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Remove Metadata

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Every photo a phone takes carries hidden details: where it was taken, down to the street, when, and with which device. Anyone who gets the original file can read them. This tool removes that metadata from JPG, PNG and WebP images and leaves the picture itself exactly as it was. It runs in your browser, so the photos you want to keep private are never uploaded anywhere.

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Or paste with Ctrl+V or right-click, Paste. Files are converted on your device and never uploaded.

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    How to remove metadata from a photo

    1. Base camp

      Add your photos with Choose files, drag them into the box, or paste one.

    2. Camp 1

      The metadata is removed straight away. Next to each file you see what was found and removed, such as the GPS location or the camera model.

    3. Summit

      Click Download, or Download all for a ZIP file. The cleaned file keeps its name and format.

    What is removed and what is kept

    RemovedKept
    LocationGPS coordinates, altitude and directionNothing
    Device and settingsCamera or phone model, lens, serial number, exposureNothing
    Dates and textDate taken, editing software, author, copyright, captions, comments, XMP and IPTC dataNothing
    PictureNothingEvery pixel, unchanged; the colour profile and the rotation

    The tool does not decode and re-save the image. It reads the file’s structure and leaves out the blocks that hold metadata, so a JPG is not compressed a second time and looks exactly the same. The file usually gets a few kilobytes smaller, sometimes much more when a phone has stored a depth map or a second picture inside it.

    Two things are kept on purpose. The colour profile makes the colours look right, and it says nothing about you. The rotation flag tells viewers which way is up, so a portrait photo stays upright.

    When removing metadata matters

    Photos taken at home, at your child’s school or at your workplace contain the exact coordinates of that place. Many social networks remove this data when you post, but email, messaging apps that send files as documents, cloud links, online marketplaces, forums and your own website usually pass the original file on unchanged.

    Remove the metadata before you sell something online with photos taken at home, send pictures to someone you do not know well, publish photos on a blog, or share documents and screenshots that should not show which device or software made them.

    Other ways the data is removed

    Converting or compressing a photo also drops its metadata, because the image is saved again from scratch. Compress Image and Resize Image do this. Use this tool when you want the original quality and size, with only the hidden details gone.

    Frequently asked questions

    Are my photos uploaded?

    No. The files are read and cleaned by your browser on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, so you can safely use the tool for private photos and documents.

    Does removing metadata reduce the image quality?

    No. Only the metadata blocks are taken out. The image data is copied byte for byte, so the cleaned photo is identical to the original.

    How do I see what metadata a photo contains?

    Add it here: the list next to the file shows what was found and removed, for example the GPS location, the camera model or the date. If a file has no metadata, it says so and gives you the file back unchanged.

    Can I remove metadata from iPhone HEIC photos?

    Not directly. Convert them with HEIC to JPG first. The JPG you get has no EXIF data at all, including no location.

    Why is my photo still upright after cleaning?

    Phones often store a photo sideways and add a rotation flag. The tool keeps only that one flag, so the photo still shows the right way up. It holds no information about you.

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