Image Metadata Remover
Photos carry hidden details: where they were taken, when, and on which device. See what your images reveal and strip it out without changing the picture.
- Files stay on your device
- No sign-up
- Free to use
How to use Image Metadata Remover
- Drop your photos onto the upload area. The hidden metadata found in each one is listed next to it.
- Check the summary to see whether a GPS location, camera model or capture date is present.
- Select Remove metadata.
- Download the clean copies. They look identical to the originals.
Image Metadata Remover features
Shows what is hidden
Lists location, camera make and model, capture date and editing software before anything is removed.
Lossless for JPG and PNG
Metadata blocks are cut out of the file structure; the image data is not re-compressed.
Removes all common metadata types
EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, embedded comments and PNG text chunks.
Photos stay upright
Images that depend on a rotation tag are redrawn so they do not turn sideways once the tag is gone.
Batch processing
Clean a whole set of photos and download them as a ZIP.
Never uploaded
Privacy tools should not need you to send your photos anywhere, and this one does not.
When to use Image Metadata Remover
- Removing your home location from photos before posting them to a marketplace or forum.
- Sharing pictures of children or property without revealing where they were taken.
- Stripping camera serial numbers and software details from images you publish.
- Cleaning screenshots or exports that contain author or software comments.
Image Metadata Remover FAQ
What information can a photo contain?
A typical phone photo stores GPS coordinates, the date and time, the device make and model, lens and exposure settings, and sometimes the name of editing software. Some cameras also record a serial number or the owner's name.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
Not for JPG and PNG: only the metadata is removed and the picture data is copied byte for byte. WebP files, and JPGs that need rotating, are re-encoded at high quality, which is visually lossless.
Do social networks remove metadata for me?
Many large platforms strip EXIF data from uploads, but not all, and files sent by email, messaging apps as documents, or cloud links usually keep everything. Removing it yourself is the only way to be sure.
Will the file size change?
It becomes slightly smaller, usually by a few kilobytes up to a few hundred if an embedded thumbnail or colour profile data is removed.
Is the colour profile kept?
For JPG, the ICC colour profile is preserved so colours display the same. Only descriptive metadata is removed.
Why photo metadata is a privacy risk
EXIF, short for Exchangeable Image File Format, was designed so cameras could record exposure settings alongside a picture. When phones gained GPS, the same mechanism began storing precise coordinates. A photo taken at home and shared as a file can therefore reveal your address to anyone who opens its properties.
Metadata sits in separate blocks alongside the image data, which is what makes it removable without touching the picture. In a JPG these are application segments placed before the compressed image; in a PNG they are named chunks. This tool walks the file structure, keeps the blocks needed to display the image and its colours correctly, and omits the rest.