Strip GPS location, camera details, dates, names and editing history from your photos before you share them, without re-compressing JPEG or PNG images.
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When you share a photo as a file, by email, cloud link, messaging "send as document" or upload to a forum or marketplace, you often share much more than the picture. The original file can reveal the exact GPS location where it was taken, the date and time, your phone model, sometimes a serial number or your name, and an embedded thumbnail that may show the image before you cropped it.
This free metadata remover strips all of that in one click. For JPEG and PNG it works losslessly: only the metadata is removed and the image data is copied exactly. It keeps rotated photos upright, lets you keep the harmless colour profile, and verifies the cleaned file before you download it. Everything happens in your browser, so the photo you are trying to protect is never uploaded anywhere.
Before
Phone photo (JPEG)
GPS + device + date
Exact location, phone model, capture time, software and an embedded thumbnail.
After
Same JPEG, cleaned
0 personal tags
Identical pixels; only the orientation flag and, if you choose, the colour profile remain.
For JPEG and PNG the image data is copied byte for byte, so quality does not change. HEIC, AVIF and TIFF files are cleaned by re-encoding them as a high-quality JPEG.
Drop a JPEG, PNG, HEIC, AVIF or TIFF file into the workspace above. The Privacy Check lists what personal information it contains.
Keeping it is recommended: it contains no personal data and stops colours from shifting on wide-gamut photos.
Click Remove All Metadata. The cleaned copy is checked automatically and the result is shown.
Download the file ending in -no-metadata and share that version instead of the original.
| Data | JPEG | PNG | HEIC / AVIF / TIFF | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS location | Removed | Removed | Removed | Reveals where you were |
| Camera, lens & serial numbers | Removed | Removed | Removed | Identifies your device |
| Dates and times | Removed | Removed | Removed | Reveals when you were there |
| XMP, IPTC, comments | Removed | Removed | Removed | Can hold names and edit history |
| Embedded thumbnail | Removed | — | Removed | Can show the uncropped original |
| Orientation | Kept (flag only) | — | Applied to pixels | Keeps the photo upright |
| Colour profile (ICC) | Your choice | Your choice | Removed | Not personal; affects colours |
| Pixel data | Untouched | Untouched | Re-encoded (JPEG 92%) | Quality |
Metadata is written automatically, so most people do not know it exists. The Privacy Check panel in the workspace lists exactly what was found in your file. The most sensitive items are:
A JPEG file is a series of segments. The compressed pixels live in scan segments, while EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments and maker data live in separate application segments. The remover walks through the file and copies only what is needed to display the image: the frame and table segments, the scan data, the JFIF header, the Adobe colour-transform segment where present and, if you choose, the ICC colour profile. Everything else is dropped, including any data appended after the end of the image, which some phones use for extra depth or HDR images that can carry their own metadata.
PNG works the same way with named chunks. Text chunks (tEXt, zTXt, iTXt), the eXIf chunk and timestamps are removed; image data, transparency, gamma and colour information are kept. Because no pixels are decoded or re-encoded, there is no quality loss at all, and the file usually gets slightly smaller.
Phone cameras usually save the sensor image in one fixed orientation and add an EXIF Orientation flag that tells viewers to rotate it for display. Delete all EXIF and that instruction disappears, so portrait photos suddenly appear on their side. It is one of the most common complaints about metadata strippers.
This tool solves it by writing back a tiny EXIF block containing only the orientation value, with no camera, date, location or other information. The photo displays the right way up everywhere, and the privacy check confirms nothing personal remains.
For these formats the tool cleans the image by decoding it and saving a new high-quality JPEG (quality 92). Orientation is applied directly to the pixels, and transparent areas become white. The result is a clean, widely compatible file that is ideal for sharing. If you need to keep the original format, use specialised desktop software. For HEIC photos you plan to share anyway, converting to JPEG has the bonus that every device can open the result.
Removing metadata does not remove what is visible in the picture. House numbers, street signs, school logos, car number plates, reflections in windows and documents on a desk can all reveal more than any GPS tag. Before sharing sensitive photos, crop or blur those details with the Image Cropper or Blur Tool, then remove the metadata as the final step.
Marketplace photos are often taken at home. Clean them so buyers cannot see where you live.
Remove location and dates from photos of children before sending them to groups or posting them on forums.
Protect sources and locations by cleaning images before publishing or sending them.
Remove internal file names, software details and author fields before sending images to clients.
-no-metadata copy, not the original.Not for JPEG and PNG. The tool removes only the metadata segments and copies the compressed image data byte for byte, so the pixels are identical. HEIC, AVIF and TIFF files are converted to a high-quality JPEG (92%) in order to clean them, which is a very small, normally invisible change.
No. Many phones store photos sideways and use an EXIF Orientation flag to display them upright. Simple strippers delete that flag and the photo appears rotated. This tool writes the orientation back on its own, with no other data, so the photo stays upright.
No. Cleaning happens in your browser. The original and the cleaned copy never leave your device.
After cleaning, the tool reads the new file back and reports whether any personal metadata remains. You can also drop the cleaned file into the EXIF viewer to inspect it yourself.
Most large social networks remove most metadata from the copies they show publicly, but you cannot rely on it everywhere. Email attachments, cloud-drive links, "send as file" in messaging apps, forums and marketplaces often keep the original file with all its metadata.
Clean the file here before sharing, and turn off location for the camera app if you never want it recorded. On iPhone and Android you can also switch off location in the share options for individual photos.
Yes. Screenshots rarely contain GPS, but PNG files can carry text chunks with software names, dates or XMP data. The tool removes those losslessly.
The tool cleans one photo at a time so each result can be verified. For WebP and GIF files, which this tool cannot read yet, converting to JPG through the canvas-based converters also drops their metadata.
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