Privacy
Check what a photo reveals about you
Before you post a photo, it is worth knowing what is travelling with it.
This tool reads the file's metadata on your device and turns it into a plain list of what could be worked out about you, ordered by how much it actually gives away. Every point in the score comes from a named finding you can read - there is no model making a judgement you cannot inspect.
How to check what a photo reveals about you
- Drop a photo onto the upload area, or a folder of them to check the whole set at once.
- Read the risk score and the findings behind it.
- Expand any finding to see why it matters.
- Clear the sensitive blocks with one click if you want to.
Supported formats
This tool accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF, HEIC and TIFF files. Everything is decoded by your own browser, so the formats available depend on what your browser can open - which for HEIC in particular varies between Safari and other browsers.
Frequently asked questions
How is the risk score calculated?
By a fixed set of rules, not by a model. GPS coordinates contribute the most because they locate you precisely; details that name a person or a specific camera body come next; the capture timestamp and an embedded preview follow. The same file always produces the same number, and every point is attributed to a finding shown on screen.
What does a high score actually mean?
That the file contains enough to place you somewhere at a specific time, or to link this photo to others you have shared. It is a measure of what the metadata discloses, not a judgement about whether you should post the picture - that depends entirely on where it is going and who will see it.
Does the checker look at what the picture shows?
No. It reads the file's metadata blocks and never decodes the image, so it cannot see a face, a street sign or a screen in the background. Those are often the bigger risk, and no metadata tool can help with them. Look at the picture yourself as well as the score.
Why does it mention my filename?
Because removing metadata does not rename the file, and filenames leak too. A name containing a full date survives every metadata tool and gets shared along with the image. When the checker recognises a date pattern it flags it, so you can rename the file before sending it.
Is a score of zero a guarantee of anonymity?
No. Zero means this tool found no identifying metadata in the blocks it can read. The pixels may still be revealing, the format may hide vendor data the tool reports only as 'other', and the way you share the file can disclose plenty on its own. Treat it as a clean bill of metadata health, not of anonymity.
Guides
- What your photos reveal about youMost phone photographs contain GPS coordinates accurate to a few metres, plus the camera model and a timestamp. Removing the metadata deletes all of that. It does not change what is visible in the picture itself.
- What image inspector results meanDimensions and file size explain most upload failures. Format and transparency explain most things looking wrong. Metadata is a privacy matter rather than a quality one. Interlacing, colour model and bit depth almost never matter unless something specifically asked about them.
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- Redact ImageBlack out, pixelate or blur parts of an image.
- GPS Location RemoverBatchStrip the GPS coordinates out of a photo before you share it.
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