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What is EXIF, and why does it matter?
EXIF is the block of data your camera or phone writes into every photo: the make and model, the lens, the exposure settings, the exact date and time — and, when location services are on, the GPS coordinates of where you were standing. It travels with the file. Anyone you send the original to can read it with free tools.
Read: what EXIF is and why it mattersCan a photo really reveal where you live?
If the GPS tag survived, yes — to within a few metres. That's a house, not a city. The tag is written silently and most people never see it, which is exactly why checking before you share is worth the ten seconds.
Read: can a photo reveal your locationWhat do AI image generators leave behind?
Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, and Automatic1111 write your full prompt, model name, sampler, and seed into PNG text chunks. Firefly, DALL·E, and a growing list of cameras sign a C2PA manifest describing how the image was made. Both are readable receipts — this viewer shows you them.
Read: what AI image generators embedWhich apps strip metadata for you?
Some platforms scrub metadata on upload, some keep it, and some strip it from the displayed image but keep the original. The behaviour changes without notice, so 'the platform handles it' isn't a plan you can rely on.
Read: which apps strip photo metadata- Is my photo uploaded when I check it?
- No. The file is read into your browser's memory and parsed there. Nothing is transmitted. You can verify it: disconnect your network and reload the page — the checker still works.
- Does checking a photo count against any limit?
- No. Viewing metadata is free and unlimited whether or not you have an account. Only cleaning a file uses the tool's normal allowance.
- Can you see AI-generation metadata?
- Yes. We surface C2PA Content Credentials (including the signer and whether the manifest claims AI generation), Stable Diffusion parameter chunks with the original prompt, and IPTC digital-source-type tags. Most EXIF viewers ignore all of these.
- What's the difference between checking and cleaning?
- Checking reads the file and shows you what's inside — it never modifies anything. Cleaning writes a new copy with the metadata removed. You can do both here: check first, then strip it from the same screen.
- Why don't you show the location on a map?
- Loading map tiles would send your photo's coordinates to whoever serves those tiles. That contradicts the point of a tool that doesn't upload your photo. We show the coordinates and give you a link you can choose to open.
- Which formats can you read?
- JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF. HEIC and camera RAW files aren't supported yet.