Make sense of your photo metadata
Use this photo metadata viewer to check a shot's settings, look for location tags before sharing, or find out why a downloaded copy has fewer details than the original.
How to view EXIF data online
Choose the file you want to check
Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC/HEIF file into the tool, or select Choose images. Start with the original camera file if you have it. A downloaded, exported or forwarded copy may contain different metadata.
To explore the results, choose “Try a sample”. Its camera, date, GPS and text fields were added for demonstration and do not describe the photo's actual capture.
For a quick check within your iPhone photo library, open the photo and swipe up or tap Info, as described in Apple's photo information guide. Use this viewer when you want to inspect the embedded fields in a specific file.
HEIC/HEIF metadata can be read here without converting the photo. If you also need a more widely supported image for sharing, use HEIC to JPG or HEIC to PNG. Keep the original for checking metadata, since conversion may change or omit embedded fields.
Open the details that matter to you
Select a photo in the list. File details show its name, dimensions, format and size. Below that, open the available metadata groups to check camera settings, GPS location, color profiles or text fields. Only groups with readable entries appear.
Dimensions are width × height in pixels; file size is the storage space the file uses. For aspect ratio and megapixels as well, use Image Size Finder to check the image against an upload form's requirements.
Check another version of the same photo
Add the exported or shared copy, then switch between files to check whether the date, camera and location fields are still there. You can keep up to 20 images in the list and review them one at a time. Reading a file does not change it.
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What can an image metadata viewer show?
EXIF is one type of photo metadata. It can hold capture details such as the camera model, exposure settings and date taken. A file may also contain IPTC, XMP, PNG text fields or a color profile. This EXIF reader groups available fields and labels each with its metadata source.
The table below describes fields you may find, not a checklist every photo will have. For a photography exercise, inspect two shots of the same scene and switch between them to review the ISO, shutter speed and aperture recorded for each.
For reference, ExifTool documents EXIF tags, including capture dates and time-zone offsets, and the different metadata types PNG files can contain. Field names help you distinguish embedded photo information from the dates and properties shown by your file manager.
| Result group | Fields you may see | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Image metadata | Orientation, resolution, image dimensions | How the file describes the image and its display orientation. |
| Camera & capture | Camera and lens model, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, focal length | ISO is the camera's sensitivity setting. Shutter speed is the exposure duration: 1/250 s is shorter than 1/30 s. Aperture describes the lens opening: f/2.8 is wider than f/8. |
| Camera & capture | Date Time Original (DateTimeOriginal), Offset Time Original (OffsetTimeOriginal), Date Time (DateTime) | Date Time Original records the capture date and time; Offset Time Original gives its UTC offset, if present. Date Time is the embedded modification date, which some readers call ModifyDate. These fields are separate from your file system's modified date. |
| GPS location | Latitude, longitude, direction references, altitude | Whether the file contains readable location tags. |
| Color profile | Embedded ICC profile fields | The color information available in this file. |
| Text, authorship & editing | Readable IPTC, XMP or PNG text fields | Names, captions, copyright notices or editing information you may want to review before sharing. |
Check if a photo has GPS data before sharing
Before posting a holiday photo or sending an image of something you're selling, choose the file you plan to share. Open GPS location and review any latitude and longitude values, along with their direction references.
If the GPS location group is absent, also review Text, authorship & editing for XMP coordinates or location names. Location information may appear in another group, and this viewer may not read every embedded field, especially when a reading warning appears. Signs or landmarks in the picture can also reveal a place.
Review Camera & capture for EXIF author or copyright fields, and Text, authorship & editing for IPTC, XMP or PNG text. Personal details can appear in more than one group.
Save and inspect the received or downloaded copy to see what survives sharing. This viewer checks embedded metadata; it does not check location information stored separately by a photo app or account.
EXIF data missing or not showing? Start here
A file with no readable camera details is different from a file the tool cannot open. Use the result or error message to decide what to try next.
The photo opens, but camera settings are missing
Check the original from your camera, phone or backup. An exported, forwarded or downloaded version may have fewer fields. A screenshot is a new image of the screen, so it is not a substitute for the original photo when checking capture details.
The tool finds no readable embedded metadata
File details can still show dimensions, format and size. An empty metadata result means this reader could not display embedded fields; it does not prove the file never had metadata. Try the original or another reader if you expected more information. Deleted fields cannot be recovered by this viewer.
A metadata warning or file error appears
A metadata warning means some information could not be read; any readable fields are still shown. For a file error, check the format and limits: JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC/HEIF, up to 10 MiB per file. JPG, PNG and WebP also have a 40-megapixel limit. HEIC/HEIF have no pixel limit here, but the file-size limit still applies. Try a fresh copy if the file cannot be read.