Remove EXIF Metadata from Photos — Protect Your Privacy
Photos can secretly carry your GPS location, camera serial, timestamps and more. Strip all of it in one click. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing uploaded.
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Drop a photo here or click to upload
JPG / PNG / WEBP. We'll show you exactly what we're removing.
Metadata removed
All EXIF, GPS, and other metadata has been stripped.
How it works
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Upload your photo
Drop a JPG, PNG, or WEBP. Nothing is uploaded — everything happens in your browser.
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See what's hidden
We'll show you the camera info, GPS location (if any), timestamps and more — so you know exactly what's being removed.
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Download clean photo
Click the button. Your photo is re-saved without any metadata — same format and same dimensions.
Guide: removing location and camera data before you share a photo
What the tool shows and removes
When you add a photo, the tool reads its hidden data with the exifr library and lists what it finds: GPS location, camera make and model, lens, date taken, editing software, camera serial number, artist or owner name, exposure, aperture, ISO and colour space, plus a count of any other technical fields. Location, camera, serial number and owner details are marked as sensitive.
When you click Remove all metadata, the image is drawn onto a canvas and saved as a brand-new file in the same format. A file saved this way carries none of the original EXIF, IPTC or XMP data. JPG and WEBP are saved at quality 0.95, and PNG is saved without loss. The pixel dimensions stay the same, and the download is named clean- followed by your file name. Nothing is uploaded.
What changes besides the metadata
Because the picture is saved again, JPG and WEBP pixels change very slightly; at 0.95 the difference is not normally visible. The file size can go down if the original carried a large embedded thumbnail, or go up because 0.95 is a higher quality than many phones use. The embedded colour profile is not kept either, so a photo from a phone that uses a wide-colour profile may look a little different in colour in some apps.
When removing metadata matters
- Selling something on OLX or Facebook Marketplace with photos taken at home, where the GPS location can point to your address.
- Sending photos of your children, house or vehicle to people you do not know well.
- Posting images on blogs, forums or your own website, where the file is often served exactly as you uploaded it.
- Sharing photos as a document or file attachment on WhatsApp, Telegram or email, which usually sends the original file with its data intact.
- Property and rental listings shot inside a home.
Checking that it worked
The simplest test is to load the cleaned file back into this tool. It should report that no EXIF metadata was found. You can also open the file's properties on your computer, or the details view in your phone's gallery, and confirm that the location and camera details are gone.
What it cannot hide
The tool only removes data stored inside the file. Anything visible in the picture remains: a house number, a school uniform badge, a vehicle number plate, a street sign or a recognisable landmark. Crop those out with the Crop tool before sharing. The tool accepts PNG, JPG and WEBP; convert iPhone photos with HEIC to JPG first, then clean the converted file. RAW camera files are not supported.
Removing the date taken also means some gallery apps will sort the cleaned copy by its download date instead. Keep the original in your own collection and share only the clean copy.
Quick checklist
- Look at the sensitive items in the list before you remove them, so you know what was in the photo.
- Share only the downloaded clean copy.
- Re-check the clean copy by loading it into the tool again.
- Need a smaller file as well? Compress the clean copy with Compress to Size.
Related guides
Frequently Asked Questions
What is EXIF metadata?
EXIF is information your camera or phone stores inside a photo: GPS coordinates of where it was taken, camera make and model, lens, date and time, exposure settings, the editing software and sometimes a small preview of the original.
What metadata does this tool remove?
All of it: EXIF data such as camera model, lens, GPS coordinates, timestamp, serial number and photographer name, plus IPTC and XMP metadata, embedded thumbnails and colour profiles. The photo is re-saved as a new file in the same format and at the same pixel dimensions.
Why should I strip metadata?
Mainly privacy. GPS coordinates can reveal your home, school or office, and camera details and serial numbers can identify your device. Many social networks remove this data on upload, but email, files sent as documents in chat apps and direct website uploads often keep it.
Will the image look different after stripping metadata?
Not noticeably. PNG is re-saved losslessly. JPG and WEBP are re-saved at high quality (0.95), which changes pixels very slightly, and the colour profile is removed, so colours can shift a little in some apps. The file size may go up or down.
Which file types does it work on?
JPG, PNG and WEBP. PNG and WEBP usually carry less metadata than JPG, but everything found is removed. RAW camera files (CR2, NEF, ARW and others) are not supported; they need a dedicated RAW editor.