Photo Location Viewer

If the photo still has its GPS metadata, drop it onto this page and the location is read from the file, shown as coordinates and on a map. It works with original photos from iPhones, Android phones, and GPS-enabled cameras. Everything happens in your browser and the photo is never uploaded.

Three common reasons: location was switched off in the camera; the photo was downloaded from a social network (Instagram, Facebook and most platforms strip GPS on upload); or the metadata was removed during editing or exporting. Use the original file from the camera roll to see the location.

No. The photo is read entirely in your browser, on your own device, and is never sent anywhere. If you choose to open the interactive map, only the coordinates, never your photo, are sent to OpenStreetMap to load the map tiles.

Yes. iPhone HEIC and JPEG photos and Android photos all store GPS coordinates in their metadata when location is enabled, and this tool reads them. Your browser may not preview a HEIC file, but the location is still extracted.

No. This tool reads the real GPS coordinates saved by the camera. Screenshots, downloaded images, and AI-generated pictures do not contain that data, so there is no location to show. It does not guess a location from what the picture looks like.

Phone GPS is usually accurate to about 3 to 10 metres outdoors, dropping to 20 to 50 metres indoors or between tall buildings. If the device could not get a fresh signal, it may record its last known position, which can be off. Treat it as a close indication rather than a pinpoint.

They are two ways of writing the same location. Decimal degrees look like 37.7749, -122.4194 and paste straight into Google Maps. DMS means degrees, minutes, seconds. This tool shows both formats, each with a one-tap copy button.

If a photo was taken at your home, a child's school, or another private place, yes, because anyone you send the original file to can read the coordinates. On iPhone and iPad, the EXIF Viewer by Fluntro app removes the location and other metadata from one photo or hundreds at once before you share.

No. GPS coordinates are stored as metadata alongside the image, not in the picture itself, so removing them does not recompress or change how the photo looks. Only the hidden location data is deleted.

Yes, viewing a photo's location here is completely free, with no account and no upload. For removing or editing location data on iPhone and iPad, the EXIF Viewer by Fluntro app is a one-time purchase.