AnyTool
Your files never leave your device. All processing happens locally in your browser.

How do I view a file's metadata (EXIF, GPS, etc.) online?

Drop any file into AnyTool's File Metadata Viewer and it reads the metadata right in your browser — EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ICC and GPS for photos (JPEG/HEIC/TIFF/PNG/WebP), ID3/format tags for audio/video, document properties for PDF and Office files, plus name/size/type and a SHA-256 hash. It maps GPS coordinates, exports to JSON/CSV, and can strip all metadata into a clean copy — and your file is never uploaded.

  • EXIF · XMP · IPTC · ICC · GPS for photos (incl. HEIC)
  • Audio/video tags, PDF + Office (DOCX/XLSX/PPTX) properties
  • GPS map links + one-click metadata removal
  • 100% in your browser — no upload, no signup

What is

File metadata (EXIF)

File metadata is information embedded inside a file beyond its visible content — for photos this includes EXIF (camera, exposure, date), GPS coordinates, XMP, IPTC and ICC; for documents it includes the author, dates and editing history. A metadata viewer reads and displays this hidden data.

File Tools

Related terms

EXIFXMPIPTCGPSmetadata removal

How to View File Metadata

Inspect a file's embedded metadata entirely in your browser.

10 secWeb browser
  1. 1

    Drop a file

    Drag a photo, PDF, audio/video, or Office file onto the tool (or click to browse).

  2. 2

    Read the metadata

    See grouped EXIF/GPS/XMP/IPTC, document, or media properties, plus the file hash.

  3. 3

    Export or clean

    Copy/download as JSON or CSV, open the GPS map, or remove all metadata into a clean file.

Result: A full metadata report (and optionally a metadata-free copy of the file)

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — AnyTool reads the metadata in your browser, so your photo is never uploaded.

Parsing is 100% client-side; the file never leaves your device, which matters because photos can contain your GPS location.

Yes — if the photo has GPS data it shows the coordinates and a map link.

It extracts GPS latitude/longitude/altitude and links out to OpenStreetMap and Google Maps; the image itself stays local.

Yes — one click downloads a clean copy with EXIF/GPS and other metadata stripped.

JPEG and PNG are stripped losslessly (pixels untouched); other images are re-encoded clean. Everything happens in your browser.

Detailed Explanation

Methodology

How the File Metadata Viewer Works

AnyTool parses metadata entirely in the browser. Photos are read with exifr (EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ICC, GPS, JFIF, IHDR across JPEG/TIFF/HEIC/AVIF/PNG/WebP); audio and video use music-metadata (ID3/Vorbis/MP4 tags, container, codec, duration, bitrate); PDF Info/XMP and PNG text chunks have dedicated binary parsers; Office documents (DOCX/XLSX/PPTX) expose their docProps via JSZip. Every file also gets name/size/type and a SHA-256 hash. Heavy parsing runs in a Web Worker, results are grouped, GPS is mapped (link-out, no embedded tracker), and everything can be exported to JSON/CSV — or the file can be stripped of all metadata into a clean copy, all without an upload.

  • Runs client-side — the file is never uploaded
  • EXIF/XMP/IPTC/ICC/GPS for photos incl. HEIC, via exifr
  • Audio/video tags + PDF + Office document properties
  • GPS coordinates with OpenStreetMap / Google Maps links
  • JSON & CSV export + SHA-256 hash
  • Lossless metadata removal (JPEG/PNG) downloadable locally
Privacy & Security

Privacy and Offline Use

Photos and documents routinely embed your GPS location, name, and device — so most online metadata viewers that upload your file are a privacy risk. AnyTool reads everything locally; the file never leaves your browser, and it works offline after first load.

Metadata viewing: in-browser (AnyTool) vs typical online viewers
CapabilityAnyToolTypical online viewers
Data handlingRead in your browserUsually uploaded to a server
CoverageEXIF/XMP/IPTC/ICC/GPS + audio/video/PDF/OfficeOften EXIF-only
GPSCoordinates + map linksVaries
Metadata removalLossless, in-browser downloadOften server-side or absent
Export / signupJSON + CSV, no signupOften limited / gated

Capabilities reflect the live AnyTool tool; competitor behavior varies by service.