How it works
Upload
Drop a photo into the box above — JPG, PNG or WebP. It is read locally; nothing is uploaded to a server.
Inspect
The tool reads the embedded EXIF data and shows you every tag it finds in a clear table — camera, GPS, dates and all.
Clean & download
Hit “Remove metadata & download” to get a clean copy of your photo, then we re-check the result to prove 0 tags remain.
What’s hiding inside your photos
Every photo you take carries a secret second layer of information called EXIF metadata. It’s invisible when you look at the picture, but anyone who downloads the file can read it. Depending on your camera or phone, it can include the exact GPS coordinates of where the shot was taken, the date and time down to the second, the camera or phone model, exposure settings like shutter speed and aperture, and even a small thumbnail copy of the image itself.
Most of the time that data is harmless — it’s how photo apps sort your library by date and place. But when you share the file publicly, that invisible layer goes with it. Posting a photo on a marketplace listing, a forum, a dating profile or a social network can quietly reveal where you live, when you were there, and what device you use. GPS coordinates are precise enough to point at a house.
That’s why stripping metadata is simple digital hygiene — like shredding an envelope before you recycle it. The photo itself doesn’t change at all: same pixels, same colors, same dimensions. Only the hidden data is gone, so the file you share shows exactly what you want it to show, and nothing else.
Tips
- Clean photos before any public post. Marketplace listings, classifieds, forums and dating profiles are where EXIF leaks matter most — anyone can download the original file there.
- Check the table before you strip. This tool shows you every tag first, so you can see exactly what was attached to your photo — it’s often surprising.
- Screenshots are usually clean. Screenshots and images saved from the web rarely carry GPS or camera tags; photos taken with a camera app almost always do.
- Keep an original for your own archive. Metadata is genuinely useful for sorting your own photo library by date and location — strip copies for sharing, keep the originals.
- Some apps strip it for you — some don’t. Many social apps remove EXIF on upload, but file downloads, email attachments and direct uploads usually keep it intact.
Common uses
- Selling online — strip location from marketplace listing photos so buyers can’t see your address.
- Dating profiles — share photos without revealing where or when they were taken.
- Real estate & freelance work — send clients clean files that look professional and leak nothing.
- Whistleblowing & journalism — remove device serials and GPS before sharing sensitive images.
- Printing & archiving — deliver clean, lightweight files that carry only the image itself.