Remove Metadata from Photos

Why use this Remove Metadata from Photos?

Remove metadata from photos, including EXIF, GPS location, camera details and timestamps, in your browser. Files stay on your device—free, no signup.

Best source settings for the Remove Metadata from Photos

Choose settings that match the result you need.

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Select your photo

Choose the JPG or PNG you want to clean. It's read directly in your browser — the file itself is never sent anywhere.

Metadata is stripped automatically

There's nothing to configure: the tool decodes the image to raw pixels and re-encodes it, dropping GPS coordinates, camera model, timestamps and every other embedded field in one pass.

Remove Metadata from Photos input and output

Review what the tool accepts, how it processes the file, and what it produces.

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Where to use files from the Remove Metadata from Photos

The output is ready for common workflows supported by its format.

The strongest privacy option on the site

Your photo is decoded, cleaned and re-encoded entirely inside your browser. It's never transmitted anywhere, so there's no upload log, no server copy and no third party that ever sees the original file or its hidden data.

Removes GPS location and identity data

Strips embedded GPS coordinates, camera make and model, and capture timestamps — the exact details that can expose where and when a photo was taken before you share it.

Instant, one-click cleaning

There's nothing to configure and no queue to wait in — pick your photo and the metadata is gone in the time it takes to re-encode the image.

Free and unlimited

Cleaning runs on your device, so there's no per-file cost and no cap on how many photos you can process.

Remove Metadata from Photos troubleshooting

A viewer still shows dates or a location for the file

File-system properties such as creation date and file name are set by your operating system — they are not EXIF and are not embedded in the image. Verify with a dedicated EXIF inspector: the embedded metadata will be gone.

The cleaned JPG looks slightly different

Removing metadata requires re-encoding, which is slightly lossy for JPG. The difference is usually invisible; if you need pixel-perfect output, start from a PNG, which re-encodes losslessly.

File size changed after cleaning

Dropping the metadata plus re-compression changes the byte size — it often shrinks, but it can grow slightly if the original used stronger compression. Either way, this does not mean any metadata is left.

FAQ

What metadata gets removed?

Everything embedded in the file: GPS location, camera make and model, capture timestamps, software tags and all other EXIF fields. The image is re-encoded from raw pixels, so no hidden metadata survives.

Is this safe for sensitive photos?

Yes. Your photo is processed entirely in your browser, never uploaded — ideal for privacy. The metadata strip happens on your device only, and nothing is stored anywhere.

Does stripping metadata reduce image quality?

The output keeps the source format. Because the image is re-encoded, a JPG loses a slight amount of quality — usually invisible to the eye — while PNG re-encodes losslessly.

Why does removing metadata matter for privacy?

Phone photos often embed the exact GPS coordinates of where they were taken, plus your camera or phone model and the precise capture time. Sharing that photo on marketplaces, social media or forums can quietly reveal your home address or daily routine — stripping it first closes that gap.

Do I need to sign up or install anything?

No. There's no account, no app to install, and no upload — open the page, choose your photo, and the cleaned file downloads straight to your device.

Can I verify the metadata is actually gone?

Yes — open the downloaded file in any EXIF viewer, or check its properties in your operating system. The GPS, camera and timestamp fields will be empty, because they were never written into the re-encoded file rather than merely hidden.