What your photos say about you
Most photos carry hidden information called EXIF metadata. Cameras and phones record the device model, lens, exposure settings, the exact date and time, and often the GPS coordinates of where the picture was taken. Share the original file and all of that travels with it.
This viewer reads the metadata in your browser and lays it out in sections: file info, camera, date and time, location, and every other field found. If the image contains location data, you get a warning, and one click downloads a clean copy without EXIF, GPS, IPTC or XMP data.
How to view and remove photo metadata
Step 1: Drop a photo
JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, AVIF and PNG metadata can be read; any supported image can be cleaned.
Step 2: Read the sections
Check camera, date and location details, and scroll through the other EXIF fields.
Step 3: Decide what to share
If you see GPS coordinates or personal details, create a clean copy.
Step 4: Download a clean copy
Press Download clean copy to save the image without its metadata.
What the viewer shows
Camera details
Make, model, lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, flash and white balance.
Dates
When the photo was taken, digitized and last modified.
Location
Latitude, longitude and altitude when GPS data is present.
Everything else
All other EXIF, TIFF and IPTC fields found in the file.
Why check and clean metadata
Protect your home address. Photos taken at home can reveal exactly where you live.
Selling items online. Remove location and device details before posting listings.
Verifying photos. Check when and with what device an image was captured.
Learning photography. See the settings behind a shot you like.
How the clean copy is made
For JPEG and PNG, metadata is removed losslessly: the tool cuts out the metadata blocks (EXIF, XMP, IPTC and comments in JPEG; text, EXIF and time chunks in PNG) and copies the image data byte for byte. There is no re-compression and no quality loss. The color profile is kept so colors look the same.
One exception keeps photos looking right: if a JPEG relies on an EXIF orientation flag, removing it would make the photo appear sideways, so the image is re-encoded upright at high quality instead. Other formats, such as WebP, HEIC and TIFF, are re-encoded too, which also removes all metadata.
- JPEG and PNG: lossless removal, image data untouched.
- Rotated phone JPEGs: re-encoded upright at quality 95.
- Other formats: re-encoded, metadata dropped.
Where metadata already disappears
Many social networks and messaging apps strip metadata when you upload, but not all of them, and not when you send a file as a document or attachment. Email, cloud links and file transfers usually keep the original metadata.
Screenshots and images exported from editors often have little or no EXIF data. If the viewer shows no metadata, there is nothing to remove.
Privacy tips for photos
- Turn off location tagging in your camera app if you rarely need it.
- Clean photos before posting them on marketplaces and forums.
- Keep the original with metadata in your private archive for your own records.
- Other image tools on ezDone that re-encode images also drop EXIF automatically.
EXIF viewer FAQ
What is EXIF data?
Metadata stored inside image files: camera model, settings, date and time, and often GPS location.
Does removing metadata reduce quality?
Not for JPEG and PNG, which are cleaned losslessly. Rotated phone JPEGs and other formats are re-encoded at high quality.
Can it show where a photo was taken?
Yes, if the file contains GPS coordinates. The Location section shows latitude, longitude and altitude.
Why does my image show no metadata?
Screenshots, edited exports and images downloaded from social networks often have their metadata removed already.
Does it work with HEIC photos?
Yes. HEIC metadata can be read, and the clean copy is saved as a JPEG.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. Reading and cleaning both happen in your browser.