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Image Metadata Remover
See what a photo reveals — location, camera, dates and more — and download a clean copy without it. The picture itself isn't re-compressed, and nothing leaves your device.
What gets removed
- JPEG: EXIF (including GPS and the embedded thumbnail), XMP and extended XMP, IPTC/Photoshop blocks, comments, JFIF thumbnails, other APP segments and anything appended after the image.
- PNG: eXIf, tEXt, zTXt and iTXt (including XMP), tIME and unknown chunks.
- WebP: EXIF and XMP chunks, with the header flags updated.
What stays
The compressed image data, the details needed to decode it (such as the Adobe colour-transform marker and PNG transparency), and — unless you switch them off — the orientation flag and colour profile. Removing metadata doesn't remove anything visible in the picture itself, such as faces, signs or reflections.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove EXIF data from a photo?+
Add your JPEG, PNG or WebP photos. The tool lists what's hidden in each one — camera, dates, GPS location, thumbnails and more — and gives you a cleaned copy to download. Nothing is uploaded.
How do I remove the location from a photo?+
Location is stored as GPS tags in EXIF and sometimes in XMP. Both are removed. Files that contained a location are flagged, and the “after” list is produced by reading the cleaned file again, so you can see it's gone.
Does removing metadata reduce quality?+
No. The image data is copied byte for byte — only the metadata blocks are dropped, so there's no re-compression and no quality loss.
Why does my cleaned photo still have a tiny bit of EXIF?+
Many phone photos are stored sideways with a tag that says how to turn them. Removing that tag would show the photo rotated, so by default a new EXIF block with only the orientation is written back. Untick the option to remove it too.
What about the colour profile?+
An ICC colour profile describes how to display colours accurately; it doesn't identify you. It's kept by default because removing it can make wide-gamut photos look dull. You can remove it as well.
Which formats are supported?+
JPEG, PNG and WebP. HEIC, TIFF, RAW and video files aren't supported here — convert HEIC with the HEIC to JPG tool first (which doesn't copy metadata).