How EXIF Removal Works
Upload a JPG, PNG, WebP or TIFF file and the tool writes it out again without the metadata blocks. For JPG, PNG and WebP the image data is copied byte for byte, so the photo is never re-encoded and loses no quality.
The file is processed on our servers over an encrypted connection. How uploads and results are handled is described in the privacy policy.
What Gets Removed
- GPS coordinates and location tags, down to the spot where a phone photo was taken
- Camera make, model, lens and serial number
- Capture date and time, editing software and its version
- IPTC and XMP blocks with captions, author, copyright fields and comments
The ICC colour profile stays in the file, so the image looks exactly the same on screen. Width, height and pixel data are untouched.
Supported Formats
JPG, PNG, WebP and TIFF are accepted. JPG, PNG and WebP keep their original compression: only the metadata blocks are dropped and every pixel is copied across unchanged.
TIFF files are written again with lossless LZW compression, so the pixels still match the original. HEIC photos from an iPhone need converting to JPG first.
When to Strip Metadata
Before publishing a photo of your home, school or workplace. The GPS tag in a phone photo points at the exact spot, and many sites pass the metadata through untouched.
Before sending files to a client or a marketplace, where the camera serial number, editing history and author fields say more about you than you intend.
Related Tools
- Image EXIF Viewer — see what a file carries, before and after
- Compress Image — a smaller file, with the metadata dropped during compression
- HEIC to JPG — convert iPhone photos first, then strip their metadata