Every file format File X-Ray inspects

File X-Ray reads the hidden metadata inside 53 kinds of file - images, camera RAW, video and audio, documents, mobile apps, executables, fonts, archives and forensic formats - entirely in your browser. Pick a format to see exactly what it reveals.

• JPEG (.jpg .jpeg) - EXIF, GPS, camera make/model/serial, lens, thumbnail, IPTC, XMP, C2PA, AI parameters
• PNG (.png) - Text chunks, AI generation parameters, XMP, ICC profile
• TIFF (.tif .tiff) - EXIF, GPS, IPTC, camera and software
• GIF (.gif) - Dimensions, colour depth, GIF version
• WebP (.webp) - EXIF, XMP, ICC profile
• HEIC / HEIF (.heic .heif) - EXIF, GPS, depth map, HDR gain map, tiled-image hidden pixels, colour signalling (CICP), stored rotation
• AVIF (.avif) - EXIF, XMP, ICC profile
• JPEG XL (.jxl) - Brotli-compressed EXIF and XMP, C2PA manifest, codestream header, hidden preview
• Photoshop (.psd .psb) - Hidden layers, source-photo EXIF and GPS, IPTC by-line, document ancestors, slice names, editor
• SVG (.svg) - Editor and version, local export paths, embedded scripts, Dublin Core creator, edit history
• Canon RAW (.cr2 .cr3 .crw) - Body serial, owner name, lens, shutter count, GPS, full EXIF
• Nikon RAW (.nef .nrw) - Body serial, lens serial, shutter count, GPS, full EXIF
• Sony RAW (.arw .sr2 .srf) - Internal serial, shutter count, lens, GPS, full EXIF and maker notes
• Fujifilm RAW (.raf) - Body serial, lens, film simulation, GPS, full EXIF
• Panasonic RAW (.rw2) - Body serial, lens, GPS, EXIF (a reduced set on Sigma X3F, Leica RWL and Minolta MRW)
• Olympus RAW (.orf) - Body serial, internal serial, lens, GPS, full EXIF
• Adobe DNG (.dng) - Full EXIF, GPS, camera serial, original raw filename, edit history
• More RAW (.pef .srw .3fr .fff .dcr .kdc .mrw .mos .iiq .x3f .rwl) - Body serial, lens, GPS, full EXIF
• PDF (.pdf) - Author, XMP, producer, embedded camera serial, IPTC contact, incremental edit history, hidden layers
• Word (.docx .docm .dotx) - Author, last-saved-by, company, manager, editing-session lineage, macros, hidden text, sensitivity label
• Excel (.xlsx .xlsm .xltx) - Author, two absolute save paths (username and last-saved location), sheet names, macros
• PowerPoint (.pptx .pptm .potx) - Author, speaker notes, hidden slides, external hyperlinks, modern authors list
• Visio (.vsdx .vsdm .vssx .vstx) - Author, last editor, company, template path, create/modify history, custom properties, digital signatures
• Legacy Office (.doc .xls .ppt .msg) - Author, last-opened-by, retained revision log, send-for-review email trail, macros; for .msg: sender, recipients, originating IP, mail client, message-ID
• EPS / PostScript (.eps .ps .ai) - Creator application, author, "created for" name, creation date, PJL username/host, embedded preview, colour profile
• OpenDocument (.odt .ods .odp) - Initial creator vs current author, generator, editing cycles, total edit time, template path
• Rich Text (.rtf) - Author, company, generator, creation and revision dates, edit minutes
• EPUB (.epub) - Adobe DRM account ID, every identifier, calibre library data, contributors, dates
• Kindle (.mobi .azw3 .prc) - Purchase watermark, account-linked keys, ASIN, retail price, rental expiry, purchased vs personal
• iWork (.pages .numbers .key) - Author, application version, document properties
• MP4 / MOV (.mp4 .mov .m4v) - GPS location and full track, GoPro camera serial, satellite time, purchaser Apple ID, C2PA / AI-generated
• Matroska (.mkv .webm) - Title, encoder, muxing app, creation date, tags, track languages
• MP3 (.mp3) - ID3 tags, file owner and licensee, ownership frame, cover art, popularimeter email
• FLAC, WAV & more (.flac .wav .m4a .ogg .aiff) - Native tags, broadcast WAV originator, purchase atoms, cover art, archival location
• DICOM (.dcm .dicom) - Patient name, ID, date of birth, physicians, hospital, study description, de-identification claim, burned-in text
• GPS tracks (.gpx .kml) - First point (often home), full track and route, named places, author, contact details
• Email (.eml) - Every relay IP, originating IP, SPF/DKIM/DMARC result, sender-vs-return-path spoof tell, tenant ID
• Calendar (.ics) - Attendees, location, organizer, meeting links and dial-in passcodes, record timestamps
• vCard (.vcf) - Name, email, phone, postal address, birthday, organization, social handles
• ZIP (.zip .jar) - File listing, Unix user and group id, unsafe paths, macOS Finder origin
• gzip (.gz .tgz) - Original filename before compression, modification time, host operating system, and the tar inside a .tar.gz
• TAR (.tar .tgz .tar.gz) - Owner account name and uid/gid, full file listing, link targets, setuid files, per-file timestamps
• RAR (.rar) - Full file listing, sizes, per-file timestamps, host operating system, encryption state, multi-volume and solid flags
• BitTorrent (.torrent) - Trackers, creation date, client, complete file listing, private flag
• SQLite (.sqlite .sqlite3 .db) - Recoverable deleted rows, schema, recognized app databases, journal mode (flags a -wal companion), writing application
• Apple plist (.plist .aae) - Property keys and values, edit admissions, device and app configuration
• Executable (.exe .dll .so .dylib) - PDB build path with username, code-signing certificate and signer, version resources, company, entitlements, embedded URLs
• Android app (.apk) - Package, permissions, embedded API keys, signing-certificate fingerprint and identity, exported components, debuggable flag, SDK levels
• iOS app (.ipa) - Bundle ID, privacy manifest (tracking domains + collected data), entitlements, provisioning team, backend/associated domains, build-machine OS
• Font (.ttf .otf .woff .woff2) - Designer, foundry, licence and licence URL, vendor URL, copyright, trademark, unique font ID, digital signature
• Windows shortcut (.lnk) - Target path with username, working directory, MAC address, origin machine name, volume serial
• XMP sidecar (.xmp) - Creator, edit history, rights, GPS, document IDs
• Any other file (unrecognized) - Usernames in paths, emails, IPs, MAC addresses, GUIDs, AWS keys, private keys, JWTs, byte entropy