Inspect hidden GPS, camera, timestamp and software data, then create a clean JPEG, PNG or WebP copy without uploading your photo.
EXIF is a metadata format used by cameras and phones to store information alongside an image. Depending on the device and app, a photo can contain its capture time, GPS coordinates, camera make and model, lens, orientation, editing software, author or copyright details. These fields are not normally visible when someone looks at the picture.
Use this EXIF data remover to remove EXIF data and related metadata without re-encoding the picture. For JPEG files, it removes EXIF and GPS, XMP, IPTC/Photoshop metadata, comments and supported Content Credentials blocks. For PNG, it removes EXIF, text, time, XMP-related and supported Content Credentials chunks. For WebP, it removes EXIF, XMP and supported Content Credentials chunks. ICC color profiles and encoded image pixels are preserved.
Location tags can reveal where a photo was taken. A picture captured at home, school or work may expose a precise coordinate even when the visible scene looks harmless. This page shows detected latitude and longitude before cleaning. Opening the optional map link sends those coordinates to OpenStreetMap, so use that preview only when appropriate.
Capture times can reveal routines or travel dates. Camera and lens identifiers may connect multiple images to the same device. Software fields can disclose editing tools or workflow details. None of these fields proves identity by itself, but together they can add context that you did not intend to share.
Many social apps recompress ordinary photo posts and commonly remove some metadata, but there is no safe universal rule. Behavior can change by platform, client version, file type and sharing method.
| Discord | Ordinary image uploads may be processed or displayed through different versions, while files shared through other methods may behave differently. Do not assume every Discord workflow removes EXIF; inspect a downloaded copy. |
|---|---|
| Photos are often recompressed, but sending an image as a document or through another original-file workflow may preserve more of the source file. Clean first if metadata matters. | |
| Standard photo posts are normally processed for display, but platform behavior can change. Treat removal as unverified unless you inspect the exact downloaded result. | |
| Email attachment | Usually sends the original file unchanged, so metadata may remain. |
| Cloud or file transfer | Usually preserves the original bytes unless the service explicitly transforms the image. |
The reliable approach is to clean a copy before sharing and inspect that downloaded copy. Do not depend on a platform to protect information that should not leave your device.
For future photos, review Camera access under iOS Location Services. When sharing an existing photo, iOS may offer location options in the share sheet, but the exact controls vary by version and workflow. Cleaning a separate copy here removes supported metadata blocks while preserving your original.
Camera apps commonly include a setting such as location tags or save location. Turning it off affects future captures, not metadata already stored in older files. Use this tool on an existing JPEG, PNG or WebP copy before sending it outside your trusted contacts.
Desktop operating systems and photo apps can display or remove selected properties, but the available fields differ by format. This browser tool provides one consistent check for supported metadata containers and verifies the generated copy immediately after cleaning.
Your selected file is read through browser APIs. The cleaner edits its local byte array and creates a temporary download URL on this device. There is no upload endpoint, account or cloud processing step. Closing or refreshing the page discards the temporary browser state.
Removing metadata from a photo is most reliable when you clean a separate copy before it enters email, chat, social media or cloud storage. The downloaded copy is rescanned in your browser so the result reflects the file you will actually share. Keep the original separately if you still need its capture date, camera settings or location history.
Some images can contain C2PA Content Credentials that describe provenance or editing history. This tool removes supported JPEG JUMBF, PNG caBX and WebP C2PA containers along with other selected metadata. Support does not cover every future or nonstandard credential layout, so the verification result reports only the supported blocks detected in the cleaned copy.
Removing photo metadata is not visual redaction. It does not blur faces, remove visible text or erase information shown inside the image itself. Keep the original until you have opened and checked the cleaned download.
Choose a JPEG, PNG or WebP photo, review the fields and metadata blocks detected in your browser, select Remove metadata, and download the verified clean copy.
No. Reading, cleaning and verification happen locally in your browser. The selected photo is not sent to this website.
The cleaner removes supported metadata blocks from JPEG, PNG and WebP containers without re-encoding the image pixels. It also preserves ICC color profiles.
The removed metadata blocks are not present in the downloaded copy. Keep or delete the original separately because this tool never overwrites it.
Not yet. HEIC files can contain EXIF data, but reliable lossless browser-side rewriting is not consistent across devices, so this tool does not claim to clean HEIC files.
No universal guarantee applies. A platform may recompress ordinary photo posts but preserve metadata when a file is sent as a document, original or email attachment. Check the exact sharing method or clean the copy before sending it.