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Remove EXIF Data From Photos

See what your photos reveal before you share them, then remove EXIF data, GPS location, camera details, and editing history. The image itself is not re-encoded, so quality stays exactly the same.

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Your images

JPG, PNG, WebP, or HEIC. Up to 20 images, 50 MB each (HEIC up to 30 MB). Ctrl+V pastes.

    Settings

    EXIF (camera, date, GPS), XMP, IPTC, comments, and text chunks are removed. The image data is copied byte for byte.

    Preview

    Your preview will appear here
    1. Choose or drop images on the left
    2. See what each file carried
    3. Download the clean copy

    How to remove metadata from a photo

    1. Add your JPG, PNG, or WebP files. Up to 20 at a time.
    2. Read the Found list under each file. GPS positions and serial numbers are marked in red.
    3. Leave Keep the color profile ticked unless you have a reason to remove it.
    4. Choose what happens to a rotation tag (see below).
    5. Download the cleaned files. Each one ends in -clean.

    How it works

    Image files keep metadata in separate blocks next to the picture data, so it can be dropped without touching the picture.

    • JPG: the APP1 blocks (EXIF and XMP), APP13 (IPTC), comments, and other application blocks are removed. The JFIF header, the ICC color profile (APP2), and the Adobe block that some JPGs need to decode are kept. Thumbnails or depth maps appended after the image are dropped too.
    • PNG: the tEXt, zTXt, iTXt, eXIf, and tIME chunks are removed.
    • WebP: the EXIF and XMP chunks are removed, and the file header is updated to match.

    Everything else, including the compressed pixels, is copied byte for byte.

    Examples

    The sample photo reports:

    • Camera: Utilza Sample Camera X1
    • Date taken: 2026:09:01 18:42:10
    • Camera settings: 1/250 s, f/8, ISO 100, 35 mm
    • GPS location: 46.51970° N, 6.63230° E
    • Software, author, and copyright fields

    After cleaning, the list is empty, the file is 492 bytes smaller, and the picture data is unchanged. Unticking Keep the color profile removes another 506 bytes.

    What photo metadata can reveal

    FieldWhat it tells others
    GPS latitude and longitudeWhere the photo was taken, often your home
    Date and time takenWhen you were there
    Camera make, model, serial numberWhich device you own, and links photos from the same camera
    Software and editing history (XMP)Which apps edited the file
    Author, owner, copyrightYour name, if the camera or app added it

    Photos with a rotation tag

    Phones often store a photo sideways and add an orientation tag telling apps to turn it. Removing that tag would make the photo show sideways, so you have two options:

    • Keep only the rotation tag (default): a tiny EXIF block with nothing but the orientation is written back. No re-encoding.
    • Rotate the pixels and drop the tag: the photo is turned upright and saved again (JPG at quality 95), leaving no EXIF at all.

    Limitations

    • Works with JPG, PNG, WebP, and HEIC. JPG, PNG, and WebP are cleaned without re-encoding. A HEIC photo can't be edited in place, so it is saved again as a JPG at quality 95 with no metadata.
    • For AVIF and other formats, convert the file first with the Image Converter, which writes no EXIF data.
    • Information that is part of the picture itself, such as a street sign or a face, can't be removed by any metadata tool.
    • Files up to 50 MB each, or 30 MB for HEIC.

    Frequently asked questions

    Does removing EXIF data reduce image quality?

    No. The compressed image data is copied byte for byte. Only the metadata blocks around it are removed, so the pixels are identical.

    Do social networks remove EXIF data?

    Most large networks strip location data from the copies they show to others. Photos sent by email, cloud links, or as files in chat apps usually keep everything, so clean them first.

    What is EXIF data?

    EXIF is a block of information cameras and phones write into photos: camera model, settings, date and time, and often the GPS position. Apps can read it, and so can anyone you send the file to.

    Will my photo show sideways after cleaning?

    No. By default the rotation tag is kept on its own, so the photo still shows the right way up. You can also have the pixels turned upright instead.

    Often used together with Image Metadata Remover.

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