Image Metadata Viewer & EXIF Remover
Photos carry hidden data: the GPS coordinates of where they were taken, the camera's serial number, the date, and sometimes a name. See exactly what is in yours, then download a copy with it stripped out — without uploading the photo anywhere and without re-compressing it.
Drop a JPEG or PNG here
or click to choose one — the file is read in this tab and never uploaded
What EXIF Remover does
See where a photo was taken
GPS coordinates are decoded from degrees and minutes into a decimal position, with a map link so you can see exactly what the file gives away.
Lossless removal
The compressed image data is copied across untouched — only the metadata containers are dropped. Your photo does not lose a single bit of quality, unlike tools that re-save it.
The photo never leaves your device
Other metadata removers ask you to upload the very photo you are trying to make private. This one reads the file in your browser. Open your network tab and watch.
Everything hidden, not just EXIF
EXIF, IPTC, XMP packets, JPEG comments and PNG text chunks are all found and removed.
Keeps colours correct
The ICC colour profile is kept by default, because removing it can visibly shift colours. It holds no personal data — but you can drop it too.
Tells you what actually matters
Tags that identify a person, a place or a specific physical camera are flagged. Ordinary exposure settings are not, so the warning means something.
How it works
Choose a photo
Drop a JPEG or PNG onto the page, or click to pick one. It is read in the browser tab you are looking at.
Read what is hidden in it
Every tag is listed, with location and identity data highlighted and coordinates decoded to a map link.
Download the clean copy
You get the same image with the metadata containers removed and the picture data untouched.
How people use it
Before posting a photo publicly
A picture taken at home usually records the coordinates of your home. Selling something online or posting to a forum publishes that unless you remove it first.
Sending photos to strangers
Marketplace listings, rental applications and dating profiles all involve sending photos to people you do not know.
Sharing work images
Screenshots and product photos can carry an editor's name, a licence, a company device serial or an internal file path.
Checking what a photo reveals
Useful in reverse too: see what a photo someone sent you records about when, where and with what it was taken.
Frequently asked questions
What is EXIF data?
EXIF is a block of information cameras and phones write into an image file alongside the picture. It typically records the date and time, the camera make, model and settings, the orientation, and — if location services were on — the exact GPS coordinates where the photo was taken. Some files also carry the owner's name, a copyright line, editing software and the camera's serial number.
Does removing metadata reduce the image quality?
No, and this is worth being precise about. A JPEG is a sequence of segments: the metadata sits in its own segments, separate from the compressed picture data. This tool rewrites the file without those segments and copies the picture data across byte for byte, so the result is pixel-identical. Tools that open and re-save an image through a canvas do lose quality — this one does not decode the image at all.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read in your browser with the FileReader API and processed in the page. There is no upload, no server and no request carrying your image — which is the entire point, since the metadata being removed is often exactly what you would not want to hand to a stranger.
Which formats are supported?
JPEG and PNG. Those are the two formats whose metadata can be removed losslessly by rewriting the container. Other formats would need re-encoding, which would degrade the image — so rather than doing that quietly, the tool declines the file.
What is the ICC colour profile, and should I keep it?
It describes how the image's colours should be interpreted. It contains no personal information, and removing it can make colours look washed out or shifted on some screens — so it is kept by default. Untick the box if you want the absolute smallest file.
Do social networks not strip this already?
Most large platforms do strip EXIF when they re-encode an upload, but you should not rely on it: it varies by platform, by upload path and over time, and it does nothing for a photo sent by email, in a message, or attached to a listing. Removing it yourself means you do not have to know which case you are in.
Can removed metadata be recovered from the clean copy?
Not from the downloaded file — those bytes are simply not in it. Your original is untouched on your device, so keep or delete that as you prefer.
Last updated 2026-08-22