WEBP Metadata Viewer
Upload still or animated WEBP files to inspect EXIF/XMP blocks, ICC hints, and container fields.
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Max file size: 100 MB
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Why view WEBP metadata?
Checking WEBP metadata helps you protect privacy, verify authenticity, and understand how the file was created.
Protect privacy
Catch GPS trails, device IDs, and captions in your WEBP before posting or handing off.
Verify authenticity
Check capture time, camera/lens settings, and export software to spot edits in your WEBP.
Prep delivery
See color profiles, dimensions, and orientation so WEBP exports look correct on every screen.
Preview the report layout
See how we surface EXIF, PDF, and video metadata before you upload your own file.
Example Metadata Report
After uploading, you'll get a detailed breakdown of your file's hidden data, similar to the example below.
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Our secure process
We show you exactly what happens when you upload a file, so you know where your data goes and what stays untouched.
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Pick or drop your WEBP. Transfers are secure.
Parse metadata only
We read headers and metadata blocks; the file content is not changed or recompressed.
Highlight key signals
We group timestamps, authorship, location, and technical fields so you can spot what matters quickly.
Display readable results
You see structured metadata grouped by sections for fast review with no downloads required.
Delete temporary copy
The transient server copy is purged right after processing completes.
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What WEBP metadata can you view?
Here are the fields you can inspect before you share or archive the file. Use them to verify provenance, quality, and privacy.
- EXIF/XMP (GPS, author, software) when present
- Container tags for title/description and comments
- ICC hints plus animation duration and frame count (if animated)
What metadata lives inside a WEBP
WEBP is a RIFF container with three codec layers (VP8 lossy, VP8L lossless, VP8X extended), and the extended layer is the only one that carries metadata. When the VP8X flag bits say EXIF, XMP, or ICCP are present, the encoder appends dedicated EXIF, XMP, or ICCP chunks after the pixel payload — so the viewer reads the flag byte first, then walks directly to those chunks to decode the content.
Most real-world WEBP files come from three sources, and each writes a different metadata pattern. Browser "Save image as" re-encodes typically strip everything and produce a flag byte of 0x00. Image-conversion tools like Sharp, Squoosh, and cwebp usually preserve EXIF and XMP from the source JPEG or PNG verbatim, so a photo converted to WEBP often still carries the original camera GPS and timestamp. Design-tool exports (Figma, Sketch via plugins, Affinity) tend to write a minimal ICC profile and an XMP packet with the export software name but no capture data.
Animated WEBP adds an ANIM chunk with loop count and background color, plus one ANMF chunk per frame carrying the frame's duration in milliseconds, disposal method, and blending mode. The viewer surfaces those values so you can see how long a loop runs and whether frames use the "keep previous" or "clear to background" disposal — a common debugging need when an animation looks wrong in one browser but fine in another.
WEBP metadata FAQs
Why does my WEBP have no EXIF even though the source JPEG did?
Browsers and some CMS pipelines re-encode with the VP8X metadata flag off. Converters built on Sharp or cwebp usually preserve EXIF — you can check the VP8X flag byte in the viewer output to see which path produced your file.
What is the ANIM chunk and how do I read the loop count?
ANIM is a 6-byte chunk that stores the background color and loop count. Loop count 0 means infinite; any other value is the exact number of plays. The viewer decodes and shows both.
Can WEBP store GPS coordinates?
Yes — GPS sits inside the EXIF chunk, identical in layout to JPEG's APP1 EXIF. If the source image had GPS and the WEBP was produced by a metadata-preserving encoder, the coordinates carry through.
What is the difference between the ICCP chunk and the EXIF ColorSpace tag?
ICCP is the actual ICC profile blob used for color management. EXIF ColorSpace is a single-value hint (sRGB vs. uncalibrated). Most browsers respect ICCP when both are present; the viewer shows both so you can tell which your pipeline writes.
Does animated WEBP carry per-frame timestamps?
No — WEBP stores per-frame duration in milliseconds but not absolute timestamps. That is different from APNG, which also lacks absolute timestamps, and MP4, which has a per-sample presentation timestamp.