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Remove EXIF Data

Remove EXIF data, GPS location and other metadata from photos in bulk without losing quality: pixels stay identical. JPEG, PNG and WebP; nothing is uploaded.

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About the Remove EXIF Data

Remove EXIF Data deletes the hidden information from your photos before you share them: GPS location, camera and serial numbers, date and time, names, XMP and IPTC fields, comments, embedded thumbnails and AI generation prompts. The image itself is not re-compressed: the tool copies the compressed pixel data byte for byte and leaves out only the metadata blocks, so quality and colours stay exactly the same. Clean a whole folder at once and download a ZIP; nothing is uploaded.

Photos are read and cleaned in your browser and never uploaded; the clean copies and the ZIP are created on your device.

How to use the Remove EXIF Data

  1. Drop JPEG, PNG or WebP photos on the page, paste them or choose files.
  2. Check each row: the tags show what was found, such as a GPS location or names.
  3. Leave "Keep photo orientation" on so portrait shots do not turn sideways.
  4. Download each clean photo, or all of them as one ZIP.

Common mistakes

  • Turning off orientation on phone photos. Phones save many photos sideways with a rotate tag. Without it they appear rotated. The orientation tag reveals nothing about you, so leave the option on.
  • Sharing the original by mistake. Clean files are saved with "-clean" added to their name. Attach those, not the originals.
  • Expecting it to remove visible information. Metadata removal does not change what is in the picture. Street signs, faces and screens are still visible; blur them separately.

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Frequently asked questions

Does removing EXIF data reduce quality?

No. Most tools strip metadata by decoding and re-saving the image, which loses a little quality each time. This one never decodes the image: it copies the original compressed data and leaves out the metadata blocks, so the pixels are identical.

Do WhatsApp and Instagram remove location data?

Social networks generally remove EXIF from the copy they show to others, but you cannot check what they keep on their servers. Files sent as documents, by email, through cloud links, AirDrop or messaging apps that send originals usually keep everything, so clean photos before you send them that way.

Which metadata is kept?

Only what the image needs to look right: the colour profile (ICC), the JPEG and Adobe colour headers, PNG gamma and sRGB chunks and, if you leave the option on, a minimal EXIF block with nothing but the orientation.

Does it remove Content Credentials (C2PA)?

Yes, along with all other metadata. Content Credentials can name the creator and list the apps used, and they no longer verify once a file is changed anyway. Removing metadata does not remove watermarks drawn into the pixels, and it does not change any duty to label AI-generated images where a platform or law requires it.

Why is HEIC not supported?

Browsers cannot open HEIC files, and the tool only edits formats it can verify afterwards. iPhones send JPEG when you share or upload through most apps; you can also set Camera › Formats › Most Compatible.

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