Image Metadata Remover
Strip EXIF, GPS and camera data from a JPG, PNG or WebP. Runs entirely in your browser, so the photo you are protecting is never uploaded.
What this usually removes
- EXIF
- Camera and lens details
- GPS coordinates, where EXIF carried them
- The software or app that created the file
This tool does not blur faces, does not detect people or objects, and does not alter the visible content of the image. For genuinely sensitive cases, check the result with a dedicated metadata inspector.
The image stays in your browser and is never sent to a server. The tool redraws it on a canvas and exports a new file, which normally no longer carries EXIF, GPS or camera fields. No upload, no storage, no AI, no face recognition.
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Picked to go with this onePhotos carry more than the picture. A JPEG straight off a phone usually holds EXIF data: the camera and lens, the exact time, the software that made it and — if location was on — the GPS coordinates where it was taken. That travels with the file when you email it, post it or attach it to a listing. This tool strips those fields by redrawing the image and exporting a clean copy, entirely inside your browser. That last part matters more here than on most tools: the whole point is that the photo whose location you are worried about should not be uploaded to a stranger's server to have its location removed.
How to use this tool
- 01Choose an imageJPG, PNG or WebP, up to 25 MB. It is read locally and never uploaded.
- 02Pick the output format and qualityThe file is re-encoded, so for JPEG the quality setting controls the trade-off between file size and fidelity.
- 03Download the clean copyYour original is untouched — you get a new file alongside it.
When is this useful?
- Before posting a photo of your homeListings, marketplace ads and rental posts are the classic case: the picture is meant to be public, the coordinates are not.
- Sending a photo to someone you do not knowSome platforms strip metadata on upload and some do not. Stripping it first means you are not relying on the platform to do it.
- Cleaning images before they go into a documentCamera and software fields can reveal more about how and where a document was produced than intended.
Examples
- What a phone photo typically carriesCamera make and model, lens, exposure settings, the capture timestamp, the editing software, and latitude and longitude accurate to a few metres when location services were on.
- What the cleaned file looks likeThe same picture, the same dimensions, and a metadata block that no longer carries those fields. Nothing about the visible image changes.
Tips for a better result
- Screenshots are usually already cleanA screenshot has no camera or GPS data to begin with. It is photos taken with a camera or phone that carry the interesting fields.
- Check the result if it really mattersFor high-stakes cases, verify the output with a dedicated metadata inspector rather than trusting any single tool, including this one.
What EXIF actually contains
EXIF is a block of structured data written into the file alongside the pixels. It typically records the camera make and model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, orientation, the date and time of capture, and the software that last wrote the file. If the device had location services enabled for the camera, it also records latitude and longitude, often to within a few metres, and sometimes altitude and compass heading. None of this is visible when you look at the image, and all of it survives being emailed, attached or uploaded unless something deliberately removes it.
How this removal works, and its honest limits
The tool loads the image, draws it onto a canvas and exports a new file from those pixels. Because the export is generated from the decoded image rather than copied from the original bytes, the metadata block is not carried across — which is what removes it. The trade-off is that the file is genuinely re-encoded: for JPEG that means recompression at the quality you select, so the output is not bit-identical to the input even though it looks the same. That is a real cost and worth knowing about, particularly if you are working from an already heavily compressed image. Behaviour can also vary slightly between browsers, since the export is done by the browser's own encoder.
What it deliberately does not do
It does not blur faces, detect people or objects, or alter the visible content in any way — the picture still shows exactly what it showed. It is not a forensic tool and does not promise anonymity: an image can identify a place or a person through its content alone, and no metadata stripper addresses that. If your situation is genuinely sensitive, treat this as one step rather than the whole answer, and verify the output independently.
Why doing this locally is the point
Most metadata removers work by uploading your file to a server, stripping it there and sending back the result. Consider what that means for the specific case people usually have in mind: you are worried the photo reveals where you live, so you send it — coordinates intact — to a server you know nothing about, which may retain it for hours. Doing the work in the browser removes that step entirely. There is no upload, no copy on anyone else's disk, and closing the tab ends it.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove EXIF data from a photo?
Choose the image, pick an output format, and download the cleaned copy. It happens in your browser and your original file is left untouched.
Does this remove GPS location?
Yes, where the location was stored in the EXIF block, which is how phones normally record it. The exported file is generated from the pixels and does not carry the original metadata across.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. It is read and processed in your browser, which is the main reason to use a local tool for this rather than one that processes server-side.
Will the image quality change?
The file is re-encoded, so a JPEG is recompressed at the quality you choose. The image looks the same and keeps its dimensions, but the output is not byte-identical to the original.
Which formats are supported?
JPG, PNG and WebP, up to 25 MB. HEIC files from iPhones are not supported directly — convert them first.