View the metadata in your browser
The checker parses the file's EXIF, XMP and IPTC headers locally and lists every tag it finds — nothing is uploaded, so it's safe to inspect even sensitive photos.
- 1Open the free Metadata Checker.
- 2Drag in a JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF or HEIC image.
- 3Read the extracted tags — device, timestamps, GPS, software and more.
- 4Check the XMP section for AI-generation prompts if the image may be AI-made.
How to read what you find
GPS latitude/longitude means the photo pinpoints a real place — treat it as sensitive before sharing. Device and software tags tell you what captured or last edited the file.
For suspected AI images, prompts, seeds or model names in XMP are a strong signal — though their absence proves nothing, since metadata is easy to strip.
If a photo shows no metadata
An empty result usually means the file was already scrubbed, or passed through a platform that strips EXIF on download (most social networks do). Screenshots also start life with almost no metadata.
If you're checking your own photo before posting and it still shows GPS or device data, run it through the AI Metadata Remover and check it again.