EXIF Data Viewer
See a photo's EXIF data online, free — when it was taken and with what, the exposure settings, and where: the GPS location shows up right on a map. Photos are never uploaded, everything runs in your browser — and you can wipe the metadata with one click, too.
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A photo's EXIF at a glance
Date & device • GPS location on a map • All in your browser
What EXIF is, and what it contains
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is the standard cameras and phones use to write information about a photo's origin into the file itself. That includes the date and time it was taken, the device make and model, the lens used, the exposure settings — shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length — and, with location services on, GPS coordinates. Beyond EXIF, photos can also carry XMP metadata (edit records, and provenance info for AI images) and IPTC author data. This EXIF data viewer lays out everything that matters for each photo — online, free, and with nothing uploaded anywhere.
Finding out where and when a photo was taken
Upload the photo and look at two rows. Taken shows the exact date and time of the shot; if it differs from Edited / saved, the photo has been through an editor since. GPS location shows the coordinates of the spot with a direct map link — one click and you see where the photo was taken. Handy for checking listings and second-hand photos, or for your own archive ("where were we that day?"). If the GPS row is missing, the photo carries no coordinates — the phone never wrote them, or someone already removed them.
Why a photo from Facebook has no EXIF
Big social networks strip metadata from photos on upload, so a picture downloaded from Facebook, Instagram, or X is usually clean. Screenshots and most images saved from the web have no EXIF either. So when the tool says "this photo contains no metadata", that's not an error — the file simply lost its data somewhere along the way. A photo sent by e-mail, through a file-sharing service, or in a ZIP archive, on the other hand, travels with everything — including the location. Before sharing your own photos like that, it's worth wiping the metadata with the photo metadata remover — or right here, with the Remove metadata button, at no cost to image quality.
Exposure data for photographers
EXIF doubles as a photography textbook: for a shot you're proud of, you can see exactly what shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and focal length produced it — the Exposure row shows it all together, including the 35mm-equivalent focal length. Useful for comparing shots from different lenses, learning from other people's photos that kept their EXIF, and dialing in your own settings. And since iPhone photos arrive as HEIC, convert them first with the HEIC to JPG converter if needed.
EXIF data FAQ
GPS location, the date a photo was taken, and why some photos have no EXIF at all.
How do I view a photo's EXIF data?
Upload the photo to the tool above (or drag and drop it, or paste it with Ctrl + V). You'll instantly see a clear table: when the photo was taken, with what device and lens, at what exposure — and if it contains GPS coordinates, the exact spot with a link to the map. It works with multiple photos at once, too.
How can I find out where a photo was taken?
If location services were on when the photo was taken, the phone saved GPS coordinates into the EXIF data. The tool shows them in a red GPS location row with a "show on map" link — one click and you see the exact spot in Google Maps. If the row is missing, the photo has no coordinates — either location was off, or someone already removed them.
How do I find out when a photo was taken?
The Taken row shows the date and time the camera captured the photo (the EXIF DateTimeOriginal field). If it differs from the Edited / saved row, the photo has been through an editor or app since. Note that the date comes from the device clock — a wrongly set camera clock means a wrong date in EXIF.
Why doesn't a photo have any EXIF data?
Most often because it went through a social network — Facebook, Instagram, and X strip metadata on upload. Screenshots, images saved from the web, and photos someone already cleaned have no EXIF either. In that case the tool reports the photo is clean — which, for someone else's photo, is an answer in itself.
Can EXIF reveal an AI-generated or edited image?
Partially. The Software row shows the program that last saved the image (Adobe Photoshop, for example), XMP metadata can contain an edit history, and some AI generators write provenance information into the file. It's not solid proof, though — metadata can be wiped or forged, so neither its absence nor its presence guarantees anything.
Is the tool free, and are my photos safe?
Yes. It's completely free with no sign-up. Photos are never uploaded — the EXIF is read right in your browser, so even sensitive shots are safe to inspect. You can also wipe the metadata right here with the Remove metadata button, or in the dedicated photo metadata remover.
Want the metadata gone? Use the photo metadata remover — it wipes EXIF, GPS, and XMP with no quality loss.