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EXIF Remover

Strip metadata from a JPG, PNG or WebP before you post or send it. See what the file contains now, remove everything or only the groups you choose, and download a clean copy.

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Upload image or drag & drop
JPG · PNG · WebP · GIF · BMP · TIFF · HEIC

How to use the EXIF Remover

01
Upload
Drop any image file.
02
Read the details
Size, dimensions, format and metadata in one view.
03
Clean up
Remove what you don’t want to share, then download.

Remove all metadata in one step

Remove all metadata is ticked by default. It deletes every EXIF tag, including exposure settings, ISO, focal length and the orientation tag, along with XMP, comments and PNG text chunks. Because the orientation tag goes too, the pixels are rotated first, so a phone photo that relied on that tag still displays the right way up everywhere.

Two things are kept on purpose: the ICC color profile and the DPI value. They affect how the image looks on screen and how large it prints, and they say nothing about you, where you were or what you used.

Or choose which groups to remove

Untick Remove all metadata to pick groups instead. Each is listed with the value currently stored in your file. GPS location removes the whole GPS block: coordinates, altitude, direction and GPS timestamps. Camera & lens removes the make and model, owner name, body and lens serial numbers, lens details and maker notes. Date taken removes the capture, digitized and modified times with their time zone offsets. Software removes the editing app, processing software and host computer name.

Everything else in the EXIF stays, including exposure settings and the orientation tag, so the pixels are not rotated. XMP is always removed in this mode, because it can repeat location, camera and date details in a form that can't be edited selectively. Either way, the small embedded preview thumbnail some cameras store is always removed, since it can show the original framing even after a crop.

Quality of the cleaned file

PNG files are re-saved losslessly. JPEG files are re-saved at quality 95 with the original chroma subsampling, which is very hard to tell apart from the original. WebP stays lossless if it was lossless, and is saved at quality 95 otherwise. HEIC, TIFF and other formats come back as JPEG, or PNG when they have transparency. The download is named with -clean added.

Supported formats

JPGPNGWebPGIFBMPTIFFHEIC

Files up to 25 MB. Large, high-resolution photos are supported.

Privacy

Your file is sent over HTTPS, processed in memory and returned straight away. It is never stored, never shared and never used for anything else. No account needed. How we handle files.

EXIF Remover FAQ

Do social networks remove EXIF automatically?

Many strip metadata from uploaded images, but not every service does, and original files sent by email, cloud link or as a document attachment usually keep it. Cleaning the file yourself means you don't have to rely on each platform.

Will removing EXIF rotate or flip my photo?

It will look the same. With Remove all metadata, the rotation is applied to the pixels before the orientation tag is deleted. With selected groups, the tag is kept and the pixels are untouched.

Should I remove everything or only some groups?

Remove everything when you are sharing publicly and need nothing from the metadata. Choose groups when you want to keep useful details, such as the date or exposure settings, but drop the location or serial numbers.

Can the removed metadata be recovered?

Not from the cleaned copy. Your original file is not changed, so keep it if you want the details for your own records.

How do I check that it worked?

Drop the downloaded file into the EXIF Viewer. The removed fields will show a dash, and after removing everything the field count drops to zero.

Does this remove the location from HEIC photos?

Yes. The cleaned copy is saved as JPEG, since HEIC can't be written back.

Are my images safe?

Your file is sent over HTTPS, processed in memory and returned straight away. It is never stored, never shared and never used for anything else.

Is it free?

Yes. No account, no watermark and no limit on how many images you process. Files can be up to 25 MB.

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