Free EXIF Metadata Remover & Viewer
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About the EXIF Remover
See the hidden metadata in your photos — camera, date and GPS location — and strip it out before sharing, all in your browser with no upload.
How to use the EXIF Remover
- 1Drop in a photo, paste one, or click to browse — it's read on your device, not uploaded.
- 2Review the hidden metadata found in the image, including camera and GPS location.
- 3Leave it on Keep quality to cut the metadata out without re-compressing the photo.
- 4Check what was removed and the new file size, then download a clean copy to share anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Is this EXIF remover free?
Yes — completely free with no sign-up and no watermark. Clean as many photos as you like.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The metadata is read and removed entirely in your browser — your photo never leaves your device, which is the whole point of a privacy tool.
What is EXIF metadata?
EXIF is hidden information cameras and phones embed in photos: the camera make and model, the date and time, camera settings and — often — the exact GPS location where the photo was taken. Photos can also carry XMP (editing history and creator) and IPTC (captions and keywords).
Why should I remove it before sharing?
Photos posted online can reveal your home or workplace through their GPS coordinates, plus when they were taken. Removing the metadata protects your privacy while leaving the picture itself untouched.
Does removing the metadata reduce the image quality?
Not in Keep quality mode, which is the default. A JPEG is a series of blocks — the metadata is cut out and the compressed image data is copied across byte for byte, so the pixels are identical to the original and the file simply gets smaller. PNG works the same way, by dropping its text and timestamp chunks.
What's the difference between the two modes?
Keep quality rewrites the file without touching the image data, so nothing is re-compressed. Strip everything redraws the photo from scratch — that guarantees no trace of metadata survives anywhere, but it re-compresses the image, so it's only worth choosing if you want absolute certainty over picture quality.
Why is the orientation tag kept?
It records which way up the camera was held, and nothing else — no location, no device, no date. Photos are often stored sideways with this tag telling viewers to rotate them, so removing it without redrawing the image would make your photo appear on its side everywhere. Strip everything mode bakes the rotation into the pixels instead, so it isn't needed there.
Does it work on PNG and WebP too?
PNG is cleaned the same lossless way, by dropping its text, XMP and timestamp chunks. WebP can't be rewritten in place safely, so it's redrawn instead — the tool tells you when that happens. Note that the metadata table only lists EXIF from JPEGs; other formats are still cleaned, they just can't be itemised.