# FxIF

> View exIF allows you to view metadata contained in .jpg and .tiff images from your Firefox browser.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/viewexif](https://chrome-stats.com/d/viewexif)

## Overview

- **ID:** `viewexif`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Santosh
- **Category:** web-development,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 547
- **Rating:** 2.50 / 5 (8 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-11-24
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/viewexif/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/viswanathamsantosh/firefox-if](https://github.com/viswanathamsantosh/firefox-if)

## Description

FxIF is a Firefox browser extension designed for photographers, editors, and image enthusiasts who want to quickly view the EXIF metadata embedded within .jpg and .tiff images. Digital cameras and editing tools often embed valuable metadata such as camera settings, creation date, and editing history into image files. FxIF simplifies access to this data without needing separate software.

Once installed, viewing image metadata is straightforward: simply right-click on any image in Firefox and select 'view image details.' A pop-up window will display all available metadata, providing you with detailed insights into the image's origin and modifications. FxIF enhances your browsing experience by integrating powerful metadata viewing capabilities directly into your Firefox context menu.

## Rankings

- #4,745 — Overall
- #211 — software
- #235 — contain

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `menus`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate the FxIF add-on for its simple interface and features like copying metadata as JSON. However, multiple reviews highlight significant issues such as incomplete EXIF data display, failure to show GPS coordinates, and overall malfunction in newer browser versions. While it worked well in older Firefox versions, many users have found it ineffective recently, leading some to uninstall it. Despite these problems, some users have long awaited and enjoyed the extension.

### Pros

- Simple and straightforward interface for accessing EXIF data.
- Provides an option to copy metadata as JSON to clipboard or download as file.
- Was functional in earlier versions of Firefox and related browsers.
- Has been anticipated and appreciated by some users.

### Cons

- Does not display all EXIF metadata, only select fields are shown.
- Fails to show geographic coordinates (Latitude & Longitude) properly, often appearing as null values.
- In some cases, the add-on doesn't work at all, showing a grey box without relevant EXIF information.
- Users have reported removing the extension due to lack of functionality.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/viewexif)