Details Gyazo saves with each image or video

Details Gyazo saves with each image or video


Gyazo saves image details (metadata) with each image you capture. This is used to provide convenient image search on your and homepage and to show related images.

When you upload captures these details are saved privately:

Data saved by Gyazo for Windows

The foremost window's title and application name
The link (URL) of the source website if it is taken from a browser
Height and width of the captured image
The dots per inch (DPI) ratio of the monitor

When upload image files
The file name of the image
Height and width of the captured image


Data saved by Gyazo for Mac

The foremost window's title and application name
The link (URL) of the source website if it is taken from a browser
Height and width of the captured image

When upload image files
The file name of the image
Height and width of the captured image

Private search features
By saving this data, we are able to give you more convenient Image search features. It's fun to explore related images and it is a big time saver compared to tagging and sorting your images by hand.

Please note that this information can only be seen by you, the uploader of the image, unless you Make image metadata public. It is set to private by default for all uploads.

This data will never be provided to third parties by Gyazo.
Rest assured, your data is transferred safely to our servers using the HTTPS standard.

In summary:
When you share an image with someone, they only can see the image itself by default.
They cannot see this related information unless you click "details visible".
In no case can they see any of 'Your related images'.
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