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Jimpl
Shows the hidden data inside a photo, including where and when it was taken, and gives you back a copy with it stripped out.
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Overview
Jimpl reads the information a camera hides inside a photo. Every phone or camera picture carries EXIF data: the camera and lens, the exposure settings, the date and time, and often the GPS coordinates of where you stood. Jimpl shows all of it, including that spot on a map. It has run since 2010 and uses ExifTool, the established open-source program for reading metadata.
The remove page gives the photo back with the metadata stripped. That is what you want before sending a picture of your home or a child's school. It is free, needs no account, and takes files up to 50 MB. The vendor states uploads are private, never shared, used only to read the metadata, and deleted after 24 hours.
Key features
✓Reads the full EXIF data in a photo
✓Shows the camera, lens & settings used
✓Shows the date & time taken
✓Shows GPS coordinates & where it was taken
✓Downloads a copy with metadata removed
✓Stripping also shrinks the file slightly
✓Free with no account
✓Uses ExifTool, the standard metadata reader
✓Uploads deleted after a day, per the vendor
When to use
Use Jimpl if:
- You want to know whether a photo of yours has your location attached before you send it.
- You want that location gone. The remove page returns the file with the metadata stripped.
- You are curious what camera, lens or settings produced a shot.
- You need the date a photo was actually taken, rather than the date the file was copied.
- You want it free with no account and nothing installed.
- You want a reliable reading. It uses ExifTool, which is the standard tool for the job.
When NOT to use
Skip Jimpl if any of these describe you:
- The photo must not leave your machine. Jimpl processes on its servers, and it states files are deleted after a day. A tool that runs in your browser avoids the upload entirely.
- You have a folder of photos to strip. This is one file at a time. Compare other EXIF and metadata tools.
- You are already compressing or converting the images. ShortPixel and Online-Convert can drop the metadata as part of that job.
- You want to edit the metadata rather than read or remove it, for example correcting a wrong date or adding copyright.
- Your file is over 50 MB, which is the upload cap.
- You are checking a GIF. That format does not carry EXIF data in the first place.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Viewing metadata and downloading a stripped copy are both free, with no account and nothing to install. Uploads are capped at 50 MB per file.
It is information the camera writes into the file alongside the picture. That covers the camera and lens, the exposure settings, the date and time, and on most phones the GPS coordinates of where you were standing. Removing it matters when you share a photo taken at home, at a school or anywhere else you would rather not publish the location of.
Yes. The reading and stripping happen on Jimpl's servers, not in your browser. The vendor states that uploads are private and never shared, that they are stored only to extract and show the metadata, and that all photos are deleted after 24 hours. If the photo is sensitive, a tool that works inside your browser avoids the upload altogether.
No. The image data is untouched, so the photo looks identical. Only the information attached to it is dropped, which also makes the file slightly smaller. What you lose is the record: the camera settings, the date and the location go with it, so keep the original if you want that history.
It is built on ExifTool, which reads metadata from a wide range of image formats, so ordinary phone and camera files are covered. The exception to know is that some formats carry no EXIF at all, GIF among them, so there is nothing to show for those.
No, it works one photo at a time. If you need a set cleaned, a compressor or converter that offers a metadata option will handle the batch as part of processing them.
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