EXIF Viewer & Cleaner
View complete image metadata and strip EXIF data to protect your privacy
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Free EXIF Viewer & Metadata Cleaner — Remove Hidden Data from Your Photos
Every photo you take with a smartphone or digital camera contains far more than just the image itself. Embedded inside the file is a block of hidden data called EXIF metadata — short for Exchangeable Image File Format. This metadata records detailed information about when, where, and how the photo was taken. In many cases, it includes your exact GPS location, the make and model of your device, the software you're running, and even the precise timestamp down to the second.
The OmniWebKit EXIF Viewer and Cleaner lets you read and remove this hidden data in seconds — completely free, with no upload to any server. Your images never leave your device. Everything is processed locally in your browser.
Drop any JPEG file onto the tool, and it will parse the raw binary EXIF data and display it in a clear, categorized format: file info, GPS location (with a direct map link), camera make and model, camera settings (exposure, aperture, ISO, focal length, white balance), dates and times, and any additional metadata like artist, copyright, and user comments. A privacy risk score tells you at a glance how much sensitive information is buried in the file.
What EXIF Metadata Can Reveal About You
Most people have no idea how much information a simple photo can expose. Here is a breakdown of the most sensitive categories of EXIF data and why each matters:
GPS Coordinates
This is the biggest privacy risk. When location services are enabled on your phone, every photo stores the exact latitude and longitude where it was taken — accurate to a few meters. Post that photo online, and anyone can determine your home address, where you work, which gym you go to, and places you visit regularly. This tool detects GPS data, displays it on a map link, and lets you remove it before sharing.
Timestamps
EXIF stores three timestamps: when the photo was taken, when it was digitized, and when the file was last modified. Timestamps can reveal your daily patterns, confirm your alibi (or undermine it), or expose that you were at a certain place at a certain time — information you may not intend to share.
Device Information
The camera make and model embedded in EXIF data can be used to identify which device you own. Combined with other metadata, this creates a fingerprint that can link photos taken on different platforms back to the same person. Journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious users should always clean this data before publishing.
Software Details
EXIF records which software processed or edited the image — Adobe Lightroom, Apple Photos, Instagram, and so on. This tells an observer how and when the image was edited, and which platform or operating system you use.
Copyright and Artist Fields
If you've set your camera to embed your name or copyright notice in every photo, that personal information travels with the file wherever it goes. For anonymous publishing, this needs to be removed first.
How to Remove EXIF Data Before Sharing Photos
The safest approach is to strip EXIF data before posting any photo online — especially photos taken at home, personal locations, or private events. Here's how to do it with this tool in four steps:
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Upload your JPEG image by clicking the upload area or dragging and dropping it in.
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Review the metadata analysis panel on the right. Check for GPS coordinates and any other data you want to remove.
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Click Remove EXIF to create a clean copy of the image with all metadata stripped.
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Click Download to save the clean image. The downloaded file will be named cleaned_[yourfile].jpg.