Remove EXIF data
Your photos record where, when, and with what device they were taken. Review that data, remove all of it or just the location, and download an image that looks exactly the same.
Drop your files hereTap to choose your files
or click to choose · paste with Ctrl+VJPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, HEIC, AVIF, and TIFF · up to 50 MB each
Processed on your device: nothing is uploaded
Data your images are hiding
What do you want to remove?
It is the only field that stays. Without it, a portrait photo can show up rotated.
Keeps the colors exactly as in the original. It does not identify anyone.
HEIC, AVIF, and TIFF images cannot be cleaned without recompressing: they are converted to high-quality JPG and come out with no metadata at all.
Cleaned images
How to use it
- Drag your images into the box or select them from your device. JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, HEIC, AVIF, and TIFF are supported, several at once.
- Review what each one hides: camera, date, author and, if present, the exact location with its point on a map.
- Choose whether to remove all metadata or only the location, then select “Remove metadata”.
- Compare the before and after of each image and download them one by one or all together in a ZIP.
Frequently asked questions
What is photo metadata and why should I delete it?
It is data your camera or phone stores inside the file: make and model, date and time, shooting settings and, if location is turned on, the GPS coordinates of the place. Anyone who gets the original file can read it. Deleting it keeps you from accidentally sharing where you live, where you work, or where you were.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. Reading and cleaning happen in your browser, using your device’s memory. Your photos never leave it. The only exception is if you select “View on OpenStreetMap”: that site opens with the coordinates, and only because you asked for it.
Is quality lost when metadata is removed?
No. In JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF files, only the data blocks are removed and the pixels stay identical, with no recompression. That is why the file size barely changes. HEIC, AVIF, and TIFF images cannot be cleaned this way: they are converted to high-quality JPG and come out with no metadata at all.
Should I remove everything or just the location?
If you are going to post the photo or send it to someone you do not know, remove everything. If you only care about hiding where you were, “Location only” deletes the GPS data and place names and leaves the camera, date, and settings, which can help you organize your files.
Why does a portrait photo come out sideways after cleaning?
Many phones save the photo as landscape and add a note in the metadata saying it must be rotated. If that note is deleted, the photo shows up on its side. That is why “Keep photo orientation” is turned on by default: it leaves only that one field, which does not identify anyone.
Do social networks and messaging apps already remove it?
Some platforms strip the location when you post, but others do not, and it depends on how you send the file (as a photo or as a document) and on the service. If you are not sure, clean the image before sharing it so you do not depend on what each app does.
What data a photo stores
Besides the pixels, every image file can carry several blocks of information:
- EXIF. Device make and model, lens, date and time of the shot, settings such as ISO and aperture, and GPS coordinates.
- XMP and IPTC. Author, title, description, keywords, copyright and, sometimes, city and country. Editing software and photo agencies add them.
- Text and comments. Notes from the program that saved the image. Some images made with artificial intelligence even keep the prompt used to create them.
- Thumbnails and extra data. An embedded preview or, in motion photos, a video attached to the end of the file.
When to clean an image
Before you post a photo of your home, your car, or your child, list something for sale in a classified ad, or send a scanned document. Also when you do not want anyone to know what device took it or when. Once cleaned, the image looks the same and weighs almost the same.
What stays in the image
With “All metadata”, everything is removed except, if you leave them on, the orientation and the color profile, which do not identify anyone. The tool reads each cleaned file again and tells you if anything was left behind.
Updated on October 1, 2026