Drop a .heic photo to see its GPS location on a map, plus the date, camera and other EXIF fields. It is read in your browser, so the photo never leaves your device.
Free to view. Up to 25 photos at once, no sign-up.
HEIC metadata is the EXIF data an iPhone stores inside a .heic photo: GPS location, date and time, camera and lens. GeoTag.world is a free HEIC metadata viewer. Drop the file in and it shows every field and the map location in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
You cannot see this data in the picture itself, but anyone with the original file can read it in seconds. Check it before you share.
No app to install. Works on a phone, Mac, Windows PC or Chromebook.
Drag in a .heic or .heif photo, or pick one from your files.
See the date, camera, lens, exposure and orientation at a glance.
If the photo has HEIC GPS data, the coordinates appear with a pin on a map.
Strip the location for free and download a clean copy, saved as a JPEG. Your original file is not changed.
HEIC is the default photo format on iPhone. Each file carries EXIF metadata written by the camera when you take the shot.
If Location Services is on for the Camera, that includes the latitude and longitude of where you stood. Share the original file and you share that spot, whether it is your home, school or office.
Your device has built-in options too. Menu names vary by version. For a HEIC EXIF viewer that works on any system and lets you view HEIC location on a map, use GeoTag.world.
There are several ways to remove GPS from HEIC photos. To stop future photos saving location at all, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera and choose Never.
Both hold the same kind of EXIF data. They differ in how widely they open and in what cleaning here produces.
| Field | HEIC (.heic) | JPEG (.jpg) |
|---|---|---|
| GPS location | Yes, if Location Services was on | Yes, if the camera saved it |
| Date, camera and lens | Yes | Yes |
| Opens everywhere | No, some systems need extra support | Yes |
| After editing or cleaning here | Saved as a new JPEG | Stays a JPEG |
See what your iPhone saved, including where it was taken, and remove the location. Free, with no upload.
Use a HEIC metadata viewer. Drop the .heic file into GeoTag.world to see the date, camera and GPS location on a map, read in your browser. On iPhone you can also swipe up on the photo in Photos.
Check its GPS fields. If the file has HEIC metadata location data, GeoTag.world shows the coordinates and a pin on the map. If none appears, no location was saved or it was removed.
Yes, usually after adding support. Windows may need the HEIF Image Extensions and HEVC Video Extensions from the Microsoft Store. This viewer reads the metadata without them.
Your device or app probably lacks HEIC support. Install the HEIF and HEVC extensions on Windows, use an app that supports HEIC, or convert the photo to JPEG.
No. A HEIC photo you edit or clean here is decoded in your browser and saved as a JPEG. Your original file is not changed.
It depends on the converter. Many copy the EXIF data, location included, and some drop it, so check the JPEG afterwards. When you clean a photo here, the location is removed.
Yes. GeoTag.world removes the location in your browser, so the photo stays on your device. It is free, and you download the clean copy as a JPEG.
Yes. Viewing metadata is free and needs no account, for up to 25 photos at once. Removing location is free too.