EXIF Remover
Remove location, camera and date data from JPG, PNG and WebP photos, and check that it's gone.
JPEG, PNG or WebP. Drag files here, or paste with Ctrl+V (⌘V on Mac).
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To remove EXIF data from a photo, add the JPG, PNG or WebP file and review the location, camera and date details it holds. Then select Remove metadata. The tool deletes the metadata without re-encoding the image, reads the cleaned copy again, and offers the download only when no location, camera, date or author data is left.
An EXIF remover deletes hidden data such as GPS location, camera model and date from a photo file without changing the image.
What your photo reveals
EXIF data is information your camera or phone stores inside a photo, such as the GPS position, the device model and the date taken. Photos can also carry XMP and IPTC metadata, comments, an embedded thumbnail and Content Credentials. The tool lists what it finds in each file before anything changes.
Remove location before sharing
Add your photos, check the location the tool found, and select Remove metadata. Then download each cleaned photo, or all of them as one ZIP. The original files on your device stay as they are.
What is removed and what is kept
| Data type | What it is | Example | Removed or kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXIF | Details the camera or phone writes into the photo | Camera model, date taken, serial number, camera settings | Removed |
| GPS location | Where the photo was taken, in EXIF or XMP | 33.8568° S, 151.2153° E | Removed |
| XMP and IPTC | Metadata added by editing and publishing apps | Author, copyright, description | Removed |
| Comments | Text notes stored in the file | A caption | Removed |
| Embedded thumbnail | A small preview copy of the photo | A preview inside the EXIF data | Removed |
| Content Credentials (C2PA) | A signed record of how the image was made or edited | “Made by an AI image generator” | Removed |
| Extra images | Further images stored in a JPEG | HDR data, so an HDR photo shows as a standard one | Removed |
| Data after the image | Bytes stored after the end of the image | Anything an app appended | Removed |
| Image data | The pixels | Every pixel of the photo | Kept, byte for byte |
| Orientation | Which way up the photo is shown | Rotated 90° | Kept when the photo is stored rotated, as a small EXIF block with only this value |
| Colour profile | How to display the colours | sRGB | Kept. Its header can name the profile’s maker, a device model and a date |
Content Credentials (C2PA)
Content Credentials record how an image was made or edited, for example that an AI image generator made it. They can name the app or device that made the image and the person or company that signed the record. The tool removes them with the rest of the metadata. A cleaned photo can then no longer prove where it came from.
How the result is checked
After cleaning, the tool reads the new file again from the start. The download appears only if nothing is left but the orientation and the colour profile. If anything remains, or a part of the file can’t be read, the download is blocked and the message names what was found.
Limits
- Formats: JPG, PNG and WebP. HEIC isn’t supported: convert the photo to JPG first.
- File size: up to 100 MiB per file, shown on the page as 104.9 MB.
- Number of files: up to 100 in the list at a time. Remove some to add more.
- ZIP: Download all (ZIP) needs at least two cleaned files, up to 512 MiB together.
- Runs in your browser: speed and memory depend on your device. If the browser runs out of memory, close other tabs or clean fewer files at once.
- What blocks a download: metadata still found after cleaning, a damaged or incomplete file, a section the tool doesn’t recognise, contradictory rotation data, or a PNG checksum error. Nothing is changed or downloaded in those cases.
Remove location without a tool
These steps are about location only. To remove the camera, date and other details too, use the tool above.
iPhone
From Apple’s guide to location metadata in Photos:
- Share without location: in Photos, select the photos and tap Share, then Options. Turn off Location. “Location Not Included” appears above the Options button.
- Remove it from a saved photo: in Photos, tap Albums, open the photo and tap More. Tap Adjust Info, then Adjust Location, then No Location.
- Stop recording it: go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera, then tap Never.
Android
Google Photos can’t remove a location your camera added automatically, according to Google’s help. To stop new photos from recording a location, open the Camera app’s settings and turn the location setting off. The setting varies by manufacturer.
Your files stay on your device
Reading, cleaning and checking all run in your browser, in a background worker. The photos are never uploaded. Our automated tests record every request the page makes while it reads and cleans files. They fail on anything but plain requests for the page’s own files.
Worked example
Inputs
- Photo
- A synthetic JPEG located at the Sydney Opera House, built by this tool's code when the page was made. It is not a real iPhone photo.
- Camera
- Apple iPhone 15
- Date taken
- 2026:11:01 09:30:00
Results
- Location found
- 33.8568° S, 151.2153° E
- Camera found
- Apple iPhone 15
- Date found
- 2026:11:01 09:30:00
- File size before
- 399 bytes
- Metadata removed
- 252 bytes
- Image data changed
- 0 bytes
- Metadata left after the check
- 0 items
Frequently asked questions
Is EXIF data the same as metadata?
EXIF is one kind of metadata. A photo can also hold XMP and IPTC metadata, comments, an embedded thumbnail and Content Credentials. This tool lists and removes all of them, not only EXIF.
Does removing EXIF data reduce image quality?
No. The tool deletes the metadata and copies the image data byte for byte. Nothing is re-encoded, so the photo looks exactly as before.
Can EXIF data reveal my location?
Yes. A phone with location turned on for its camera stores the GPS position where each photo was taken. Anyone with the file can read it. The tool shows the position before you clean the file.
Can I remove only the GPS location?
Not with this tool. It removes all metadata, so no detail is left behind by mistake. To remove only the location, use your phone's own settings, described under Remove location without a tool.
Can I remove metadata from HEIC photos?
Not here: this tool cleans JPG, PNG and WebP. Convert a HEIC photo to JPG first, then add the JPG to check that nothing is left.
Why is the cleaned file smaller?
The removed metadata took up space. In our test JPEG, made with the open-source c2patool, the Content Credentials and their preview image take up 232,207 of its 448,847 bytes. Extra images, such as HDR data, are removed too. The image data itself is unchanged.
Why does the cleaned photo appear at a different size?
Some photos store a print resolution, such as 144 dpi, and some browsers use it to size the image on screen. The cleaned copy has no resolution data, so it may appear larger or smaller. The pixels are the same.
Why is my download called download?
Chromium on Linux without a UTF-8 language setting saves files with non-ASCII names, such as Fotoğraf.jpg, as download. Rename the file after saving, for example to photo.jpg, or use Download all (ZIP), whose name is plain ASCII.