EXIF Remover - Strip Metadata from Photos
Remove EXIF, GPS, and all metadata from a photo. Download a clean, metadata-free copy in JPG, PNG, or WebP.
100% private: your image never leaves your browser. All processing happens locally on your device.
Upload a photo and get back a clean copy with all metadata stripped: GPS coordinates, camera model, date taken, lens info, and embedded thumbnails. Choose JPG, PNG, or WebP output and download directly. Your image never leaves your browser.
Every photo taken on a smartphone or digital camera carries a hidden payload of metadata: GPS coordinates, the exact date and time, the camera make and model, lens details, exposure settings, and sometimes an embedded thumbnail of the original frame. When you share that file online, any viewer can extract this data with free tools. Stripping it before you post is the simplest way to keep your location and device details private.
This tool works by redrawing your image onto an HTML canvas and exporting the pixel data into a new file. Canvas export contains only raw pixel values and has no mechanism for carrying EXIF, GPS, IPTC, ICC profiles, or any other metadata segment. Phone photos often have an EXIF orientation tag that tells viewers how to rotate the image; this tool reads and applies that rotation before stripping the tag, so the output looks exactly like the original rather than appearing rotated or mirrored.
You can export as JPG or WebP for smaller file sizes (with adjustable quality) or as PNG for lossless output. The original file size and the cleaned file size are both shown so you can see the difference.
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Upload your photo
Select a JPG, PNG, or WebP image. A preview appears immediately and no data leaves your device.
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Choose format and quality
Pick JPG, PNG, or WebP as the output format. For JPG and WebP, set a quality level; PNG is always lossless.
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Strip and download
Click Strip all metadata. The tool redraws your image onto a canvas, exports a clean file, and shows the before-and-after file sizes. Download the result.
Remove location before posting online
Photos taken on a phone embed GPS coordinates. Stripping EXIF before uploading to social media or forums prevents anyone from seeing where the photo was taken.
Scrub camera and device fingerprint
Camera make, model, serial number, and software version are stored in EXIF. Remove them when you need to share a photo without revealing which device captured it.
Clean dating information
The DateTimeOriginal tag records exactly when a photo was shot. Strip it before sharing sensitive images where timing should remain private.
Prepare images for publication
Editors and publishers routinely require metadata-free files to avoid inadvertently publishing personal data about photographers or subjects.
Does my photo get uploaded to a server?
No. All processing happens directly in your browser using the Canvas API. Your image bytes never leave your device, and no data is sent to any server.
What metadata gets removed?
EXIF tags (GPS coordinates, camera make and model, lens info, date/time, exposure settings), IPTC captions, embedded thumbnails, and other metadata segments. The output file contains only pixel data. Color profile handling depends on the browser and format.
Will the image look different after stripping?
The visible image is unchanged. The tool reads the EXIF orientation tag and bakes the correct rotation into the output pixels before stripping metadata, so the photo appears exactly as it did originally.
Does exporting to JPG or WebP reduce image quality?
Yes, re-encoding to a lossy format like JPG or WebP recompresses the image. The default quality of 90% is a good balance between file size and sharpness. Choose PNG for a lossless copy that is bit-for-bit faithful to the original pixels.
Can I process a PNG or WebP, not only JPEG?
Yes. The tool accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP as input. You can also change the output format independently, for example converting a PNG to JPG while stripping metadata at the same time.