How to remove EXIF data
1
Add photos
Choose one or more JPG, PNG or WebP photos.
2
See what was found
For each photo we list the location, phone, date and more, and remove them right away.
3
Download the clean photos
Download each photo, or all as a ZIP. The picture itself is unchanged.
What is removed and what is kept?
| Data | What we do | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GPS location | Removed | It can reveal your home or work address. |
| Phone, lens and settings | Removed | Identifying data the picture doesn’t need. |
| Date and time taken | Removed | It can reveal your routine and movements. |
| XMP, IPTC, comments, name and copyright | Removed | Text added by apps or the camera. |
| Thumbnail and hidden pictures at the end of the file | Removed | They can show the photo before it was cropped or edited. |
| ICC color profile | Kept | It keeps the colors right and says nothing about you. |
| Orientation | Kept alone if the photo is rotated | So a phone photo doesn’t show on its side. |
Why doesn’t the quality change? We don’t redraw or re-compress the image: the image data is copied byte for byte and only the metadata blocks are left out. The pixels match the original exactly, and the file shrinks by the size of what was removed. If a phone photo is stored on its side and shows upright thanks to its orientation tag, we keep that one tag in a fresh block that holds nothing else.
FAQ
How do I remove the location from a photo?
Add the photo here: we show the location if there is one and remove it with the rest of the metadata. Then download the clean photo.
Don’t WhatsApp and social apps remove it anyway?
Most chat apps strip the location on a normal send, but sending a photo “as a file”, by email, or to websites and cloud drives usually keeps it. Remove it yourself to be sure.
Does the quality or size of the image change?
No. The pixels match the original exactly because the image is not re-compressed.
Does it work with iPhone HEIC photos?
Not here. Convert them with HEIC to JPG: the result carries no EXIF data.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Photos are read and cleaned inside your browser and never leave your device.