Metadata viewer
Drop a photo, PDF, MP3 or video to see the metadata hidden inside it: camera and lens, dates, GPS location, author, software, XMP and IPTC. It is read on your device and nothing is uploaded.
- ๐ Runs on your device
- โค 0 bytes uploaded
- ๐ด Works offline
- โ Free, no sign-up, no watermark
How to use Metadata Viewer
- Choose or drop one or more files: photos (JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC), PDFs, MP3 or MP4/MOV.
- Read the report: location, camera, dates, author and software are grouped at the top.
- If a location is found, check the coordinates or open them in a map yourself.
- Use Copy all to keep the report, or remove the data with Remove EXIF or PDF Metadata Remover.
About Metadata Viewer
Photos usually carry EXIF data (camera, lens, settings, date, often GPS), sometimes XMP (editing history, software, rating) and IPTC (caption, author, copyright). PDFs keep an Info dictionary and an XMP packet that often contain the author's name and the software used.
The "Last modified on this device" date comes from your computer's file system, not from inside the file. Everything else is read from the file itself.
Is it private?
Yes. Metadata Viewer runs entirely in your web browser using your device's own processor. Your files are never uploaded to Nolo or anyone else, and the page cannot send them anywhere: its security policy only allows it to talk to nolotools.com, which has no place to receive files. Results are kept encrypted on your device for 60 minutes in Your files, then deleted automatically, or straight away with Delete all. How Nolo works.
Questions and answers
Are my files uploaded?
No. The file is read by code running in your browser tab. It is never sent to Nolo or anyone else, and the tool keeps working with your internet switched off.
Can someone find where a photo was taken?
Yes, if the photo contains GPS coordinates. Phones add them when location is allowed for the camera. This viewer shows a "Location found" warning with the coordinates when a file has them.
Does the viewer show a map?
No. Loading a map would send the coordinates to a map service, so the page only shows the numbers. You can click "Open in OpenStreetMap" or "Google Maps" if you want to see the place.
What can it read in a PDF?
The document properties (title, author, subject, keywords, creator app, producer, created and modified dates), the XMP metadata packet, the names of people who left comments, and whether the PDF has attachments, forms or JavaScript.
Which audio and video formats are supported?
ID3 tags in MP3 files and the tags in MP4, MOV and M4A files (including the GPS location phones store in videos). For other formats it shows basic details such as size, duration and video dimensions.
Do social networks remove metadata?
Most big networks strip GPS from photos they publish, but messaging apps, email, cloud links and file transfers usually send the original file with all its metadata.