Free image metadata remover
Remove metadata
from your photos.
Strip EXIF location, camera details and hidden extras from JPEG, PNG and WebP images without losing quality. Your photos stay on your device.
Drop your photos here.
Or choose JPEG, PNG or WebP images from your device. No account. No uploads.
Up to 50 images per batch, 50 MB each. Pixels are copied exactly; nothing is re-encoded.
Use is subject to our terms. Read the privacy policy.
What metadata does a photo carry?
Most photos carry more than pixels. A phone or camera usually writes EXIF data into each picture: the make and model of the device, lens and exposure settings, the date and time it was taken, and often the GPS location where you were standing. Editing apps can add XMP records with edit history, descriptions and keywords. News and stock workflows use IPTC fields for captions, credits and copyright. Many JPEGs also hold a small thumbnail, which can still show the original picture after the main image has been cropped.
Some of that is useful. Much of it can reveal where you live, when you were there and which device you own. Sharing platforms handle it differently, so it’s safer to remove it yourself before you send or post a photo.
What this tool removes and keeps
By default it removes EXIF (including location and camera details), XMP, IPTC, comments, embedded thumbnails, PNG text notes, Content Credentials and any unrecognised extra data, including data hidden after the end of the image. The list under each file shows what was removed and what was kept.
By default it keeps two things that change how the picture looks: the colour profile, so colours stay accurate, and the orientation tag, so photos stay the right way up. Only the orientation value is kept—not the rest of the EXIF block. You can turn either off.
No re-encoding, no quality loss
The tool edits the file’s container, not its picture. It copies the compressed image data byte for byte and leaves out the metadata sections around it. The pixels are not decoded or recompressed, so there is no quality loss and the clean file is usually a little smaller.
Content Credentials are a trade-off
Content Credentials (C2PA) are signed records of how an image was made and edited. They can include a declaration that an image was generated or edited with AI. They can also carry their own copy of details such as the device, software, location and a thumbnail of the original image, so this tool removes them by default. If you keep them, the declarations stay readable, but the credential will fail verification: it is signed over the file’s original bytes, and removing anything else changes them. Checkers will then report the image as altered. To share a verifiable credential, share the original file instead. If you remove them, any AI-generation declaration in them goes too. AI labels stored in XMP or IPTC metadata are always removed, even when you keep credentials. Read how to check whether an image discloses AI use before deciding.
What it cannot hide
Removing metadata does not change what the picture shows. Faces, street signs, house numbers, screens, documents and reflections can still identify a person or place. Crop or cover those parts in an editor before sharing. Taking a screenshot is a different route: it creates a new image, but the screenshot can gain its own metadata, and its quality depends on your screen.
This tool handles JPEG, PNG and WebP files, identified from their contents rather than their names. HEIC photos, RAW files and videos are not supported. Use the file type checker if you’re not sure what a file is.
Your photos stay on your device
The tool runs in your browser. Your images are read and rewritten in memory on your device; there is no upload endpoint, and the clean copy is saved straight to your downloads. Filenames and results are not sent as analytics events. See our privacy overview.
Common questions
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Your browser reads the images you choose and writes the clean copies on your device. There is no file-upload endpoint, and website analytics does not receive images, filenames or results. See our privacy page.
Will removing metadata reduce quality?
No. The compressed image data is copied byte for byte. Only the metadata sections around it are left out, so the image data is identical and the file is usually slightly smaller.
Does it remove the GPS location from my photo?
Yes, with the default options. GPS coordinates are normally stored in the EXIF block, which is removed; when you keep orientation, only the rotation value is written back. If you choose to keep Content Credentials, they can hold their own copy of the location and a thumbnail of the original, so leave that option off when location matters.
Should I check for Content Credentials first?
If you need to know whether an image discloses AI use, check it with the image provenance checker before cleaning it. Once Content Credentials are removed, the clean copy no longer carries that declaration. AI labels stored in XMP or IPTC metadata are always removed, even when you keep credentials. Read how to check an image for AI declarations.