Question 1

Is this EXIF viewer free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Viewing photo metadata is completely free, with no sign-up, watermarks, or file limits. It runs as a static page in your browser.

Question 2

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

Accepted Answer

No. The EXIF tags are parsed by JavaScript running entirely in your browser; the photo never leaves your device. That matters here, because EXIF can contain your GPS location.

Question 3

What can EXIF metadata reveal?

Accepted Answer

Quite a lot: the camera or phone make and model, the lens, exposure settings like aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, the exact date and time the photo was taken, and often the GPS coordinates of where it was taken.

Question 4

Why do some photos have no EXIF data?

Accepted Answer

Most social platforms and messaging apps strip metadata when you upload or send a photo, so re-downloaded images come back clean. Screenshots and most PNG images never had EXIF in the first place, since it is written by a camera at capture time.

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