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Parergon tools · Runs in your browser · Nothing uploaded
See the metadata hidden in any photo.
Drop an image to read its EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and GPS data, then strip it out and download a clean copy. Everything happens in your browser. Your photo never leaves your device, and nothing is uploaded or stored.
Metadata viewer
Private by design
Your photos are read on your device, never on a server.
- No upload
- The image is opened and parsed in your browser. It is never sent to us or anyone else, so there is nothing to leak, cache, or retain.
- No account
- No sign-up, no email, no tracking of your files. Open the page and use it. That is the whole flow.
- See everything
- EXIF camera settings, IPTC captions and copyright, XMP edits, and the GPS coordinates that quietly travel inside many photos.
The data inside
EXIF, IPTC, and XMP, the layers hidden in a photo.
- EXIF · Camera data
- Written automatically by the camera or phone: shutter speed, ISO, lens, the exact date and time, and very often the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken.
- IPTC · Rights and captions
- Added by photographers and agencies: captions, keywords, the creator's name, and copyright terms. The standard newsrooms and stock libraries rely on.
- XMP · Edits and history
- Adobe's extensible format, used by Lightroom and Photoshop to record ratings, edit settings, and a running history of changes to the file.
Why it matters
A photo can quietly reveal where you live and who you are.
The most sensitive field is location. A photo taken at home and posted online can carry the exact GPS coordinates of your front door. The same file can also name the device, the editing software, and the precise moment it was captured.
Some social platforms strip this data on upload, but many messaging apps, forums, portfolios, and file shares do not. If you are publishing a photo, selling on a marketplace, sending a document, or filing a claim, removing the metadata first is the safe default.
Stripping does not change how the image looks. It removes the hidden record while leaving every pixel exactly as it was.
In three steps
How to view or remove metadata.
- 01
Choose a photo
Drag an image onto the drop zone, or click to pick one. It is read on your device.
- 02
Review the metadata
See the EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and GPS data laid out in full, including any embedded location.
- 03
Strip and download
Use the Strip metadata button to download a clean copy with the data removed and the pixels untouched.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is anything uploaded?
No. Reading and stripping both happen in your browser using JavaScript. Your image never leaves your device, and nothing is uploaded, stored, or logged.
Which file types are supported?
Reading works for JPEG, PNG, HEIC, and TIFF. Stripping is available for JPEG and PNG, which can be cleaned losslessly. For HEIC and TIFF, use the Parergon app for Mac.
Does stripping reduce image quality?
No. For JPEG and PNG the tool removes only the metadata segments and leaves the image data untouched, so the pixels are identical to the original.
What metadata gets removed?
EXIF including GPS coordinates, IPTC captions and copyright, XMP edit history, and embedded comments. The color profile is kept so the image still looks the same.
Do you keep my photos or any data?
No. There is no server in the loop, so nothing about your file is uploaded, retained, or shared. You can confirm it in your browser's network inspector: dropping a photo triggers no upload.
Need to edit metadata, not just read it?
Parergon is the native macOS app for professional EXIF, IPTC, and XMP editing, with batch processing and a 142-field registry. Finder Tags and Finder Comment are read-only Essentials and Favorites fields. ExifTool's power, without the terminal.
