EXIF viewer & remover
Inspect photo metadata and export a privacy-safe copy without EXIF data.
A practical guide to EXIF viewer & remover
EXIF Viewer and Remover reads common camera and software fields from JPEG metadata, displays them for inspection, and exports a clean copy through Canvas. It is useful when a photo needs privacy review before it is shared or uploaded.
Example: check a photo before submitting it
Inspect the filename, type, orientation, camera fields, dates, and comments, then export the clean copy and verify that the shared file no longer carries the displayed EXIF values.
Task-specific steps
- 1
Choose a JPEG and review the metadata fields that the browser-side parser can identify from its EXIF directories.
- 2
Decide whether the source should remain untouched as an archive or whether the clean export is the file to share.
- 3
Create the clean copy, download it, and inspect the exported file in the destination workflow before sending it.
Options that affect the result
- The inspector shows common make, model, orientation, software, date, copyright, and user-comment fields when present.
- Exporting through Canvas creates a new image without copying the source JPEG metadata segment.
Limitations to know first
- Metadata formats outside the supported JPEG EXIF fields, including some maker notes and non-JPEG containers, may not be displayed.
- Metadata removal does not erase visual clues such as landmarks, faces, reflections, or text visible in the pixels.
Questions specific to this task
Does exporting remove GPS coordinates?
The clean Canvas export does not copy the source EXIF segment, so GPS data stored there is removed even though the inspector focuses on common fields.
Why does the inspector show no fields for my photo?
The source may not be a JPEG, may use an unsupported metadata layout, or may simply contain no supported EXIF values. A clean export can still remove metadata from a decoded image.