EXIF Viewer

What this tool does

EXIF Viewer reads every metadata block embedded in an image file and shows it in clear, searchable groups. It highlights the camera, exposure settings and capture date, warns you when GPS coordinates are present and lets you copy or download all fields as JSON.

Digital cameras and phones store a surprising amount of information inside each photo: the camera model and serial number, the lens, shutter speed, aperture and ISO, the exact date and time, editing software, and very often the GPS position where the picture was taken. Photographers use this data to learn from their settings; everyone else should know it is there before sharing a file.

This viewer uses the open-source exifr parser to read the TIFF/EXIF structure (IFD0, EXIF, GPS, interoperability and thumbnail IFDs), plus IPTC captions, XMP packets, ICC colour profiles and the JFIF or PNG header. Values such as dates, exposure programmes and flash modes are translated into readable text. The file is parsed in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

How to use EXIF Viewer

1. Drop a photo or paste an image; JPG, HEIC, TIFF, PNG, WebP, AVIF and many RAW formats are supported.
2. Read the summary cards for Camera, Exposure, Date taken and file details.
3. Check the GPS notice: if coordinates exist you can open them in OpenStreetMap.
4. Type in Filter fields to find a tag such as ISO, Lens or Software.
5. Scroll through the grouped tables for every field.
6. Use Copy JSON or Download JSON to keep a record of the metadata.

Tips for better results

• Screenshots and images downloaded from social networks usually have no EXIF because those platforms strip it on upload.
• An embedded thumbnail can reveal the original framing of a photo that was later cropped.
• DateTimeOriginal is when the shutter fired; ModifyDate is often when the file was last saved by software.
• Exposure time is shown as a fraction, for example 1/250 s, so it matches what the camera displayed.

Common use cases

• Checking whether a photo would reveal your home location before posting it.
• Finding the lens and settings used for a photo you want to recreate.
• Verifying the capture date of an image for documentation or a claim.
• Confirming the colour profile (sRGB or Display P3) of an image for print or web.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Assuming no metadata means a photo is original; metadata is easy to remove or edit.
• Treating GPS coordinates as exact: phone positions can be off by tens of metres, especially indoors.
• Trusting the date blindly; it comes from the camera clock, which may never have been set correctly.