Remove EXIF metadata from photos. Locally, losslessly
Phone photos can contain GPS coordinates, timestamps, camera details, and sometimes a serial number. Posting the image can expose that information. This page removes EXIF, XMP, and comment blocks from JPG and PNG files without changing the pixels or re-encoding the compressed image. Metadata removal happens locally, so the location data and the image both remain on your device.
How it works
- Drop your JPG or PNG photos below. Batches are fine.
- The metadata blocks (EXIF, GPS, XMP, comments) are removed in place.
- Download the cleaned images. Same pixels, no hidden data.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly gets removed?
For JPG, the EXIF block (which holds GPS location, timestamps, and camera/lens details), plus XMP and comment segments. For PNG, textual and metadata chunks. The image pixels, and for JPG the JFIF marker that keeps the file well-formed, are kept.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No. This is lossless. The compressed image data is copied through byte-for-byte; only the metadata segments around it are dropped. That is different from tools that re-save the photo, which can add compression loss.
Is the GPS location really gone?
The GPS EXIF tags are removed from the file, yes. Two honest caveats: if you already uploaded the original somewhere, that copy still has it; and location baked into the image itself (a visible street sign) is not metadata and cannot be stripped this way.
Does the photo get uploaded to strip the data?
No, and that would rather defeat the purpose. The stripping runs in your browser, so a photo whose location you want private is never sent anywhere. You can disconnect from the network after the page loads and it still works.