Image Metadata Inspector & Stripper
Inspect camera EXIF and GPS geolocation metadata locally and download clean, privacy-safe images.
Photo Source
Click to select or drop a photo here
JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo with EXIF (up to 20 MiB)
No Photo Inspected
Select or drop an image on the left to inspect camera hardware, lens settings, date/time, and GPS location tags.
Image Metadata & EXIF Inspection Guide
Inspect embedded camera EXIF tags, view masked GPS coordinates, and scrub metadata locally.
Overview
The Image Metadata Inspector extracts hidden EXIF, TIFF, and GPS metadata embedded in JPEG, PNG, and WebP photos. When you snap a photo on a smartphone or digital camera, the file typically records your precise GPS coordinates, device make and model, serial numbers, date/time timestamps, and camera exposure settings. This tool lets you inspect those details in your browser and strip all tracking metadata with one click before sharing online.
How to Inspect and Scrub Image Metadata
Drag and drop any JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo into the inspector. The file is read directly into local browser memory without uploading.
Inspect camera hardware details, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, orientation, software, and creation timestamps.
If the photo contains GPS tags, a privacy warning badge is shown. Coordinates are masked by default to prevent accidental screen sharing; toggle to reveal.
Click "Scrub & Download Cleaned Image" to re-encode the pixels onto an HTML5 Canvas, normalizing visual orientation and stripping 100% of EXIF and GPS headers.
The tool automatically re-reads the scrubbed bytes to verify that all EXIF and location chunks have been completely eradicated.
A 4 MB JPEG photo taken with an iPhone containing GPS latitude 40.7128° N, longitude 74.0060° W, and orientation tag 6
A sanitized JPEG file with visual pixels upright, exactly 0 EXIF or GPS segments, and 100% privacy preservation
The canvas render normalizes the 90° rotation into upright bitmap pixels and exports clean image data without any APP1 metadata segments.
- Supported Formats: JPEG, PNG, and WebP raster images.
- File Size: Up to 20 MiB processed locally in memory.
- GPS Display: Latitude and longitude are masked by default (••••) for privacy.
- All binary inspection, EXIF parsing, and pixel re-encoding occur purely in your browser memory.
- Zero images, GPS locations, or metadata tags are sent to Draftsbook servers or third parties.