Remove EXIF and metadata from images

Why removing EXIF metadata protects your privacy

Every photo taken with a smartphone or digital camera embeds metadata called EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) into the file. This metadata includes GPS coordinates where the photo was taken, the exact date and time, camera model and serial number, lens information, exposure settings, and sometimes even the software used to edit it. When you share photos online, all of this data travels with the image.

GPS coordinates in EXIF data can reveal your home address, workplace, children's school, or other sensitive locations. Stalkers, data brokers, and malicious actors can extract this information from photos posted on forums, dating apps, or marketplace listings. Stripping EXIF before sharing eliminates this risk entirely.

Beyond privacy, EXIF removal reduces file size slightly (metadata can add 10-50KB per image) and prevents information leakage about your equipment. Professional photographers sometimes strip EXIF to prevent competitors from learning their camera settings, while journalists remove it to protect source locations.

This tool removes metadata by re-encoding the image through the browser's Canvas API. The pixels are drawn onto a fresh canvas and exported as a new file that contains only pixel data — no EXIF, IPTC, XMP, or any other metadata segment survives the re-encoding process. The result is a clean image that reveals nothing about when, where, or how it was captured.

Common use cases

• Social media privacy: Strip GPS coordinates and device information from photos before posting on social media, dating apps, or forums where strangers can download your images.
• Marketplace listings: Remove location data from product photos before listing items for sale on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, or eBay to prevent buyers from knowing your exact address.
• Journalism and whistleblowing: Protect source locations and device identities by stripping all metadata from photos before publication or submission to news organizations.
• Professional photography delivery: Remove camera settings and editing software information from client deliverables when you prefer not to disclose your technical workflow or equipment choices.

Technical details

Metadata removed

All EXIF tags (GPS, camera, date, orientation), IPTC records (captions, keywords, copyright), XMP data (editing history, software), and ICC color profiles are stripped during re-encoding.

Re-encoding method

The image is drawn onto a Canvas element and exported as a fresh blob. This produces a new file that contains only pixel data with no embedded metadata segments.

Quality control

Choose PNG for lossless output (no quality loss), or JPG/WEBP with a quality slider. At quality 95+, the visual difference from the original is imperceptible.

Batch processing

Drop multiple files to strip metadata from all of them in one pass. Results download as a ZIP with -clean suffix added to each filename.

How to remove EXIF data from a photo

Strip metadata from one or many photos and download the cleaned files.

1. Drop the photos into the EXIF remover.
2. Pick the output format and quality.
3. Click Strip Metadata to re-encode each file locally.
4. Download the cleaned image or a ZIP with the entire batch.

Frequently asked questions