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Image Metadata Remover

See exactly what your photo reveals — including where it was taken — then strip it.

Runs in your browser — your files are never uploaded

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Your photo is examined and cleaned entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded — which matters rather a lot for a tool that reads location data.

About the Image Metadata Remover

Every photo taken on a phone carries a block of hidden data called EXIF. It records the camera, the exact date and time, the settings used — and, if location services were on, the precise coordinates where the shutter was pressed. That last one is the reason this tool exists.

Those coordinates are accurate to a few metres. A photo taken at home and posted to a marketplace listing, sent to a stranger, or attached to a forum post carries your address with it, and nothing on screen indicates it is there. Most social platforms strip metadata on upload; direct messaging, email attachments, cloud links and file sharing generally do not.

This tool shows you what is actually in the file before removing anything, because a cleaner that simply says “done” asks you to take its word for it. If there are coordinates, they are displayed, flagged, and you can see for yourself what you were about to send.

The cleaning works by rebuilding the image from its pixels alone, so the new file has no metadata block of any kind. The rotation tag is applied to the pixels first, which matters: strip orientation without doing that and the picture comes out sideways, as it does with several naive tools.

The whole thing runs on your device — which matters more here than anywhere else on this site. A tool that reads your location data and uploads your photos would be worse than doing nothing at all. Note that only JPEG carries EXIF; PNG and WebP use their own metadata chunks, which are not inspected, though the cleaned copy carries none of them either.

How to use the Image Metadata Remover

  1. Add your photos

    Drag them in or browse. Several at once is fine, and each is examined separately on your own device.

  2. Look at what is in them

    Camera, date, software and location are listed if present. Coordinates are flagged in red, because that is the one that matters.

  3. Download the clean copy

    The cleaned file is rebuilt from the pixels, so it carries no metadata at all. Your original is untouched.

  4. Send the clean copy instead

    Use the downloaded file wherever you were going to send the original — it looks identical and reveals nothing.

Frequently asked questions

Does my photo really contain my location?
If location services were enabled for the camera, yes — to within a few metres. Add the photo above and the coordinates are shown if they are there. For a photo taken at home, those coordinates are your address.
Do social networks remove metadata automatically?
The large platforms generally strip EXIF when you upload. Direct messages, email attachments, cloud storage links and file transfers usually do not, and neither does sending the original file to someone. That gap is where photos leak location.
Does removing metadata reduce the image quality?
Very slightly for JPEG, because the file is re-encoded at high quality rather than copied byte for byte. The difference is not visible at normal viewing sizes. The dimensions and content are unchanged.
Why is my photo not sideways after stripping the orientation tag?
Because the rotation is applied to the pixels before the tag is dropped. Tools that simply delete metadata leave photos rotated, since the tag was the only thing telling a viewer which way up the image went.
Is my photo uploaded to check it?
No, and that is the whole point. The file is read, examined and rebuilt entirely in your browser. A tool that inspected your location data on a server would be worse than not using one.
What about PNG and WebP files?
Only JPEG uses EXIF, so there is nothing to display for other formats. They have their own metadata chunks, which this tool does not read — but the cleaned copy is rebuilt from the pixels alone, so it carries none of them either.

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