EXIF Viewer & Remover

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata automatically embedded in photos by your camera or smartphone. It includes technical details like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length, camera model and lens — but also potentially sensitive information like the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken, the date and time, and even the device serial number.

GPS coordinates in EXIF data can reveal your home address, workplace, or daily routine to anyone who receives your photo. This is a serious privacy risk when posting photos publicly or selling images online. Many social media platforms automatically strip EXIF on upload, but messaging apps, email, and file sharing services often preserve it. Always strip before sharing if privacy matters.

No — EXIF is metadata stored alongside the image data, not part of the image itself. Removing it has zero effect on the visual quality, resolution, or file content of the photo. The stripped image is pixel-identical to the original.

EXIF is primarily a JPEG and TIFF standard. PNG files use a different metadata format (tEXt and iTXt chunks) that rarely contains camera or GPS data. WebP files can technically contain EXIF but most tools don’t write it. If you took a photo on a smartphone and it shows no EXIF, it was likely already converted to PNG or WebP by an app that stripped the data during conversion.

Yes — most major social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok) automatically strip EXIF data when you upload a photo. However, direct messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage), email, and file-sharing services like Dropbox or Google Drive typically preserve the original EXIF intact. Strip before sharing anywhere that isn’t a major social platform.