What is the EXIF & Metadata Remover?
Every photo your phone or camera takes carries hidden data baked into the file — called EXIF metadata. It can include the exact GPS coordinates where the photo was taken, your camera or phone model, the date and time, and even the software you used. This tool reads that hidden data, shows you exactly what's there, then strips it out and gives you a clean copy — all without uploading your photo anywhere.
Why hidden photo metadata is a privacy risk
The most sensitive field is GPS location. A photo taken at home and posted online can embed your home address with street-level accuracy. The same applies to photos of children, workplaces, or anywhere you'd rather not broadcast. Most social networks strip metadata on upload, but many do not — and files shared over email, chat, marketplaces, or cloud links keep every hidden field intact.
How to use it
- Drag and drop a photo, or click to choose one (JPEG, PNG, or WebP)
- Review the metadata the tool found — GPS location is highlighted if present
- Choose All metadata or Location only
- Click Strip metadata, then download your clean image
Strip modes
- All metadata — removes EXIF, XMP, and embedded text/comments. The thorough option for anything you're about to post publicly.
- Location only — removes just the GPS coordinates while keeping benign fields like orientation and camera settings. Useful when you want to keep photo details but hide where it was taken.
Supported formats
JPEG, PNG, and WebP. Stripping is lossless — your image is not re-compressed, so quality and dimensions are untouched. Only the metadata is removed.
Privacy & security
Your image never leaves your device. The file is read and rewritten entirely in your browser using JavaScript — there are no uploads, no servers, and no third-party calls. Even the GPS coordinates we display stay local; they are never sent to any map provider. Close the tab and nothing remains. No storage is used by this tool.
FAQ
Does this upload my photo? No. Everything runs in your browser. You can disconnect from the internet and the tool still works.
Will it reduce my image quality? No. The tool removes metadata at the byte level without re-encoding, so pixels are preserved exactly.
Which formats are supported? JPEG, PNG, and WebP. HEIC support is planned.
Does removing metadata change how the photo looks? No — metadata is invisible information about the file, separate from the image itself.
Limitations
- Maximum input size: 50 MB
- HEIC/HEIF (common on iPhones) is not yet supported — convert to JPEG first
- Video metadata is not handled