Image Metadata Viewer and Editor Guide

Image metadata is extra information stored inside an image file. It can include capture time, camera make, camera model, lens data, GPS location, author, copyright, image description, editing software, ICC color profile, XMP data, and IPTC photo fields. Photos, product images, design exports, screenshots, and website assets may all contain metadata.

This online image metadata tool supports common formats such as JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, HEIF, and TIFF. It reads as much parseable metadata as possible directly in your browser, including EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, ICC, TIFF, JFIF, and PNG IHDR fields. You can inspect the full metadata table, search field names and values, and download the metadata as a structured JSON file.

How to view image metadata

1. Upload one or more images, or drag files into the upload area.
2. Select an image from the file list.
3. The detail panel shows the preview, format, file size, metadata count, and full metadata table.
4. Use the search box to filter by keywords such as GPS, Date, Camera, XMP, ICC, or Copyright.
5. Click “Download Metadata JSON” to export the current image metadata.

How to edit image metadata

The tool can write common JPEG EXIF fields reliably, including image description, artist, copyright, camera make, camera model, and original capture time.

1. Upload a JPG or JPEG image.
2. Select the image and update fields in the common EXIF editor.
3. Click “Export Edited JPEG”.
4. A new JPEG file will be downloaded. The original file is not overwritten.

You can also use “Clear JPEG EXIF” to remove EXIF data before publishing, uploading, emailing, or sharing photos.

Why metadata editing is JPEG-first

Viewing metadata and writing metadata are different operations. Browser-side reading can parse many metadata containers, but writing metadata back into PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, HEIF, or TIFF is not consistently supported across browsers and libraries. Unsafe writing may break the image, remove existing metadata, or produce files that other software cannot open.

For that reason, this tool prioritizes broad metadata viewing and JSON export, while metadata writing currently focuses on common JPEG EXIF fields. For professional full-format metadata rewriting, a desktop tool such as ExifTool is still the safer choice.

Common use cases

• Check photo capture time, camera model, lens data, and exposure information.
• Find whether a photo contains GPS location metadata before sharing it.
• Add author, copyright, and description fields to JPEG photos.
• Export EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and ICC metadata as JSON for archiving or debugging.
• Remove JPEG EXIF data to reduce privacy exposure.
• Inspect product images, web assets, social media images, and design exports for unnecessary metadata.

Privacy

Image reading, metadata parsing, search, JSON export, and JPEG EXIF writing all run locally in your browser. Your images are not uploaded to a server.