VerExif

VerExif reads the data hidden inside a photo and takes it out again. Every phone or camera picture carries EXIF: the camera and lens, the exposure settings, the date and time, and often the GPS coordinates. VerExif lists it all. Where there are coordinates, it plots them on a map, so you see the spot rather than a pair of numbers. You can point it at a file or a URL, so an image already online can be checked without downloading.

The removal is the other half: it returns the photo with the metadata stripped, the thing to do before sharing a picture whose location you would rather not attach. It is free, with no account and a 20 MB limit per image. The vendor states it stores no copy of the image. It runs in the browser, in six languages.

Use VerExif if:

• You want to see whether a photo has your location attached before you send it anywhere.
• You want that data gone, and a clean copy back.
• You want the location shown properly. It puts the GPS coordinates on a map rather than printing numbers.
• The image is already online. You can give it a URL instead of a file.
• You would rather the tool kept nothing. The vendor states it stores no copy of your image.
• You want it free, in a browser, with no account.

Skip VerExif if any of these describe you:

• Your photo must never leave your machine. The file is still sent to its servers, whatever is stored afterwards. A tool that works inside the browser avoids that.
• You have a folder to clean. This is one image at a time. Compare other EXIF and metadata tools.
• Your file is over 20 MB. That is VerExif's limit, and Jimpl takes files up to 50 MB.
• You are compressing or converting the images anyway. ShortPixel and Online-Convert can drop metadata as part of that job.
• You want to change the metadata rather than read or remove it, such as fixing a wrong date.
• You need a phone app. This is a website only.