Drop a file into the browser
Drag any supported file into File X-Ray: photos, PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, videos, or audio. The file stays on your machine and is parsed locally.
See what is hidden in your files before you share them.
Every photo, PDF, document, video, and audio file carries metadata that most people never see. GPS coordinates, author names, device fingerprints, edit history, digital signatures, internal file paths. File X-Ray parses 20+ formats in your browser, classifies each field by risk, plots GPS on a map, runs AI-powered summaries, and lets you strip metadata before the file goes anywhere.
How it works
Drop a file, see the metadata, strip what you do not want.
Core parsing and metadata stripping run entirely in your browser. Optional features like AI summaries and reverse geocoding go through server-side proxies so API keys never reach the client. Your file bytes stay on your machine.
See every metadata field with risk context
EXIF data, GPS coordinates plotted on a map, author names, device fingerprints, revision counts, timestamps, and more. Each field is classified by risk level. Trigger an AI summary to surface the most privacy-relevant findings.
Strip metadata and export clean
Remove metadata from images, PDFs, and documents. Download a clean version plus a strip-diff report showing exactly what was removed. Ready to share, publish, or archive without leaking information you did not intend to include.
Why it matters
Most files carry more information than people realize.
Photos expose your location
A photo taken on a phone often includes the exact GPS coordinates of where it was shot. File X-Ray plots these on an interactive map so you can see exactly what would be exposed.
Documents reveal who wrote them
PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, and presentations embed author names, organizations, editor software, and revision history. That metadata travels with the file when it gets shared.
Videos and audio carry device fingerprints
MP4, MOV, MP3, FLAC, and other media formats embed encoder details, creation timestamps, device models, and sometimes GPS data. File X-Ray extracts all of it.
PDFs hide more than you think
Beyond standard metadata, PDFs can contain internal file paths, embedded fonts, JavaScript, form fields, and digital signatures. Byte-level forensics surfaces the structural details most viewers miss.
AI summaries highlight what matters
Trigger an AI-powered summary that reads every extracted field and highlights the most privacy-relevant findings. Powered by Gemini, processed through a server-side proxy so keys never reach the browser.
Strip-diff reports show exactly what changed
After stripping metadata from images, PDFs, or documents, you get a strip-diff report showing exactly which fields were removed. Download the clean file knowing precisely what was changed.
Built with
Browser-first architecture with server-side AI proxy.
Core parsing, metadata extraction, and stripping all run in the browser using dedicated TypeScript parsers for each format. Optional AI summaries and reverse geocoding go through Vercel Edge Functions so API keys stay server-side. The landing bundle is code-split down to 77KB gzipped.
FAQ
Common questions about File X-Ray.
Yes. File X-Ray is completely free with no signup, no account, and no usage limits. Open the tool and start inspecting files immediately.
No. Core file parsing and metadata stripping run entirely in your browser. Your file bytes never leave your machine. The only network requests are optional: AI summaries (processed server-side via Gemini proxy) and reverse geocoding for GPS coordinates.
File X-Ray supports 20+ formats: images (JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, HEIC, AVIF, GIF), documents (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX), video (MP4, MOV), and audio (MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, OGG, AIFF). EXIF data, GPS coordinates, author fields, timestamps, device fingerprints, and other embedded metadata are extracted where present.
Yes. File X-Ray strips metadata from images (JPEG, PNG), PDFs, and documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX). After stripping, you get a strip-diff report showing exactly what was removed, plus a clean file to download.
File X-Ray supports 20+ formats including video and audio, provides GPS map views, AI-powered summaries, per-field risk classification, byte-level PDF forensics, and metadata stripping with strip-diff reports. Most online viewers only handle photos and require server uploads.
File X-Ray can generate an AI-powered summary of the metadata findings using Google Gemini. The summary is user-triggered and highlights the most privacy-relevant fields found in the file. It is processed through a server-side proxy so API keys never reach the browser.
Built by Orygn
File X-Ray is one of several tools Orygn has built to make security and privacy work more accessible.
Orygn builds custom software, internal tools, and security-minded systems for small businesses and growing teams. File X-Ray is a working example of that approach applied to file privacy.
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