How do I see the EXIF data and GPS location in a photo?
To view EXIF data, open FixDoks's EXIF Viewer and select a photo. Its camera, settings, date and GPS details appear straight away, grouped into readable sections. Click View on map if a location is present, or Copy as text to save the details. The photo is read entirely in your browser, so nothing is uploaded to a server.
View Image Metadata at a glance
| Input | JPG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF |
|---|---|
| Output | Readable metadata list, with GPS map link |
| Processing | In your browser; your files are not uploaded |
| Price | Free, no watermark |
| Download | Free Google sign-in |
| Works on | Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone |
How to use View Image Metadata (EXIF Viewer)
- Click Select photos and choose a picture. The metadata of the first photo is shown straight away.
- Scroll through the groups: camera and file, photo settings, GPS location, XMP and more. Click View on map if a location is present.
- Use Copy as text to save the details, or Remove all metadata to download a clean copy.
Read the data inside a photo
Digital photos store much more than pixels. The EXIF metadata records how, when and often where a picture was taken. This viewer reads it all in your browser and lays it out in readable groups.
What you can find
| Group | Examples |
|---|---|
| Camera and file | Make, model, software, image size, orientation |
| Photo settings | Exposure time, aperture (f-number), ISO, focal length, flash, lens model |
| Date | Date and time taken, digitised and modified, time zone offset |
| GPS | Latitude, longitude, altitude, direction, GPS time |
| XMP and IPTC | Editing software, rating, caption, keywords, author, copyright |
| Colour profile | ICC profile name and colour space |
Useful for
- Photographers checking the settings of a shot they liked.
- Privacy checks before posting: see if a photo reveals where you live.
- Verifying claims: the date and device can hint whether a picture is really recent or from the claimed phone. Note that metadata can be edited or removed, so treat it as a clue, not proof.
- Organising archives: find the real date taken for old photos that were renamed.
No metadata found?
Photos downloaded from social media, screenshots and images sent through WhatsApp are usually stripped, so an empty result is common. The original file on the phone that took it normally still has everything.
To delete what you find, use Remove all metadata here, or the dedicated EXIF remover for batches.
Reading common fields
- ExposureTime such as 1/120 means the shutter was open for one hundred and twentieth of a second.
- FNumber is the aperture; smaller numbers mean a wider opening and more background blur.
- ISO is sensor sensitivity; high values like 3200 mean low light and more grain.
- FocalLength is the lens focal length in millimetres. Phone values look small because phone sensors are small.
- Orientation tells viewers how to rotate the image for display.
- DateTimeOriginal is when the photo was taken, which is usually the most reliable date field.
Privacy
The file is read in your browser only. Nothing is uploaded, so you can safely inspect private photos. The map link opens OpenStreetMap only if you click it.
Supported formats
JPG, HEIC, PNG and TIFF files usually carry metadata. WebP and GIF files rarely do. Screenshots may contain only basic size and software information.
Add several photos to compare their data; each row shows a short summary and Show metadata lists every field for all of them. This is a quick way to find the one photo in a set that still carries a location.