Inspect the EXIF Data Hidden Inside a Photograph
See what a JPEG is carrying — camera, lens, exposure settings, dates and software — before you share it.
About the Image Metadata Viewer
Photographs carry more than pixels. A JPEG straight from a camera or phone usually has an EXIF block attached recording how and when it was taken, and that information travels with the file when you email it, post it or attach it to a listing. This viewer reads that block and lays it out as a table alongside the basic file details: name, size, type, pixel dimensions and last-modified date.
The camera fields it decodes cover make and model, lens model, exposure time, aperture, ISO, focal length, orientation, resolution, the software that last touched the file, and both the date recorded and the date the shot was taken. Artist and copyright fields are read too where a photographer has filled them in. Nothing is altered or downloaded — this is a read-only inspection. Since the examination runs in your browser, checking a file costs you nothing in privacy, which would be a strange trade to make with a tool whose whole purpose is finding out what a file reveals.
Key Features
- Camera and lens details: Make, model and lens model are decoded where the device recorded them.
- Full exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO and focal length are listed for photographs that carry them.
- Two separate dates: Both the file's recorded date and the original date taken are shown, which often differ after editing.
- Editing history hints: The software field frequently reveals which application last wrote the file.
- Read-only by design: Nothing is modified or produced — the tool reports what is there and stops.
How to Use the Image Metadata Viewer
- Add the JPEG you want to examine.
- Read the table, which begins with file details and continues into any EXIF fields found.
- Check the count in the confirmation message to see how many EXIF fields were present.
- If you would rather the file carried none of it, run it through the EXIF remover.
How It Works
The file is read as raw bytes and checked for the JPEG signature, then its markers are walked until the application block holding an Exif header is located, at which point the embedded TIFF directory is parsed and known tag numbers are matched to readable names. That approach carries two honest limitations. It only works on JPEGs — PNG and WebP files are reported with their file details and a note that they rarely carry EXIF at all. And the tag table covers camera, lens, exposure, date, software and rights fields; it does not decode GPS coordinates, so a photograph reporting no listed fields here is not proof that nothing else is embedded.
When You Need It
Someone photographing furniture to sell on a marketplace wants to know what the listing pictures will disclose about them before the advert goes live in front of strangers. The table shows immediately whether the shots are carrying a full camera and timestamp record, which combined with a public listing tells a reader more than most sellers intend. Photographers checking that a client brief's copyright field survived an export, and people verifying which application last modified an image, inspect files for their own reasons.