos straight from a camera or phone.

Question 3

Can this tool remove metadata from an image?

Accepted Answer

Not in the viewer itself — it only reads. Use the Image Metadata Remover on this site instead: it strips EXIF and GPS metadata losslessly, without re-encoding or any quality loss.

Question 4

Is the viewer free and does it work offline?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It is completely free with no account required, and because parsing happens in your browser it keeps working offline once the page has loaded.

Question 5

Are my photos uploaded when I inspect them?

Accepted Answer

No. The file is read locally with the browser's File API; nothing — including any GPS coordinates found — ever leaves your device, and nothing is uploaded or tracked.

Image Metadata Viewer

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