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EXIF Metadata Viewer

View and remove EXIF metadata from JPEG photos online. GPS, camera info, timestamps stripped in your browser. 100% client-side, no upload.

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Drop a JPEG photo, click to upload, or paste (Ctrl+V)

JPEG · up to 25 MB

100% client-side — bytes never leave your browser

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Why strip EXIF before sharing photos

Most phones and cameras silently embed precise GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers, and timestamps in every photo. When you share that photo on a forum, blog, or chat that does not strip metadata, anyone with a free EXIF tool can pinpoint where the picture was taken — often to within a few meters of your house, office, or hotel.

This tool gives you a fast way to inspect what a photo reveals and to download a clean copy with the metadata blocks removed. Everything happens inside your browser tab.

How to use

  1. Drop a JPEG photo onto the upload area, click to pick a file, or paste an image with Ctrl + V.
  2. Inspect the parsed EXIF: camera body and lens, exposure settings, original timestamp, GPS coordinates with a Maps link, and the editing software that touched the file.
  3. Click Download cleaned JPEG to save a copy with all EXIF, XMP, and IPTC marker segments removed. The image data itself is byte-identical — pixels are not re-encoded.
  4. Optionally use Copy EXIF JSON to grab the parsed metadata as JSON for analysis or auditing.

What the tool removes

The strip pass walks the JPEG marker stream and drops the segments that typically carry personal data:

  • APP1 — EXIF (camera, GPS, timestamps) and XMP (Adobe metadata, edit history)
  • APP13 — Photoshop / IPTC (caption, copyright, contact info)
  • APP14 — Adobe color transform marker

Marker segments that the browser needs to decode the photo correctly are kept untouched: the SOI start marker, JFIF (APP0), ICC color profile (APP2), the SOS scan marker, the compressed image data, and the EOI end marker. Color appearance is preserved.

What EXIF fields you may see

  • Camera: make, model, lens model — e.g. Apple iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone back camera 6.86mm f/1.78
  • Date: original capture time, last modification time
  • Exposure: aperture (f-number), shutter speed, ISO, focal length
  • GPS: latitude, longitude, altitude, plus a direct Google Maps link
  • Software: the OS or editing app that wrote the file

Privacy notes

  • The page never uploads your photo. Confirm by opening the browser’s network tab while you use the tool.
  • The Google Maps link is built locally and only opens when you click it — until then no request is made.
  • If you want to keep the metadata for your own records, use Copy EXIF JSON before downloading the cleaned file.

FAQ

What is EXIF metadata and why does it matter?

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is data your camera or phone embeds inside every photo: exact GPS coordinates, camera make and model, lens, shutter speed, ISO, and timestamps. Sharing a photo without stripping EXIF can expose your home location to within a few meters.

Are my photos uploaded to any server?

No. ZeroTool reads each file with the browser's FileReader and ArrayBuffer APIs and parses EXIF in JavaScript. Bytes never leave your device — open the network tab and you will see zero upload requests.

Which formats are supported?

This tool is JPEG-only by design — JPEG carries the EXIF that almost every camera and phone produces. For PNG, HEIC, or TIFF use `exiftool -all=` locally; it handles every format, runs offline, and processes batches.

Will the cleaned image lose quality?

No. The tool removes EXIF, XMP, and IPTC marker segments from the original JPEG byte stream without re-encoding pixels. The cleaned file is byte-identical to the source, minus the metadata blocks.

Can I see the GPS location on a map?

When EXIF includes GPS coordinates the tool decodes them to decimal degrees and provides a one-click Google Maps link. The link is built locally — no third-party request runs until you click.