How do I remove EXIF data from a photo?+
Drop the photo into the tool above. The metadata is removed straight away, and the tool lists what came out, such as EXIF, GPS location and editing history, and what was kept. Click Download without metadata, or drop up to 20 photos and download them all as a ZIP. The cleaned file is checked again, so you can see nothing personal is left.
Does removing EXIF data reduce photo quality?+
No. The tool removes only the metadata bytes and copies the picture data exactly as it was, so the photo is never re-compressed. Every pixel stays the same, and the file usually gets a little smaller. Re-saving a photo in an editor or a converter would also drop the metadata, but it re-compresses the image, which can cost quality.
Does it remove the GPS location?+
Yes. The GPS position, altitude and the rest of the EXIF block are removed, along with XMP data, which can hold a location too. After removal the file is read again and the result shows no GPS location. You can drop the cleaned file into the EXIF viewer to double-check before you share it.
What metadata does the tool keep, and why?+
Two things. The colour profile stays because colours depend on it: without it, some photos look washed out or too saturated. The orientation stays as a single tag when a photo needs turning, so it still shows the right way up. Neither says anything about you, your camera or where the photo was taken.
What can't this tool remove?+
It covers JPG, PNG and WebP. GIF, AVIF, BMP and HEIC files aren't cleaned and the tool says so. It also can't remove anything visible in the picture itself, such as a street sign, a house number or a face. To cut those out, use the image cropper before you share the photo.
Can I remove metadata from many photos at once?+
Yes. Drop up to 20 photos at once and each one is cleaned as soon as it arrives. Download them one by one, or all together as a ZIP. Each cleaned file is named after the original with _clean added, so holiday.jpg becomes holiday_clean.jpg and you can tell the two apart.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?+
No. Removing EXIF data runs entirely in your browser, so your photos never leave your device and are never sent to a server. That matters here: the metadata you're removing can include where you live. You can check this yourself: open your browser's network tab while you clean a photo, and you'll see that no image data is sent anywhere.