Prevent location leakage
GPS tags can identify a private address even when the photo itself shows no recognizable landmark.
Why remove EXIF data?
To remove EXIF data is to delete the technical record a camera or phone stores inside an image. The record can be useful: photographers rely on exposure, lens, focal length, orientation, and capture time for organizing work. But the same block may also contain GPS coordinates, a device description, artist or copyright text, a unique image identifier, and the software used later.
You should remove EXIF data from the copy you plan to share when recipients do not need that history. This page lets you inspect the original locally, shows sensitive fields in readable groups, and then removes supported metadata containers from JPEG and related image formats. It never asks you to upload the image or trust a remote deletion promise. Keep your original for your archive and distribute the cleaned copy.
What metadata is removed?
EXIF cleanup focuses on embedded camera records while also identifying related image metadata that may survive a basic EXIF-only pass.
Why remove metadata?
Publish without device data
Camera, lens, owner, and image ID fields may connect otherwise unrelated public photographs.
Separate archive and sharing copies
Retain useful EXIF in the original while distributing a second copy with a smaller privacy footprint.
Check before submission
Contests, marketplaces, and review systems may inspect originals differently; know exactly what remains.
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How to remove metadata — 3 steps
Open the image locally
Select up to 20 files under 50 MB each; nothing is transferred.
Read the EXIF report
Confirm GPS, time, camera, copyright, software, and raw fields.
Remove and verify
Create a clean copy, then optionally load the result again to confirm that the fields are gone.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I remove EXIF data for free?
Yes. The tool has no fee, sign-up, watermark, or download lock. It handles 1–20 files per batch and limits each file to 50 MB to keep local browser processing stable.
Is the image uploaded to remove EXIF data?
No. The image is read from a temporary browser File object. Metadata parsing, binary rewriting, ZIP creation, and download all happen on your device. The completion line states that zero bytes were uploaded.
Which formats contain EXIF data?
JPEG and TIFF commonly contain standard EXIF. HEIC and WebP can carry EXIF payloads, while PNG usually uses textual chunks rather than classic EXIF. The tool checks each format and only claims removal for containers it actually rewrites.
How do I remove EXIF from an iPhone image?
Choose the photo or an exported copy in the file picker. JPEG exports can be cleaned losslessly. If the original is HEIC and safe rewriting is unavailable, export it as JPEG first, then process the exported copy.
Does removing EXIF affect resolution or sharpness?
No. Supported cleanup does not decode and re-encode the pixels, so resolution, compression level, and sharpness remain unchanged. File size may drop slightly because metadata and embedded thumbnails are removed.
Can I remove EXIF from a group of photos?
Yes. Select as many as 20. Every image receives its own metadata report and cleanup result. Successful outputs are packed into a ZIP locally, while unsupported items show an explanation instead of disappearing.
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Last updated: November 3, 2026