Image Metadata Cleaner
Photos carry hidden data such as the GPS position, the camera, the date and sometimes your name. See exactly what is inside your pictures and remove it before you share them — without any loss of quality.
- Removes GPS
- Lossless
- Batch as ZIP
- Never uploaded
Drop photos to see and remove their hidden data
or
JPG · PNG · WebP · GIF · SVG — AVIF, BMP and others are converted
You can also paste an image with Ctrl + V
Your files are processed on your device and are never uploaded.
How to remove metadata from photos
The pictures are cleaned as soon as you add them.
- 1
Add your photos
Drop up to 100 JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or SVG files. They are opened on your device, not uploaded.
- 2
Review what was found
See at a glance which photos contain a GPS location, and open the details to read every hidden field.
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Download the clean files
Remove everything or only the location, then download a single image or all of them as a ZIP.
See it, remove it, keep the quality
A metadata viewer and remover in one tool.
Metadata viewer
Lists location, camera, lens, serial numbers, dates, author, software and shooting settings.
GPS warning
Photos with coordinates are flagged in red and the position is shown, with a link to a map.
Lossless cleaning
Only the metadata blocks are cut out. The compressed picture is copied byte for byte.
Your choice
Remove everything, or only the location. Optionally keep rotation, colour profile and copyright.
Batch processing
Clean a whole folder of up to 100 photos and download the result as one ZIP.
Neutral file names
Replace camera file names, which often contain the date, with random neutral names.
CSV report
Export a list of every field that was found and whether it was removed or kept.
Private by design
A privacy tool should not need an upload: everything happens in your browser.
What is EXIF data and why should you remove it?
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is information that cameras and phones store inside every photo: the date and time, the make and model of the device, lens, exposure settings and often the serial number. Phones also add the GPS coordinates of the place where the picture was taken, accurate to a few metres. Editing programs add more in the IPTC and XMP blocks, such as the author, copyright, software and sometimes the editing history.
None of this is visible in the picture, but anyone who receives the file can read it. A photo taken at home and sent by e-mail, published on a blog, a forum or a classified ads site can reveal your address and daily routine. Large social networks usually strip metadata from uploads, but many websites, messengers in “send as file” mode, cloud links and e-mail do not. Removing it yourself is the only way to be sure.
This tool removes metadata losslessly. A JPEG consists of segments; the cleaner deletes the segments that hold EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments and embedded previews and copies the compressed image data unchanged, so not a single pixel is altered. The same is done with the text and eXIf chunks of PNG, the EXIF and XMP chunks of WebP and the comment blocks of GIF. One value is worth keeping: the orientation, which tells viewers how to rotate the picture.
Hidden data commonly found in photos
| Data | Example | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| GPS position | 48.858370, 2.294481 | Reveals home, workplace or school |
| Date and time | 2026-05-17 18:42 | Shows when you were where |
| Device and serial number | iPhone 15 Pro, F2LX… | Links different photos to one person |
| Author and software | Name, Lightroom, Photoshop | Reveals identity and workflow |
| Embedded preview | Small copy of the picture | May still show the uncropped original |
Tips
- Documents carry hidden data too. Clean PDF files with the PDF Metadata Remover before sending them.
- Videos from phones store the location as well. Use the Video Metadata Cleaner for MP4 and MOV files.
- To make photos smaller as well as clean, run them through the Image Compressor afterwards.
- You can stop the problem at the source: turn off location access for the camera app in the privacy settings of your phone.
Frequently asked questions
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Does removing metadata reduce the image quality?
No. For JPG, PNG, WebP and GIF only the metadata is cut out of the file; the picture data is copied unchanged. The file just gets a little smaller.
Which metadata is removed?
EXIF including GPS, IPTC, XMP, comments, embedded thumbnails and other application data. By default the rotation and the colour profile are kept, because they affect how the picture is displayed.
Can I remove only the location?
Yes. Choose “Location only”. The GPS values are blanked and camera data, dates and copyright stay in the file.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The files are read and cleaned in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server, which you can verify by using the tool offline once the page has loaded.
Which file formats are supported?
JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF and SVG are cleaned without loss. Formats such as AVIF or BMP can be converted to a clean JPG or PNG. HEIC and TIFF files cannot be cleaned in most browsers.
Do WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook remove EXIF data?
They generally strip it from pictures that are shown to other users, but photos sent as documents, by e-mail, through cloud links or uploaded to many other sites keep all their metadata.
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