Image Metadata Viewer & Remover

Image Metadata Viewer & Remover

Every photo you share can quietly carry extra information: the camera model, the exact moment it was taken, exposure settings — and sometimes precise GPS coordinates. This free image metadata viewer shows you what is actually inside a JPG, PNG or WebP file, and can create a newly encoded copy with common metadata removed. Everything runs inside your own browser: files are read in memory on your device and are never uploaded anywhere.

Upload an image to inspect its file information and dimensions, review any detected EXIF, GPS, IPTC or XMP data, then remove common metadata and download the clean image — ready to share without the camera details and location information the original may have carried.

View Image Metadata

After selecting an image, the tool shows basic file information — filename, file type, file size and image dimensions — read from the real file and the decoded image, never hardcoded. Below that, the metadata viewer lists only fields it could reliably decode:

• File information — name, type, size and pixel dimensions.
• EXIF — camera make and model, lens model, date taken, ISO, exposure time, f-number, focal length, orientation and software, when present.
• GPS — latitude, longitude and altitude in decimal degrees, with a clear notice whenever location metadata is detected.
• IPTC — authorship and caption fields such as author, headline, description and copyright notice, when present.
• XMP — reported as detected (with payload size) without dumping the raw packet onto the page.

If the parser finds nothing it can read, the page says so honestly: “No readable metadata was found.” That means no EXIF, GPS, IPTC or XMP data could be detected — not a guarantee that the file carries none. Each section is collapsible, GPS stays expanded by default when present, and long values wrap instead of breaking the layout.

Remove Image Metadata

Removing metadata here means re-encoding: the tool decodes your image, draws its pixels onto a canvas, and exports a brand-new file. A canvas only keeps pixels, so the EXIF segments, text chunks and metadata packets carried by the original file are not carried over into the clean copy. Dimensions stay exactly the same; only the container and its metadata are rebuilt.

This tool creates a newly encoded image to remove metadata commonly preserved in the original file. Different formats and applications may store additional metadata in format-specific ways, so the page never promises to erase every possible field — the FAQ states this boundary explicitly.

How to View and Remove Image Metadata

1. Select an image — drag a JPG, PNG or WebP file into the upload area, click to browse, or paste an image straight from your clipboard.
2. Review the detected metadata — check the file information, then expand the EXIF, GPS, IPTC and XMP sections to see what was found.
3. Check GPS and camera details — look for the location notice and fields such as date taken, camera model and exposure settings before sharing.
4. Remove metadata — pick an output format (same as input, JPG, PNG or WebP), adjust quality for JPG or WebP, then click Remove Metadata.
5. Download the clean image — compare the original and clean sizes side by side, then save the -clean file.

What Is EXIF Metadata?

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is the metadata standard used by most cameras and phones. When you press the shutter, the device can embed details such as the camera make and model, lens, capture date, ISO sensitivity, exposure time, aperture, focal length and orientation — and, if location services are enabled, GPS coordinates. Desktop software may later add fields like the editing application or copyright notice. Not every file contains every field, and screenshots or downloaded images often contain little or none, which is why this tool only displays fields that are actually present instead of showing empty rows.

Why Remove Image Metadata?

There are practical, non-alarming reasons to strip metadata before publishing a photo: sharing pictures online without broadcasting the exact location where they were taken, removing camera and software details from client work, or preparing clean assets for a website or marketplace. Removing metadata can help remove information such as camera details and GPS coordinates from the generated image. Re-uploading the clean file to this same tool is an easy way to verify what a recipient would (or would not) see.

Supported Image Formats

The tool handles JPG, PNG and WebP for both viewing and cleaning. PNG export is lossless and preserves transparency; JPG cannot store transparency, so transparent areas are filled with a white background and the page tells you so upfront; WebP needs a browser with WebP canvas support, otherwise you get a clear error instead of a silent fallback. JPG quality defaults to 90% — re-encoding a JPEG may slightly change image quality, and the quality note on the page says exactly that. Output can stay in the original format or convert between the three, and filenames follow the IMG_1234-clean.jpg pattern.

Need to change framing or pixel dimensions as well? Crop and resize the image first, then inspect or clean the result here. To shrink file sizes without touching dimensions, try the Image Compressor.

Privacy

Your image is processed locally in your browser and is not uploaded to our servers. Metadata parsing reads the file in memory on your device, and the clean image is re-encoded with the browser's built-in canvas engine. Analytics receives only anonymous summaries such as source and target formats — never file names, EXIF values, GPS coordinates or image content. Closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

Limitations

• Parser coverage — the built-in parser reads common EXIF, GPS, IPTC and XMP structures in JPG, PNG and WebP. Unusual encodings, MakerNote internals and proprietary blocks are skipped rather than guessed at.
• Removal boundary — re-encoding removes metadata commonly preserved in the original file, but different formats and applications may store additional metadata in format-specific ways. There is no “every possible field” guarantee.
• Quality — PNG cleaning is lossless; JPG and WebP re-encoding is lossy, so slight quality changes are possible at lower settings.
• File size — the clean file is not necessarily smaller; both sizes are shown without implying savings.
• Very large photos — images beyond the browser's safe re-encoding limit (8192 × 8192 px) can still be inspected, but show a clear message instead of a clean file.

Frequently Asked Questions