Remove EXIF Metadata from Photos
View and strip hidden metadata from photos — camera model, GPS location, date and time. Runs in your browser; your photos never leave your device.
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Choose filesWhat is EXIF metadata and why remove it?
Every photo taken with a smartphone or digital camera embeds metadata inside the image file — called EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data. This includes the camera model, lens, exposure settings, and date and time of capture. Crucially, it often includes GPS coordinates: the precise latitude and longitude where the photo was taken. Sharing a photo with GPS data intact can reveal your home address, workplace, or travel patterns without you realising it.
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram strip EXIF data from uploaded photos automatically. But when you share photos directly via email, messaging apps, Dropbox, or public file links, the metadata travels with the file. A recipient — or anyone who forwards the file — can extract the GPS coordinates in seconds using freely available tools.
This tool re-encodes your image through the Canvas API, which naturally discards all metadata during the encoding step. The output pixel data is identical to the input; only the invisible EXIF container is removed. No server sees your image at any point — the entire process happens locally in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
All of them. Canvas re-encoding strips the entire EXIF segment, XMP metadata, ICC colour profiles, Photoshop-specific blocks, and any other non-pixel data embedded in the file. The output contains only raw image data in the selected format.
Barely. For JPEG inputs the file is re-encoded at 92% quality, which is visually indistinguishable from the original at normal viewing sizes. PNG and WebP outputs are lossless — pixel-perfect copies. The only thing discarded is the metadata wrapper.
Yes. If the photo contains GPS coordinates, the viewer shows a link to open the location in Google Maps. This lets you confirm the data is present before you decide whether to strip it.
Most do — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, and WhatsApp strip metadata on upload. But direct file sharing (email, Dropbox, Telegram file attachments, AirDrop, USB transfer) preserves EXIF intact. Remove metadata before sharing if the recipient will receive the original file rather than a social-media re-upload.