Read photo EXIF without changing the file
This viewer reports GPS, camera, and date tags in your browser. It does not strip them. Use the remover when you want a cleaned copy.
Inspect camera settings, dates, and location metadata from JPEG and TIFF photos. Processing stays local in your browser.
Browser only — files never uploaded
Drop a photo
View EXIF fields before sharing — pair with our Metadata Scrubber.
Drop an image or click to browse
100% local
EXIF parsing runs with exif-js in your browser. Photos are never uploaded.
GPS awareness
See whether a photo embeds latitude/longitude before you share it publicly.
Pair with scrubber
Remove sensitive EXIF with our Metadata Scrubber or converter toggle.
Inspection is not removal
Before you scrub a photo or post it publicly, you need a straight answer: does this file carry GPS, camera model, or capture timestamps? The EXIF viewer answers that question. It parses tags locally and prints them. The original file on disk stays untouched.
The EXIF remover is a different page. That tool rewrites a processed copy with tags stripped for marketplace uploads and social posts. Opening the viewer first prevents blind scrubbing when you actually needed the timestamp for a report, or when the file never had GPS at all.
Parsing runs with a client-side EXIF library in your browser. The image bytes are not uploaded to Vidzilla for this inspection. That is why ordinary privacy reviews do not consume a server conversion slot.
JPEG and TIFF are the most reliable sources. Some WEBP files and heavily edited exports already lack EXIF. An empty report can mean the tags were removed earlier, not that the viewer failed.
How to read a file on this page
Drop a photo onto the viewer or click to browse. Wait for the tag list to appear in the output panel. Scroll for GPS, DateTimeOriginal, Make, Model, and lens-related fields when present.
If GPS latitude and longitude appear and you plan a public post, move to the EXIF remover next and download a cleaned copy for upload. Keep the original privately if you still need location for your own records.
If GPS fields are absent, metadata is not the location leak. Review the pixels for street signs, badges, or reflections before you publish.
When a client sends you a photo, view EXIF before you redistribute it so you do not forward their home coordinates by accident.
- Drop one JPEG or TIFF candidate.
- Read GPS and DateTimeOriginal aloud before anyone hits publish.
- Leave the file alone if you only needed the report.
- Open the remover only when you want a stripped download.
What GPS fields mean in practice
GPS tags embed where the camera believed it was at capture time. Phone photos often include them by default. Studio tethered shots often do not. Seeing coordinates means a map pin is recoverable from the file alone.
Clearing GPS in the camera settings stops new photos from recording location. It does not remove tags already written into older files. Those older files still need a remover pass before public upload.
Shared albums and messaging apps sometimes strip GPS on their own. Do not assume every received photo is clean; view it here when the stakes are high.
Legal and insurance workflows sometimes require proving when and where a photo was taken. In those cases you keep EXIF on purpose. The viewer helps you confirm the evidence tags exist before you archive the file.
Camera and timestamp fields
Make and Model identify the device. Softwares fields can reveal editing apps. Orientation tags explain why some viewers rotate a photo automatically.
DateTimeOriginal is the capture clock from the device. If the phone clock was wrong, the tag is wrong. The viewer reports what is stored; it does not correct device clocks.
Thumbnail EXIF embedded inside some JPEGs can still carry older tags even when the main image was edited. If you need a fully clean public copy, use the remover rather than trusting a partial edit history.
Teaching a teammate to check EXIF takes one shared link to this page. Have them open the candidate file and read the GPS and date fields before anyone publishes.
Viewer versus remover
This page only reports. It does not rewrite pixels or tags. The EXIF remover strips tags on a processed copy you then download. Use both in order: view, decide, then scrub if needed.
Bulk marketplace uploads often need removal on every shot. Run the viewer on a sample from the batch first. If the sample is already clean, you may skip a full scrub pass. If the sample shows GPS, scrub the whole set.
Converters sometimes offer a remove-metadata toggle during format changes. That path also rewrites the file. The viewer remains the read-only checkpoint before those write steps.
Do not confuse hashing with EXIF. A hash fingerprints bytes; EXIF describes camera context. Use hash-file when you need integrity checks, not when you need location tags.
Free local viewing
Because nothing uploads for the parse, ordinary privacy review stays local and free within normal page use. You do not need an account to drop a photo and read tags.
Very large RAW studio files may not expose EXIF through this JPEG-oriented path. Export a JPEG proof from the camera or editor first when you only need to inspect location tags for a client handoff.
After you read the tags, close the tab or clear the drop zone before you walk away from a shared computer. The report on screen can itself reveal locations.
If the output stays empty, confirm the file plays as an image, try another export from the camera, and check whether an earlier scrub already removed tags.
After you read the tags
Write down decisions: keep original private, scrub a public copy, or leave tags for evidence. Acting without a written decision is how GPS photos still reach social feeds.
Store originals with EXIF in a private folder when you need them. Upload only remover outputs to public marketplaces.
When someone asks whether a photo is safe to post, send them this viewer link and ask for a screenshot of the GPS section—or the confirmation that GPS is absent—before you approve the post.
After you finish, move keepers into a folder you control and only then close this tab so the next person on the machine does not see your last report.
Questions about viewing EXIF
Does Vidzilla upload my photo?
No for this viewer. EXIF parsing runs in your browser. Image bytes stay on your device for the inspection.
Does the viewer remove tags?
No. It only reads and displays them. Use the EXIF remover when you want a stripped copy to download.
Which formats work best?
JPEG and TIFF are the most reliable. Some WEBP or edited files already have metadata removed.
Empty output—what does that mean?
The file may never have had EXIF, or an earlier edit stripped it. Try another export from the camera if you expected tags.
When should I open the remover?
After the viewer shows GPS or other tags you do not want on a public upload. Scrub a copy; keep the original private if you still need the tags.
Can I use this for evidence photos?
Yes. Confirm DateTimeOriginal and GPS when your workflow requires those fields, then archive the untouched original.