See the hidden metadata in your photos — camera, GPS location, date, IPTC and XMP — with a privacy score and GPS alert, then strip it out (all, GPS-only, camera or dates) before sharing. Export a metadata report or batch-clean many photos. 100% local — nothing is uploaded.
Drop image(s) here or click to choose
Reads EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, thumbnail and maker-note tags — far more than a basic viewer.
Search any tag and filter by category (EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP) instantly.
Width, height, megapixels, DPI, colour space, MIME type and file size at a glance.
Detects embedded location and links straight to it on a map, with a clear warning.
A Low/Medium/High risk rating based on the sensitive data your photo exposes.
Strip all metadata, or just GPS, camera or date info — JPEG edits keep full quality.
Save as the same format or convert to JPG, PNG or WebP with a quality slider.
Download the metadata as TXT, JSON, CSV, XML or a printable PDF report.
Drop many photos, strip metadata from all of them and download a ZIP.
Every image is processed in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, logged or tracked.
Once loaded, it works with no internet connection.
Keyboard navigation, ARIA labels, high-contrast support and a responsive layout.
The ApneSoftware EXIF Viewer & Remover is a professional, privacy-first utility for inspecting and stripping the hidden metadata that cameras and phones bury inside your photos. Almost every JPEG you take carries an EXIF block — a package of technical and personal data recorded at the moment of capture — and many images also carry GPS coordinates, IPTC and XMP descriptive fields, an embedded thumbnail and camera maker notes. Most people never see any of this, yet it travels with the file wherever it goes. When you post that photo online, you may be quietly sharing the exact latitude and longitude where it was taken, your camera's make, model and serial number, the precise date and time, editing software, and sometimes even a copyright owner or author name. This tool makes all of that visible in plain language, and then lets you remove it — cleanly and locally — before you share.
As a viewer, the tool goes well beyond the handful of tags a basic reader shows. It parses the complete EXIF set alongside GPS, IPTC, XMP, interoperability and thumbnail (IFD1) blocks, then presents every field in a searchable, filterable table grouped by category. A search box lets you jump to any tag by name, and category chips filter the view down to just EXIF, GPS, IPTC or XMP. Alongside the raw tags, an image information panel summarises the practical details — width and height, megapixels, DPI/resolution, colour space, MIME type and file size — so you can verify an image at a glance. If GPS data is present, a prominent alert shows the coordinates and links straight to the location on a map, so you can see for yourself exactly what a photo would reveal.
The tool turns that inspection into an actionable privacy score. Rather than leaving you to interpret dozens of cryptic tags, it rates each image as Low, Medium or High risk based on what it exposes — GPS location weighs heaviest, followed by device identifiers, timestamps, software and any owner or author fields — and lists the specific concerns as badges. This makes it immediately obvious when a picture is safe to share and when it needs cleaning. For those who want the details, everything can be exported as a report: plain TXT, structured JSON, spreadsheet-ready CSV, XML, or a printable PDF — useful for documentation, audits, journalism or forensics where you need a record of what an image contained.
Removal is where privacy is actually protected, and the tool offers precise control. You can strip all metadata at once, or selectively remove just the GPS location, the camera information (make, model, software), or the date and time — keeping the rest intact if you wish. For JPEG images, selective removal edits the metadata directly and re-inserts it, so the picture is not recompressed and its quality is preserved exactly. You can also choose the output format — keep the original, or convert to JPG, PNG or WebP — with a quality slider, and re-encoding through the canvas inherently drops every trace of metadata. When you have many photos to clean, batch processing lets you drop a whole set, strip them all in one go and download the results as a single ZIP, which is ideal before uploading a gallery, sending a batch of documents, or publishing product images.
Privacy is the entire point, so nothing about the tool undermines it. Every image you open, every tag it reads and every cleaned file it produces is handled entirely in your browser — no photo is ever uploaded to a server, there is no account or login, and nothing is tracked. This is fundamentally different from many "online" metadata removers that require you to upload your picture to their servers first; here, the sensitive image never leaves your device, which is exactly what you want when the whole purpose is to protect privacy. Because all processing is local, the tool is also fast and works offline once loaded, and it handles large photos smoothly by reading only the metadata it needs and using the browser's efficient canvas engine for re-encoding.
Finally, the tool follows modern standards of accessibility, responsiveness and maintainability. The dropzone and controls are keyboard-navigable and labelled for screen readers, focus outlines are visible, and high-contrast preferences are respected. The layout adapts from a spacious two-column preview-and-metadata view on desktop to a clean single column on tablets and phones, with touch-friendly controls and drag-and-drop everywhere. Internally, the parser configuration, privacy scoring, removal logic, export formats and batch handling are organised into small, well-defined functions, so the tool is accurate, easy to audit and simple to extend. In short, it is a fast, private, genuinely capable EXIF viewer and metadata remover suitable for everyday photo privacy and for professional imaging, journalism and security workflows alike.
ApneSoftware EXIF Viewer & Remover उस छिपे हुए metadata को देखने और हटाने के लिए एक professional, privacy-first उपयोगिता है जिसे cameras और phones आपकी photos के अंदर दबा देते हैं। आपकी ली गई लगभग हर JPEG में एक EXIF block होता है — capture के समय दर्ज की गई technical व personal data का पैकेज — और कई images में GPS coordinates, IPTC व XMP descriptive fields, एक embedded thumbnail और camera maker notes भी होते हैं। ज़्यादातर लोग इसे कभी नहीं देखते, फिर भी यह file के साथ हर जगह जाता है। जब आप वह photo online पोस्ट करते हैं, तो आप चुपचाप वह सटीक latitude-longitude साझा कर सकते हैं जहाँ वह ली गई, आपके camera का make, model व serial number, तारीख-समय, editing software, और कभी-कभी copyright owner या author का नाम भी। यह टूल इन सबको सरल भाषा में दिखाता है और साझा करने से पहले locally हटा देता है।
एक viewer के रूप में, टूल एक basic reader द्वारा दिखाए मुट्ठी भर tags से कहीं आगे जाता है। यह complete EXIF के साथ GPS, IPTC, XMP, interoperability और thumbnail (IFD1) blocks parse करता है, फिर हर field को category के अनुसार समूहबद्ध, searchable, filterable table में प्रस्तुत करता है। एक search box से आप किसी भी tag पर नाम से पहुँच सकते हैं, और category chips view को केवल EXIF, GPS, IPTC या XMP तक सीमित करते हैं। raw tags के साथ, एक image information panel व्यावहारिक विवरण संक्षेप में देता है — width व height, megapixels, DPI/resolution, colour space, MIME type और file size। यदि GPS data मौजूद है, तो एक प्रमुख alert coordinates दिखाता है और सीधे map पर location से link करता है।
टूल उस निरीक्षण को एक कार्रवाई-योग्य privacy score में बदलता है। दर्जनों जटिल tags की व्याख्या आप पर छोड़ने के बजाय, यह हर image को उसके द्वारा उजागर की गई जानकारी के आधार पर Low, Medium या High risk आँकता है — GPS location सबसे भारी, फिर device identifiers, timestamps, software और कोई owner/author fields — और विशिष्ट चिंताओं को badges के रूप में सूचीबद्ध करता है। इससे तुरंत स्पष्ट हो जाता है कि कोई तस्वीर साझा करने के लिए सुरक्षित है या नहीं। विवरण चाहने वालों के लिए, सब कुछ एक report के रूप में export किया जा सकता है: सादा TXT, structured JSON, spreadsheet-ready CSV, XML, या printable PDF।
Removal वह जगह है जहाँ privacy वास्तव में सुरक्षित होती है, और टूल सटीक नियंत्रण देता है। आप एक बार में सारा metadata हटा सकते हैं, या चुनिंदा रूप से केवल GPS location, camera जानकारी (make, model, software), या तारीख-समय हटा सकते हैं। JPEG images के लिए, selective removal metadata को सीधे edit कर दोबारा डालता है, इसलिए तस्वीर recompress नहीं होती और उसकी गुणवत्ता बिल्कुल बनी रहती है। आप output format भी चुन सकते हैं — original रखें, या JPG, PNG या WebP में बदलें — quality slider के साथ। जब कई photos साफ़ करनी हों, batch processing से पूरा सेट drop करें, सबका metadata एक साथ हटाएँ और परिणाम एक ही ZIP में download करें।
Privacy ही पूरा उद्देश्य है, इसलिए टूल की कोई भी बात उसे कमज़ोर नहीं करती। आप जो भी image खोलते हैं, जो tag यह पढ़ता है और जो cleaned file बनाता है, सब पूरी तरह आपके browser में संभाला जाता है — कोई photo किसी server पर upload नहीं होती, कोई account या login नहीं, और कुछ भी track नहीं होता। यह कई "online" metadata removers से मौलिक रूप से भिन्न है जो पहले आपकी तस्वीर उनके servers पर upload करवाते हैं; यहाँ संवेदनशील image कभी आपके device से बाहर नहीं जाती। सारा processing local होने के कारण टूल तेज़ भी है और load होने के बाद offline काम करता है।
अंत में, टूल accessibility, responsiveness और maintainability के आधुनिक मानकों का पालन करता है। dropzone और controls keyboard से चलते हैं और screen readers के लिए labelled हैं, focus outlines दिखते हैं, और high-contrast वरीयता का सम्मान होता है। Layout desktop पर विस्तृत दो-column preview-and-metadata view से लेकर tablets व phones पर साफ़ single column तक ढलता है। भीतर से, parser configuration, privacy scoring, removal logic, export formats और batch handling छोटे, सुपरिभाषित functions में व्यवस्थित हैं, इसलिए टूल सटीक, audit करने में आसान और विस्तार करने में सरल है। संक्षेप में, यह एक तेज़, निजी, सचमुच सक्षम EXIF viewer और metadata remover है।
| Type | What it contains |
|---|---|
| EXIF | Camera make/model, exposure, ISO, aperture, focal length, orientation, software. |
| GPS | Latitude, longitude, altitude and sometimes direction — your location. |
| Date & time | When the photo was taken, digitised and modified. |
| IPTC | Captions, keywords, author, copyright and other descriptive fields. |
| XMP | Adobe/editing metadata, ratings, edit history and rights. |
| Thumbnail (IFD1) | A small embedded preview that can leak the original image. |
| Maker notes | Vendor-specific data, sometimes including serial numbers. |
| Image info | Width, height, DPI, colour space, MIME type and file size. |
Works on all modern browsers — Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera and Brave — on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. It needs JavaScript, with no plugins or installation, and works offline once loaded. Metadata parsing, canvas re-encoding and downloads are supported everywhere; WebP output is available in Chromium-based browsers and modern Firefox/Safari.