See what your photos reveal. Then remove it.
Most photos carry hidden metadata: the camera, the exact date, and often the GPS coordinates of where you were standing. Check yours and strip it clean.
Drop photos here or click to choose. JPEG files, as many as you like.
Why photo metadata matters
When you take a picture, your phone writes far more than pixels. It records the make and model of the device, the exposure settings, the moment it was taken, and, if location services were on, the latitude and longitude to within a few metres. That data travels with the file when you email it, attach it to a listing, or upload it to a forum.
For a holiday photo that is usually harmless. For a picture taken at home, of something you are selling, or of a child, it can quietly publish your address. Stripping metadata before sharing is a small habit with a large payoff.
How to use this tool
- Drop one or more JPEG photos onto the box above, or click to choose them.
- Read the table for each file. Anything location related is highlighted in red.
- Press Remove all metadata. Each cleaned photo downloads with a
-cleansuffix. - Re-drop a cleaned file to confirm it now reports no metadata.
What gets removed
The tool rewrites the JPEG keeping only the image data and the segments needed to display it. It drops the EXIF block, XMP records, IPTC and Photoshop blocks, and embedded comments. Your pixels are untouched: the image is not re-encoded, so there is no quality loss and no visible change.
An honest limitation
This handles JPEG, which covers the overwhelming majority of camera and phone photos. PNG, HEIC and RAW files are not processed. Removing metadata also removes orientation data, so a photo that relied on an orientation flag rather than real rotation may appear rotated; if that happens, rotate and re-save it before stripping.
Common questions
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no server involved. Open your browser developer tools, watch the Network tab, and use the tool: no request carries your image. That is why it also works with your internet disconnected.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No. The pixel data is copied across byte for byte and never re-compressed. Only the metadata segments are dropped, so the file gets slightly smaller and looks identical.
Can I see the GPS location on a map?
The raw coordinates are shown as degrees, minutes and seconds exactly as stored. This tool deliberately does not send them to a mapping service, because that would mean transmitting your location to a third party.
Why is my photo showing no metadata at all?
Some apps and social platforms strip EXIF when they process an image, so a photo saved from a chat app or downloaded from a website often arrives already clean. Files straight off a camera or phone almost always carry it.
Is this really free?
Yes, and there is no account. It sits alongside our other browser tools such as the image compressor and image format converter.
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- Image to text OCR for pulling the words out of a photo or screenshot.
- Image compressor for making photos smaller before sharing.
- Image format converter for moving between JPEG, PNG and WebP.
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