Remove EXIF Data from Photos

Photos from phones and cameras carry hidden details — often the exact place they were taken. See what your image reveals, remove it, and share a clean copy with the picture itself unchanged.

Processed locally — your images stay on your device.

Drop your image here Select an image from your device

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Accepts JPG, PNG, or WebP. Maximum file size: 25 MB. Very large images may be slow on older phones.

You can also paste an image from your clipboard.

How to remove metadata from a photo

  1. Choose a JPG, PNG or WebP image, drag it here, or paste it from your clipboard.
  2. Check the list of what the image reveals, such as its location, camera and date.
  3. Select “Remove metadata”. The cleaned file is checked again automatically.
  4. Download the clean copy and share that instead of the original.

Common metadata and what it reveals

What a typical phone photo can contain before it’s cleaned.

Photo metadata and privacy
MetadataExampleWhy it matters
GPS location Coordinates of your home or workplaceShows exactly where the photo was taken
Date and time When the photo was takenReveals routines and when you were somewhere
Camera and serial number Phone model, unique device serialCan link different photos to the same device
Author and software Your name, the editing appIdentifies you or how the image was changed
Hidden preview image A small copy of the originalMay still show parts you cropped out

Sharing screenshots? They usually contain little metadata, but PNG files can include text fields such as the software used — this tool removes those too.

Clean, not re-compressed

  • See before you share

    The tool lists what it finds — GPS coordinates, camera model and serial number, dates, author, software and hidden preview images.

  • Identical picture

    Only the metadata is removed. The image data is copied byte for byte, so there is no quality loss, and the color profile is kept.

  • Checked afterwards

    The cleaned file is read again to confirm nothing personal is left. Photos keep their rotation so they don’t turn sideways.

Processed locally — your images stay on your device.

Removing private data shouldn’t mean uploading it

Sending a photo to a website to remove its location would share that location. Here the metadata is read and removed by your own browser, and the photo never leaves your device.

Remove EXIF data FAQ

What is EXIF data?

EXIF is information that cameras and phones save inside a photo: the camera model, settings, the date and time, and often the GPS location where it was taken. Photo apps can add more, such as the author, captions or editing history.

Can someone see where my photo was taken?

Yes, if location was turned on in the camera app. Anyone who gets the original file can read the coordinates. Some social networks remove this data when you upload, but email, messaging apps sending files, cloud links and many websites keep it.

Does removing metadata reduce the quality?

No. This tool doesn’t re-compress the image; it removes the metadata sections and copies the image data unchanged. The file often gets a little smaller.

Why is the rotation kept?

Phones often store photos sideways with a rotation tag. Removing that tag would make the photo appear turned. The tool keeps only that single setting — nothing that identifies you or your device.

What about HEIC photos from an iPhone?

Convert them with HEIC to JPG: the new JPG is created from the pixels only and contains no location or camera data.

Do other tools here remove metadata too?

Yes. The compressors, resizer, cropper and converters create a new image from the pixels, so they don’t copy metadata either. Use this tool when you want to keep the image exactly as it is.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Reading and removing the metadata happens entirely in your browser.