Photo metadata viewer

See what a photo's file says about it: where it was taken, when, and with which camera. Your photo is read in your browser and never uploaded.

Choose a photoor drop it here. It stays on your device: nothing is uploaded.

What photo metadata is

Most cameras and phones save extra information inside each photo file, called EXIF data: the camera make and model, the date and time, the exposure settings and often the GPS position where the photo was taken. Editing apps can add more (XMP and IPTC data: authors, captions, the software used).

How to check a photo's location

Choose the photo above. If its file holds GPS data, the viewer shows the spot on a map. If it doesn't, the viewer says so: the location was never saved, or it was removed.

Why most photos have no location data

Social networks and messaging apps remove it when a photo is shared.
Screenshots never have it, and many downloaded copies lose it.
Phones save it only when location access is on for the camera.

Then the picture itself is all there is. GeoSnoop works out where a photo was taken from what is in it, without any metadata: the button under a result without a location hands the photo over (you'll see our usual terms before anything is uploaded). More on finding a picture's location

Before you share a photo

A photo's GPS data can show where you live or work. To share a photo without it, remove its metadata first: free, in your browser.

Questions

Is my photo uploaded?: No. The viewer reads the file in your browser. If the photo has a location, the map loads its map pictures from our map server for that area; the photo itself stays on your device.
Which files work?: JPEG, HEIC (iPhone), PNG, TIFF and AVIF files. The preview needs a format your browser can show.
Can metadata be wrong?: Yes. It can be edited, and a camera's clock or GPS can be off. Treat it as a clue, not proof.