Free Online EXIF Reader and Metadata Viewer
View metadata online: EXIF, IPTC, and XMP from your photos. See camera settings, GPS, and copyright in seconds.
Created by Alexis Guay
Drag 'n' drop your image here, or click to select
Supports JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and WebP images
Files are processed on our servers and deleted immediately. Never stored.
What metadata can you read?
Camera & technical data
Camera make and model, lens and lens serial number, software, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length, flash, and white balance — enough to check EXIF from a professional shoot or a phone snapshot.
Date & GPS location
Date taken, date digitized and modify date with their time zones, plus latitude, longitude, altitude, direction and positioning error when available. Review these before you share an image online.
Copyright & description
Copyright notices, creator names, credit lines and licensing URLs from IPTC and XMP, alongside the EXIF artist, description and comment tags.
How to read EXIF data online
This EXIF reader shows every supported tag in seconds. No account, no install — upload from desktop or mobile. The file is processed on our servers and deleted immediately.
1. Upload your photo
Drag and drop a JPEG, TIFF, or PNG, or click to browse. Nothing is stored after processing.
2. Read the tags
EXIF, IPTC, and XMP appear in one organized panel, grouped by standard instead of raw hex.
3. Check GPS and camera settings
Review exposure, lens data, and GPS in one place before publishing, or learn which settings produced a shot.
Common EXIF fields explained
The same fields appear in most camera files. Understanding them helps you decide what to keep or strip before sharing.
Aperture, shutter speed & ISO
The exposure triangle lives in EXIF: f-number (aperture), exposure time (shutter speed), and ISO speed. Together they explain how bright or dark a scene was captured and whether motion was frozen or blurred. Photographers use an EXIF reader to reverse-engineer settings from reference images.
How do I view EXIF GPS data?
Many phones and cameras write GPS: latitude, longitude, and often altitude. Some files also store compass direction. Reading EXIF before upload is the safest way to avoid exposing home or workplace locations.
- Latitude / longitude — precise map position when geotagging is enabled
- Altitude — height above sea level, useful for drone and landscape shots
- Direction — which way the camera was pointing, when supported
Date, time & camera model
DateTimeOriginal records when the shutter fired; Make and Model identify the camera or phone. Software tags show whether the file was exported from Lightroom or resized in an app. Journalists and buyers use these fields to verify when and how an image was produced.
Why check EXIF data?
Reading image metadata helps you understand the story behind a photo. For photographers, it reveals which camera settings produced a great shot. For editors and publishers, it helps verify copyright and usage rights.
Before sharing photos online, metadata can reveal GPS coordinates that show exactly where you live or work. This EXIF reader shows what is embedded so you can decide what to keep — or extract values only when you need a technical audit.
For digital forensics and journalism, metadata supports authenticity checks. Pair this tool with our EXIF Editor to adjust fields or our Metadata Remover to strip everything before publication.
Frequently Asked Questions
View photo metadata on any device
View photo metadata on iPhone
What the Photos info panel shows, and what it never shows.
View photo metadata on Android
Google Photos, Samsung Gallery, and why some apps see no GPS.
View metadata on Windows and Mac
File Explorer, Preview Inspector, Terminal and ExifTool.
Find where a photo was taken
Read GPS tags and convert them into a map position.
Metadata glossary
Every EXIF, IPTC and XMP field the reader shows, explained.
Image file formats
Where metadata lives in JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP and TIFF files.