Image Metadata Remover
Strip every EXIF, IPTC, XMP and GPS field from a photo by re-encoding through your browser's canvas.
Quick answer: Strip every EXIF, IPTC, XMP and GPS field from a photo by re-encoding through your browser's canvas.
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Frequently asked questions
- Why should I remove image metadata?
- Because phones and cameras embed your GPS location, the timestamp, and often the device serial number into every photo. Posting raw photos online — to Marketplace, dating apps, or property listings — can leak your home address.
- Does this really remove every field?
- Yes. Canvas exports never include EXIF, IPTC or XMP — the browser literally cannot encode them. The output is a clean file with only pixel data and the minimum format header.
- Are my photos uploaded?
- No. The conversion runs in a canvas in your browser. The original photo and the cleaned output both stay on your device.
- Will the cleaned image look identical?
- Visually yes. JPG output is re-encoded with your chosen quality (default 92), which is visually indistinguishable from the original for almost any photo. Use PNG output for a guaranteed lossless result, at the cost of larger files.
- Can I keep the photo's resolution?
- Yes. We export at the full pixel dimensions of the source image. No down-sampling, no resizing.
- Why is the output sometimes larger than the input?
- If you switch from JPG → PNG (lossless) the file will balloon, sometimes by 5–10×. Stick with JPG output unless you specifically need lossless.
- Can I batch-process a folder?
- Not yet — the tool processes one file at a time. For large batches, ExifTool from the command line (`exiftool -all= *.jpg`) is more efficient.
- Does this strip the GPS coordinates from a HEIC?
- Yes — by re-encoding to JPG, PNG or WebP. The output won't be HEIC, but the GPS and every other field is gone.
- Will it preserve transparency in PNGs?
- Yes — pick PNG or WebP as the output format. JPG output flattens transparency to white.
- Is this safer than 'Remove location' in macOS Photos?
- It's more thorough. macOS only strips the GPS field; this strips every metadata block. Use both belt-and-braces if the stakes are high.