filesmd.com

FilesMD accepts almost any file type for metadata viewing and editing. According to its upload page, you can drag and drop an image or click to select a file, and the supported list spans photos, video, audio, documents, compressed archives, and other binary formats. If your file is in one of the categories below, you can upload it to view EXIF and metadata fields such as timestamp, thumbnails, software version, language, author, GPS location, and original document ID.

Supported File Types by Category

📷 Photo formats

jpg, png, gif, tif, webp, and many more, including: 360, 3fr, ai, arw, bmp, bpg, ciff, cr2, cr3, crw, dng, dpx, dib, erf, exr, flif, heic, heif, iiq, indd, j2c, j2k, jng, jp2, jpc, jpe, jpeg, jpf, jpg, jpm, jps, jpx, jxl, jxr, k25, kdc, mef, miff, mos, mrw, nef, nrw, orf, pef, pgf, pgm, pict, png, psd, psdt, raw, raf, rw2, rwl, rwz, sr2, srf, srw, tif, tiff, webp, x3f, xcf

🎥 Video formats

mp4, mov, avi, and many more, including: 3g2, 3gp, 3gp2, 3gpp, asf, avi, divx, djv, dv, dvb, dvr-ms, f4v, flv, lrv, m2t, m2ts, m2v, m4v, mks, mkv, mng, modd, mov, mqv, mts, mxf, qt, qti, qtif, r3d, rm, rmvb, rv, ts, vob, webm, wmv, wtv

🎵 Audio formats

mp3, flac, wav, and many more, including: aif, aifc, aiff, ape, flac, la, m4a, m4b, m4p, mka, mp3, mpc, ogg, ra, ram, wav, wma, wv

📄 Document formats

pdf, docx, xlsx, pptx, and many more, including: aa, aae, aax, acfm, afm, amfm, azw, azw3, chm, csv, doc, docm, docx, dot, dotm, dotx, epub, fax, fits, htm, html, ical, ics, idml, ind, indd, indt, insp, insv, inx, json, key, mie, mif, mobi, nmbtemplate, numbers, odb, odc, odf, odg, odi, odp, ods, odt, ofr, onp, opus, otf, pages, pbm, pct, pcx, pdb, pdf, pfa, pfb, pfm, pgm, plist, pmp, pot, potm, potx, ppam, ppax, ppm, pps, ppsm, ppsx, ppt, pptm, pptx, prc, ps, ps2, ps3, psb, pspframe, pspimage, pspshape, psptube, qif, rtf, sketch, svg, swf, thmx, txt, vcard, vcf, vsd, woff, woff2, xhtml, xla, xlam, xls, xlsb, xlsm, xlsx, xlt, xltm, xltx, xmp

🗜️ Compressed formats

zip, 7z, rar, gz, and more: 7z, bz2, gz, gzip, iso, rar, rpm, tar, tbz2, tgz, txz, xz, zip

Other formats

dll, exe, lnk, torrent, and more: a, acr, afm, amfm, arq, crm, cs1, dc3, dcm, dfont, dll, dylib, eip, exe, exif, exv, fpf, fpx, gpr, hdp, hdr, hif, icc, icm, itc, kth, lfp, lfr, lif, lnk, macos, max, mrc, mrw, newer, nksc, o, ofr, ori, pac, pcd, prc, qif, rif, riff, rsrc, seq, so, thm, torrent, ttc, ttf, tub, xmp

Quick Reference Table

How to Check If Your File Is Supported

1. Open the FilesMD upload area.
2. Drag and drop your file onto the page, or click to select it.
3. If the format appears in the supported list above, FilesMD will attempt to extract its metadata and EXIF fields.

The page describes the list as covering "(almost) any type of file," so formats outside these categories may still work — but the categories above are the ones explicitly listed as supported.

FilesMD is a browser-based metadata viewer and editor. You upload a file, and it shows the embedded metadata and EXIF fields — timestamp, thumbnail, software version, language, author, GPS location, original document ID, and more — with the option to edit those fields. It works with a very wide range of file types, so it is useful when you need to inspect what a file carries inside it without installing desktop software.

What you can do with it

The tool is built around one workflow: upload a file, read its metadata, and change it if needed.

• View metadata and EXIF fields. After upload, the tool extracts fields such as timestamp, thumbnails, software version, language, author, GPS location, and original document ID.
• Edit metadata. The page is labeled "View/Edit File Metadata," so editing is part of the intended use, not just reading.
• Work across many formats. Support covers photos, video, audio, documents, archives, and other binaries — far beyond the usual JPEG-only metadata tools.

Supported file types

The upload area accepts "(almost) any type of file." The listed categories and examples are:

If your format appears in the list, assume the tool will attempt to read its metadata. The list is long but not literally every extension, so check before relying on it for an unusual format.

How to use it

1. Open filesmd.com.
2. Drag and drop a file onto the upload area, or click to select a file from your device.
3. Wait for the extraction to finish. The tool displays the metadata and EXIF fields it found.
4. Review the fields you care about — for example, GPS location on a photo, author on a document, or software version on an exported image.
5. If you need to change a field, use the edit function and then save or export the result.

The expected result is a readable list of metadata fields for that file, plus the ability to modify them.

When it is a good fit

• Checking a photo before sharing it. GPS location and timestamps are common fields people want to see before posting an image publicly.
• Verifying document authorship. Author and software version fields can tell you what produced a PDF or Office file.
• Inspecting media files. Video and audio files often carry container metadata that is hard to read without a dedicated tool.
• Quick checks without installing anything. Because it runs in the browser, it suits one-off inspections on a machine where you cannot install software.

Things to keep in mind

• Upload means the file leaves your device. The workflow is upload-based, so treat it as sending the file to a service rather than processing it locally.
• Not every field exists in every file. A plain text file will not have GPS data; a screenshot may have no author field. What you see depends on what the file actually contains.
• Editing changes the file's embedded data, not its content. Changing a timestamp or author field does not alter the image, audio, or document content itself.
• Very large or unusual files may behave differently. The supported list is broad, but extraction quality varies by format and by how the file was created.

If you only need to read metadata occasionally and want broad format coverage in a browser, FilesMD fits that job. If you need to process sensitive files without uploading them, a local desktop tool is the better choice.

FilesMD is a browser-based metadata viewer and editor. You upload a file by dragging and dropping it onto the page or clicking to select it, and the tool then displays metadata and EXIF fields such as timestamp, thumbnails, software version, language, author, GPS location, and original document ID. The site's heading is "Metadata Extractor" with the subheading "View/Edit File Metadata," so both viewing and editing are presented as capabilities. The main practical constraint is file type: FilesMD lists an unusually broad set of supported formats, but you should confirm yours is on the list before relying on it.

How to view metadata in FilesMD

1. Open filesmd.com in your browser.
2. Drag a file onto the upload area, or click the area to open your file picker and select a file.
3. Wait for the file to be processed. The page states metadata is extracted instantly.
4. Read the results. According to the site, the fields you may see include:
   • Timestamp
   • Thumbnails
   • Software version
   • Language
   • Author
   • GPS location
   • Original document ID
   • "and many more" EXIF and metadata fields

The exact fields depend on the file type and on what metadata the file actually carries. A photo from a phone will typically expose EXIF data like GPS and timestamps; a plain text file will expose far less.

How to edit metadata in FilesMD

The site labels itself "View/Edit File Metadata," which indicates an editing capability alongside viewing. The available page evidence does not describe the specific editing controls, so the reliable expectation is: after uploading, look for editable fields or an edit action in the results view, change the values you need, and save or download the result. If no edit control appears for your file, the format may be view-only in practice.

Supported file types

FilesMD groups supported formats into five categories. The lists below are drawn from the site.

The site's own summary lines are "Upload (almost) any type of file" and "Supported file types," followed by these long enumerations. Treat the enumeration as the authoritative list rather than the word "almost."

What to check before you rely on it

• Your format is listed. The supported list is long but specific. If your extension is not in it, do not assume it will work.
• The metadata exists in the first place. FilesMD reads what is embedded. It cannot show GPS coordinates for a file that never had them, and it cannot recover metadata that was stripped before upload.
• Editing behavior for your format. Since the page evidence confirms a view/edit framing but not per-format editing rules, test with a copy of the file first if the metadata matters.
• Privacy. Uploading a file sends it to a service. If the file contains sensitive GPS, author, or document ID data, decide whether that is acceptable before uploading.

Quick answers

Do I need an account? The page evidence does not mention accounts or login, so no login requirement is documented. It also does not state pricing, so do not assume the service is free for every use.

Can it read GPS location? Yes, GPS location is listed among the extractable fields, subject to the file actually containing it.

Can it handle RAW photos? Yes. The photo list includes raw, dng, cr2, cr3, nef, arw, and many other camera RAW formats.

Can it handle documents and archives? Yes. pdf, docx, xlsx, pptx, zip, 7z, rar, and others appear in the supported lists.

File metadata can expose GPS coordinates, author names, timestamps, device and software details, and internal document IDs — often without the file owner realizing it. FilesMD is a browser-based metadata viewer and editor that lets you upload a file to inspect these fields, and its page describes an edit capability as well. The practical takeaway: before sharing a photo, video, or document, check its metadata, because the visible content is not the only thing you are sending.

The privacy-sensitive fields most likely to travel with a file

Based on the field categories FilesMD lists for its Metadata Extractor, the following are the ones with real privacy weight:

FilesMD's own description groups these as "timestamp, thumbnails, software version, language, author, GPS location, original document ID, and many more," so treat the list above as the headline categories rather than an exhaustive one.

Why this leaks more than people expect

The core mechanism is that metadata is written by the creating device or application, not by you. A phone camera stamps GPS and a timestamp at capture. An editor may keep the original EXIF block even after you crop. A document tool may embed an author name and a document ID.

A concrete example: you take a photo at home, crop it to remove a recognizable background, and post it. The cropped pixels no longer show your street, but the EXIF GPS field may still carry the capture coordinates. Anyone who downloads the file and reads its metadata can recover that location. The same logic applies to a PDF exported from a work account — the author field can carry your name or your employer's naming convention.

How to check and reduce what you share

1. Identify the file you plan to share. Photos, videos, and office documents are the highest-risk categories because they commonly carry EXIF or authoring metadata.
2. Upload it to a metadata viewer. FilesMD accepts a very broad set of formats across photos (jpg, png, heic, raw variants, and many more), video (mp4, mov, mkv, and others), audio (mp3, flac, wav, and others), documents (pdf, docx, xlsx, pptx, and others), compressed archives, and other file types such as exe and dll. The page presents a drag-and-drop area or a click-to-select option.
3. Read the extracted fields. Look specifically for GPS, timestamp, author, software, thumbnails, and any original document ID.
4. Edit or strip the fields you do not want to share. FilesMD's page title and heading describe it as a viewer and editor ("View/Edit File Metadata"), so editing is part of the stated capability. The page evidence does not detail which fields are editable or how the edit is applied, so verify the result by re-reading the metadata after any change.
5. Re-check before sending. Metadata can be reintroduced if you re-save the file through another app.

Practical cautions

• Not every field is equally removable. Some formats and some fields are harder to change than others; the page does not specify per-format edit support, so test with your actual file.
• Thumbnails are easy to overlook. A thumbnail can survive edits to the main image, so check for it explicitly.
• Uploading is itself a disclosure. You are handing the file to a third-party service to read it. If the file is sensitive, consider whether a local tool is more appropriate for your situation.
• Metadata is not the only leak. Visible content, filenames, and file size can also reveal information, so metadata cleanup is one step, not a complete privacy fix.

When this matters most

Check metadata before posting photos publicly, sending documents to people outside your organization, uploading files to forums or marketplaces, or sharing anything created on a personal device through a work channel. If a file contains GPS or an author name you would not put in the message body, treat the metadata as part of what you are publishing.

FilesMD is a browser-based metadata viewer and editor that accepts almost any file type and returns the metadata and EXIF fields embedded in it. According to the site, the fields it surfaces include timestamp, thumbnails, software version, language, author, GPS location, original document ID, and many more. What you actually see depends on the file: a phone photo carries camera and location data, while a PDF or Word document carries authoring and revision data instead. The tool works on images, video, audio, documents, compressed archives, and other binary files, so the field list below is a map of what is commonly available rather than a guarantee for every upload.

The fields FilesMD names explicitly

The site's own description lists these example fields:

• Timestamp — creation, modification, or capture time, depending on the format
• Thumbnails — embedded preview images, common in camera and phone photos
• Software version — the application or firmware that wrote the file
• Language — the language tag stored in the file
• Author — the person or account credited with creating the file
• GPS location — coordinates recorded by a device with location services
• Original document ID — an identifier that ties a file back to its source document

These are the fields the page calls out by name. In practice a single file usually exposes a subset of them, and the exact labels come from the metadata standard the file uses.

What different file types tend to contain

Metadata is not one format. Each file family follows its own standard, which is why the same tool returns different field sets for a JPEG and a DOCX.

The supported-type list on FilesMD is long and spans all of these categories, so the practical question is not "does it accept my file" but "does my file's format store the field I care about."

EXIF: the field set most people are looking for

EXIF is the metadata standard that cameras and phones write into image files, and it is the richest source of the fields FilesMD advertises. A typical EXIF block from a phone photo can include:

• Date and time the photo was taken
• GPS latitude, longitude, and sometimes altitude
• Camera or phone make and model
• Lens information and focal length
• ISO, shutter speed, and aperture
• Image orientation
• A small embedded thumbnail
• The software or OS version that processed the image

This is why the same photo can reveal where it was taken and which device took it. If you are checking a photo before sharing it, EXIF is the block to inspect first.

How to check which fields a specific file has

1. Open FilesMD and drag your file onto the upload area, or click to select it.
2. Wait for the metadata panel to populate. The tool reads the file and lists the fields it finds.
3. Scan the list for the fields you care about — timestamp, GPS, author, software version, and so on.
4. If a field you expected is missing, the file's format likely does not store it, or the writing application stripped it.

The expected result is a field list, not a fixed template — two files of the same type can return different fields depending on what the creating software chose to write.

Common reasons a field is missing

• The app stripped it on export. Many social platforms and messaging apps remove EXIF, including GPS, when you upload.
• The format does not support it. A plain TXT file has almost no metadata to show.
• The field was never written. Screenshots, for example, usually have no camera or GPS data.
• The file was re-saved. Editing and re-exporting a file often rewrites or drops the original metadata block.

If you need a field that is not appearing, check whether the original, unedited file still has it before assuming the tool missed something.

What this means for you

FilesMD is useful when you want to see what a file reveals about itself before you send, publish, or archive it — especially GPS location in photos and author or revision data in documents. The fields it names on its page (timestamp, thumbnails, software version, language, author, GPS location, original document ID) are the ones to look for first, and the table above tells you which file types are most likely to carry them.