Remove EXIF data from photos
Strip the camera details, timestamps and GPS coordinates out of a photo before you share it. The image is not re-compressed, so the picture stays exactly as it was.
- Runs in your browser
- Nothing is uploaded
- No sign-up
- Batch up to 20 images
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How to use the exif remover
Add your photos and download the clean copies. EXIF, GPS coordinates, XMP, IPTC, comments and embedded thumbnails are removed, while the image data is copied unchanged, so there is no quality loss. JPG, PNG and WebP, up to 20 at a time.
- Add your photosJPG, PNG or WebP, up to 20 at a time.
- Check what is keptBy default only the rotation flag and the colour profile stay, so the photo looks the same.
- DownloadSave the clean copy, or all of them as a ZIP.
About this tool
A photo straight from your phone can tell a stranger which device you own, when you took the picture and the coordinates of the spot, which is often your home. Removing the metadata takes that information out of the file while leaving the picture alone.
Most tools do this by saving the image again, which re-compresses a JPG and costs a little quality each time. This one rewrites the file instead: the metadata blocks are left out and the compressed image data is copied across byte for byte. The result is the same picture in a slightly smaller file.
What you get
- Removes EXIF, GPS location, XMP, IPTC and comments
- No re-compression: the image data is copied unchanged
- Also removes embedded thumbnails and data stored after the image
- Keeps the photo upright and its colours correct
- Batch up to 20 photos and download a ZIP
- Lists what was removed and how many bytes it freed
When to use the exif remover
Sharing photos taken at home
A phone photo can carry the coordinates of your front door. Removing the GPS tags is the most useful thing to do before posting it.
Selling something online
Listing photos reveal the device you own and where the item is kept. Clean copies show the item and nothing else.
Sending work to a client
Take out the editing history, software names and internal comments that export tools leave in a file.
Publishing images on a website
Metadata is dead weight for visitors. A phone photo often carries tens of kilobytes of it, plus a second thumbnail image.
What the EXIF remover takes out and what it keeps
| In the file | What happens | Why |
|---|---|---|
| EXIF, including GPS and maker notes | Removed | Device, settings, dates and location |
| Embedded thumbnails | Removed | A thumbnail can still show the picture as it was before you cropped it |
| XMP and IPTC | Removed | Captions, names, keywords and editing history |
| Comments and PNG text chunks | Removed | Software names and free text |
| Data after the end of the image | Removed | Motion-photo video and HDR gain maps are stored there |
| Rotation flag | Kept (optional) | Without it a portrait phone photo turns sideways |
| Colour profile (ICC) | Kept (optional) | It describes colours, not the photographer |
| Compressed image data | Copied unchanged | No re-encoding, so no quality loss |
How it works
A JPG is a sequence of marker segments followed by compressed scan data. This tool walks that sequence and writes a new file that leaves out the segments holding metadata: APP1 (EXIF and XMP), APP13 (IPTC), comments, thumbnail extensions and other application blocks. The quantisation tables, Huffman tables and scan data are copied across unchanged, which is why the picture is bit-for-bit the same and the job takes milliseconds.
PNG and WebP get the same treatment. In a PNG, the tEXt, iTXt, zTXt, eXIf and tIME chunks are dropped along with any other optional chunk a decoder does not need, and animation chunks are kept. In a WebP, the EXIF and XMP chunks are dropped, the feature flags in the header are corrected and the container size is rewritten.
Two things are kept on purpose. If the photo is stored rotated, a new EXIF block of under 40 bytes holding only the orientation value is written, so the photo still displays upright; everything else from the original block is gone. The ICC colour profile is also kept, because it affects how the image looks and identifies nobody. Both can be switched off.
Common problems and how to fix them
- The file is only slightly smaller
- That is expected. Metadata is usually a few kilobytes to a few hundred, and the image itself is untouched. To shrink the file as well, run the clean copy through the Image Compressor.
- It says no metadata was found
- The file was already clean. Screenshots and images downloaded from social networks or messaging apps rarely carry any.
- My photo turned sideways
- The rotation flag was switched off. Turn "Keep the rotation flag" back on and download again.
- The colours look duller than the original
- The colour profile was removed from a wide-gamut photo. Turn "Keep the colour profile" back on.
- My HDR or motion photo lost its effect
- The HDR gain map and the motion video are stored as extra data after the image, and they are removed with everything else. The still photo is unchanged.
- It will not accept my file
- Only JPG, PNG and WebP are supported. HEIC, RAW, TIFF, GIF and AVIF files are refused; they are not converted or passed through.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing EXIF data reduce image quality?
Not here. The compressed image data is copied into the new file unchanged, so the pixels are identical to the original. Only the metadata blocks around it are left out.
What exactly is removed?
The EXIF block (camera, lens, settings, dates and GPS), XMP and IPTC data, comments, embedded thumbnails, and application-specific blocks such as Content Credentials. Anything stored after the end of the image, such as the video half of a motion photo, is removed too.
Why keep the rotation flag?
Phones store a portrait photo sideways and add a flag telling apps to rotate it. Delete that flag and the photo turns on its side. By default this tool keeps that one value and nothing else from the EXIF block. Turn the option off if you want the block gone entirely.
Is the colour profile personal data?
No. An ICC profile describes how colours should be displayed, not who took the photo or where. It is kept by default because removing it can make wide-gamut photos look duller. You can switch it off.
Does it remove the location from iPhone and Android photos?
Yes, if the photo is a JPG, PNG or WebP. GPS coordinates live in the EXIF block, which is removed. HEIC files are not supported, so save or share the photo as JPG first.
How do I remove the location from a photo?
Add the photo here and download the clean copy. GPS coordinates are part of the EXIF block, which is removed along with the rest of the metadata.
Can I remove EXIF data from several photos at once?
Yes. Add up to 20 photos, press "Process all images" and download them together as a ZIP.
Does it remove everything that could identify me?
It removes the metadata stored in the file. It cannot change what is visible in the picture, such as a house number or a reflection, and the file name is kept with "-no-exif" added. Check both before you share.
How can I check that the metadata is gone?
Open the clean copy in the EXIF Viewer. With the default settings it shows at most a rotation value and a colour profile.