Strip metadata from your photos to protect your privacy before sharing online. Remove GPS location, camera info, timestamps, and all hidden EXIF, XMP, and IPTC data. Supports batch processing - all files are processed locally in your browser and never uploaded to any server.
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Inspect hidden metadata in your photos - camera info, GPS location, timestamps, and more.
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Reduce file size and strip metadata simultaneously for safe, lightweight image sharing.
Every photo taken with a smartphone or digital camera contains hidden metadata. This data can include your exact GPS coordinates (accurate to within a few meters), revealing where you live, work, or travel. Sharing images on email, messaging apps, or cloud storage typically preserves all this data.
While some social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter strip EXIF data during upload, many others don't. Direct sharing through email, WhatsApp, Telegram, or file transfers keeps all metadata intact. Before sharing any image online, it's a smart practice to run it through our EXIF remover - or first check what data your photos contain with our EXIF Viewer, then remove it here.
If your images contain sensitive visual content too - like faces, license plates, or document text - consider using our photo censoring tool to blur or redact those areas before sharing.
The image is re-encoded through an HTML5 Canvas, which means there is a minimal re-compression step. At the default quality of 92%, the difference is virtually undetectable. For truly lossless output, choose PNG format. The visual content of your photo remains intact - only the hidden metadata is stripped.
No. All processing happens 100% in your browser using JavaScript and the HTML5 Canvas API. Your images never leave your device. This is by design - a privacy tool that uploads your files would defeat its own purpose. You can verify this by disconnecting from the internet and trying the tool.
We support JPEG/JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and TIFF files. For output, you can keep the original format or convert to JPEG, PNG, or WebP. If you have HEIC files from an iPhone, convert them to JPG first, then remove the EXIF data here.
Yes! Upload up to 20 images simultaneously. Each file is processed individually and you can download them one by one or all at once. When processing 3 or more files, the "Download All" button creates a ZIP archive for convenience.
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data is metadata automatically embedded in photos by your camera or smartphone. It can include GPS coordinates showing exactly where the photo was taken, your device model and serial number, the exact date and time, and even your name if set in camera settings. Removing it protects your privacy when sharing photos. Use our EXIF Viewer to see what data your photos contain.
Yes, by default. Modern cameras store rotation info in EXIF data rather than rotating the actual pixels. Our tool reads the orientation tag before removing metadata and applies the correct rotation to the output image, so your photos always appear right-side up.
Removing EXIF data eliminates hidden metadata, but your photo may still contain visible identifying information like faces, license plates, street signs, or documents. For complete privacy protection, also use our photo censoring tool to blur or redact sensitive visual content, and compress your images to further reduce any residual data.