Every JPEG straight off a phone or camera can carry a surprising amount of hidden data — camera model, exposure settings, the exact timestamp, and sometimes GPS coordinates. This tool reads all of it without sending your photo anywhere.
What Is the EXIF Metadata Viewer?
It parses the raw EXIF (APP1) segment of a JPEG file directly in JavaScript, decoding the standard IFD0, Exif sub-IFD, and GPS IFD tag sets — camera make/model, exposure time, aperture, ISO, timestamps, and GPS location tags when present.
How to Use It
- Open the tool at /tools/exif-viewer.
- Choose or drag-and-drop a JPEG file.
- See a thumbnail preview alongside a full table of every recognized EXIF tag found in the file.
Key Features
- Fully local parsing — the file is read with
arrayBuffer()and its EXIF binary segment decoded manually, never uploaded anywhere. - Camera and exposure data — make, model, exposure time, aperture, ISO, focal length, and more.
- GPS tag decoding, when a photo’s location data hasn’t been stripped.
- Honest scope — it doesn’t decode proprietary manufacturer “MakerNote” tags, only the standard EXIF tag sets.
When to Use This Tool
- Checking a photo before sharing it publicly to see whether it still carries GPS location data.
- Verifying camera settings (aperture, ISO, exposure) used for a specific shot.
- Confirming whether a re-saved or screenshotted image still has its original metadata.
Try It Now
Open EXIF Metadata Viewer directly, or press ⌘K and type the tool name from anywhere on the site.
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