See what your photos reveal (GPS location, camera, date, serial numbers, software) and strip it all out before you share them. JPG, PNG and WEBP files are cleaned losslessly in your browser, one at a time or in a batch.
Cleaning mode
⌖GPS locationLatitude, longitude and altitude saved by phones
◉Camera & serialsMake, model, lens, body serial number, owner name
◷Dates & softwareWhen it was taken, edit apps, XMP history, comments
▣Hidden copiesEmbedded thumbnails, extra images, IPTC and text chunks
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How to use the EXIF Remover
Add photos: drop JPG, PNG or WEBP files on the box, paste them, or click Choose photos. Many files at once are fine.
Review what was found: each photo lists its hidden data. A red GPS tag means the photo reveals where it was taken; open the details to see every field.
Choose options: lossless mode is best for most photos. Keep orientation stops portrait photos from turning sideways; keep color profile preserves accurate colors.
Download each clean photo, or press Download all to get every cleaned file in one ZIP.
What your photos can reveal
Metadata
Where it is stored
What it can reveal
GPS latitude, longitude, altitude
EXIF GPS block, XMP
The exact place a photo was taken, often your home
Date and time taken, time zone
EXIF
When you were somewhere, and your daily routine
Camera make, model, lens
EXIF
Which phone or camera you own
Body and lens serial numbers
EXIF, maker notes
Links photos posted under different names to the same device
Owner, artist, copyright
EXIF, IPTC, XMP
Your real name
Software and edit history
EXIF, XMP
The apps used and how the photo was edited
Embedded thumbnail
EXIF IFD1
A small copy of the original, which can show content that was later cropped out
Text chunks
PNG tEXt, iTXt, zTXt
Comments, authors, prompts or settings saved by the creating app
Lossless removal vs. re-encoding
Lossless mode (default) works like a surgeon: a JPG file is a list of segments, and the tool keeps only the ones needed to draw the picture (quantization and Huffman tables, frame header and compressed scan data) and drops the APP1 EXIF/XMP, APP13 IPTC, comment and other metadata segments. PNG and WEBP files are treated the same way at the chunk level. The picture is bit-for-bit identical, and the file usually gets smaller.
Re-encode mode decodes the picture and saves it again from a blank canvas, so nothing from the original file survives except the pixels. It applies the orientation to the pixels too. Use it when a file has unusual or damaged structures; JPG and WEBP are saved at 92% quality.
Tips for sharing photos safely
Turn off location tagging in your phone's camera settings if you rarely need it.
Check what you are sending: the details panel above lists every field the tool found.
Screenshots also carry metadata on some devices (software, date, sometimes device model). Clean them too.
Removing metadata does not remove what is visible in the picture: street signs, house numbers and reflections can still give away a location.
Frequently asked questions
What is EXIF data?
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is information that cameras and phones save inside a photo: the camera make and model, date and time, exposure settings, often the GPS coordinates where it was taken, and sometimes the device serial number and the software used to edit it.
Why should I remove EXIF data before sharing photos?
A phone photo with location turned on contains the exact GPS coordinates of where it was taken, which can reveal your home, school or workplace. Many social networks strip it, but email, chat apps that send files, cloud links, forums and marketplaces often keep it.
Does removing metadata reduce photo quality?
Not in the default lossless mode. The tool removes the metadata blocks and copies the compressed image data byte for byte, so the picture is identical. Only the optional re-encode mode redraws the pixels, which recompresses JPG and WEBP files slightly.
Why did my photo turn sideways after removing EXIF in other tools?
Phones often store photos sideways and add an orientation flag that tells viewers to rotate them. Deleting that flag makes the photo appear rotated. With Keep orientation turned on, this tool keeps only that one harmless value, so your photo stays upright.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The files are read and cleaned by JavaScript in your own browser. Nothing is sent over the internet, which you can confirm by disconnecting from the internet after the page has loaded.
Which metadata is removed?
EXIF (including GPS, camera, dates, serial numbers and maker notes), XMP, IPTC and Photoshop data, JPG comments, embedded thumbnails and extra images, and PNG text, time and EXIF chunks. Only data needed to show the picture correctly is kept: the image itself, transparency, gamma, and, if you choose, the color profile and orientation.
Can I remove metadata from HEIC or other formats?
This tool cleans JPG, PNG and WEBP files losslessly. Other formats the browser can open, such as GIF, BMP or AVIF, are re-encoded to PNG, which contains no metadata. Convert HEIC photos to JPG first.