View Photo & File Metadata Online
Inspect supported hidden fields in photos, PDFs and Word documents. Review privacy risks, then clean a copy without selecting the file again.
What metadata can you view?
Use one viewer to check a photo, PDF, or Word document before sharing it. The analysis runs in your browser and leaves the original file unchanged.
Photo metadata reader
Read EXIF, GPS coordinates, camera details, timestamps, software, and supported C2PA evidence in JPG, PNG, and WebP.
Remove photo metadataPDF metadata viewer
Check readable author, creator, producer, title, subject, keywords, dates, and custom document properties.
Remove PDF metadataWord metadata viewer
Find supported DOCX author, last editor, company, revision, editing-time, template, and application fields.
Remove Word metadataC2PA and Content Credentials checker
See whether a JPG, PNG, WebP, or DOCX carries supported C2PA container evidence and which tool it names as the creator. Signatures are not validated.
Remove C2PA and AI metadataWhat Can File Metadata Reveal?
Files contain more information than you think. Here's what our tool can detect before you send them.
Your Exact Location
Smartphone photos embed precise GPS coordinates, often accurate to within a few meters — revealing your home, workplace, or favorite spots.
Your Identity
PDFs and Word documents store the author's full name, company, and sometimes the Windows username or email address.
Your Device Details
Camera make, model, firmware version, and serial numbers can trace photos back to a specific device and person.
Your Work Patterns
Document metadata includes creation time, last edit time, total editing minutes, and number of revisions.
Your Software Stack
The exact application name and version is often recorded, and AI image tools may also leave creator-tool, model, or provenance markers behind.
Embedded Thumbnails
EXIF data can contain a thumbnail of the original photo, even if you've cropped sensitive content from the main image.
Found something you would rather not share? The step-by-step sharing checklist goes from inspection to a checked copy.
BeforeShare practical guide · TuliAI
Read the evidence before deciding to clean
The viewer reports fields it can read. Their meaning depends on the file format and where they are stored. A camera name is evidence of a tag, not proof that a particular person took a photograph. An AI-related tag is evidence of metadata, not an authorship verdict.
| Data | What it means | What to do or expect |
|---|---|---|
| GPS tags in an image | Location coordinates in this copy | Consider removing them before sharing |
| PDF Author or DOCX creator | A saved property, possibly inherited from a template | Check whether it identifies someone unexpectedly |
| Prompt or workflow JSON | Generation instructions stored in the image | Review for private names or instructions |
| C2PA container evidence | A supported provenance container was found | Use a credential verifier for signature validation |
A missing field is an absence of detected evidence, not proof that the file contains nothing private. The viewer does not validate C2PA signatures or detect SynthID signals in pixels. Dimensions, compression details and color information are technical data; they do not have the same risk as GPS or an author name. Inspect the downloaded copy again after cleaning or after a later export.
A practical inspection sequence
First read the privacy summary, then the detailed field list. Identify the fields that matter for your recipient. Inspect the visible picture or every document page separately. Only then choose whether to create a clean copy. If the viewer rejects a format, use that format’s native editor rather than changing its filename extension. The published fixtures below let you try this sequence without using a personal file.
See test files, results and limits →
Sources and scope
Reviewed on . Examples explain the supported cleaner behavior; measured results are in the linked experiment. To report an error, contact us.
Metadata viewer FAQ
How do I see the EXIF data of a photo?
Choose the photo in the viewer above. BeforeShare reads supported EXIF, XMP, and IPTC fields in your browser, such as camera, lens, date taken, software, and GPS, and lists them without changing the file. It works as a free EXIF viewer for JPG, PNG, and WebP; HEIC photos need a JPG copy first.
How can I check if a photo has location data?
Open the photo in the viewer. If it contains GPS coordinates, the privacy summary flags the location and the detailed list shows the latitude and longitude fields. If none are listed, the supported metadata has no GPS, although the picture itself can still show the place. To delete the coordinates, use the location remover.
Can I view PDF and Word metadata without uploading the file?
Yes. The viewer reads PDF properties such as author, creator, producer, and dates, and DOCX properties such as author, last editor, company, and revision number, locally in your browser. Nothing changes until you choose to clean a copy.
Is there an alternative to Jeffrey’s Exif Viewer?
If the online EXIF viewer you are used to is not loading — Jeffrey’s Exif Viewer at exif.regex.info is the one most people mean — BeforeShare reads the same kinds of fields: camera and lens, exposure settings, date taken, software, GPS coordinates, and the IPTC and XMP blocks. The difference is where it runs: the file is read in your browser and never sent to a server, so there is nothing to wait for and nothing to delete afterwards.
Can I check whether an image has a C2PA Content Credential or SynthID?
The viewer reads supported C2PA containers and IPTC AI declarations when they are still embedded in the file, and shows the generator hints it finds. It does not validate signatures, and it cannot detect SynthID: Google embeds that signal in the pixels rather than in metadata, so no metadata viewer can see it. For SynthID or another provider watermark, use that provider’s own verifier and treat a negative result as inconclusive.