Remove Image Metadata
Photos carry an EXIF block recording the camera, its settings, the date, and very often the exact GPS coordinates where the shot was taken. Posting a photo without stripping this can publish your home address by accident. This tool removes it and keeps the picture unchanged. It is free, needs no account, and adds no watermark to your result.
Remove Image Metadata
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What people use it for.
What happens to your file.
For JPEG, PNG and WebP the metadata blocks are cut out of the file itself: EXIF with its GPS and maker notes, XMP, IPTC, comments, text chunks and the secondary images phones append after a photo. The image data is copied bit for bit, so nothing is re-compressed, the colour profile stays so colours do not shift, and the orientation is written back on its own so the photo still displays the right way up. Other formats, or a different output format if you choose one, are re-encoded with the same care: an iPhone HEIC comes back as a high-quality JPEG rather than a PNG ten times the size, an animated GIF stays animated without its comment blocks, and AVIF and TIFF stay in their own format.
Where it stops: This removes data stored inside the file. It cannot remove information visible in the picture itself, such as a street sign or a house number.
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Common questions.
Does removing EXIF reduce image quality?
No. With the output left on the original format, a JPEG, PNG or WebP keeps its image data bit for bit, so there is no quality loss at all. Only converting to a different format re-encodes the picture.
What happens to HEIC photos from an iPhone?
They come back as high-quality JPEGs with the location, date and camera details removed. Choose PNG or WebP in More options if you prefer.
Do social networks already strip this for me?
Most large platforms strip EXIF on upload, but many messaging apps, forums, marketplaces and email attachments do not. If you are not certain, strip it yourself before sending.
How can I see what my photo is revealing?
Use the Image Metadata Viewer first. It shows the camera, timestamps and GPS coordinates if present, so you can see exactly what would have been shared.
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