Remove EXIF Metadata
Photos often carry hidden details such as where and when they were taken and which device was used. This tool re-draws each image into a new file so that metadata is left behind, and tells you what it found.
Runs in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.
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How to use Remove EXIF Metadata
- Choose one or more photos in JPG, PNG or WebP format.
- Read the table to see which metadata was detected in each one.
- Compare the before and after file sizes.
- Save each clean copy, or download everything as a ZIP.
Why metadata matters for privacy
A picture of your garden, your child or a parcel for sale can reveal more than you intend. Photos taken with location services on may store latitude and longitude accurate to a few metres, along with the time of day. Social networks usually strip this on upload, but email attachments, messaging apps that send the original file, forums and file-sharing links often do not.
Removing metadata before sharing is a simple precaution. It does not alter what the picture shows; it only deletes the hidden information that travels with it. Photographers also strip metadata to avoid revealing equipment or editing history.
What to know about the cleaned file
- JPEG and WebP images are re-encoded at high quality, so the file size can go up or down slightly.
- PNG images stay lossless but still lose text chunks and other embedded data.
- Colour profiles are not preserved, so colours in unusual wide-gamut photos may shift subtly.
- Animated images are saved as a single still frame.
- Other file formats such as HEIC from iPhones should be converted to JPG first.
Honest limits
This approach removes embedded metadata, but it cannot remove information visible in the picture itself, such as street signs, number plates, faces or reflections. Always check the photo content as well. The detection panel only inspects the standard EXIF block of JPEG files, so a result of no EXIF detected for PNG or WebP means that the tool does not scan them, not that they are guaranteed empty; the output is clean either way.
Everything runs locally. Your pictures are not sent to a server, which matters when the point of the exercise is privacy.
Why use this remove exif metadata tool
- Strips GPS and more. The new file is created from pixels only, so location, camera model and timestamp tags are not copied.
- Shows what was there. For JPEGs it reports whether EXIF, GPS, camera information and a rotation tag were present.
- Batch and ZIP. Clean several photos at once and download them together.
- Never uploaded. All processing happens inside your browser.
Frequently asked questions
What is EXIF data?
EXIF is a block of information embedded in photos by cameras and phones. It can include the capture date and time, camera or phone model, lens and exposure settings, and sometimes precise GPS coordinates. If you share the original file, others may be able to read all of it.
How does this tool remove metadata?
The browser decodes your picture, the tool draws the pixels onto a blank canvas, and the canvas is exported as a brand new file. A canvas export contains only image data, so EXIF, XMP and IPTC blocks are not included.
Will my photo end up rotated incorrectly?
No. Modern browsers read the orientation tag when decoding and show the photo upright. Those upright pixels are what get saved, so the image looks the same and no rotation tag is needed any more.
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