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Remove Exif and location data from images

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A photo file can carry the time it was taken, the camera body and its serial number, the lens, and the latitude and longitude of the place it was shot. This lists what is actually in there first, then re-encodes the image in your browser to produce a copy without any of it.

Input

Export settings (format, quality)

Formats this browser cannot write come out as PNG even on "same as source". Note that TIFF is not readable at all in Chrome, Firefox or Edge — the metadata below still lists, but no file can be written.

The image is re-encoded, so it will not be bit-for-bit what it was. 0.92 is visually hard to tell apart; choose PNG if you want no loss at all (the file gets larger).

Rotation is baked into the pixels before the Orientation tag goes, so nothing ends up sideways.

Inspection log

The cleaned images land here, with a record of what was in them.
1Drop a photoIMG_0421.jpg2See what is in itCamera, date takenGPS 35.68, 139.763Exportclean.jpgNo metadata leftThe photo never leaves the device, and the coordinates are never sent.
What is in the file is listed before anything is removed. Coordinates are only printed on screen — there is no map link and no embed, so they are never handed to anyone else.

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Highlights

Contents are listed before removal
The capture time, camera, lens, serial number and coordinates are listed before anything is removed, so you can see what the file was carrying.
Coordinates are displayed, never sent
The latitude and longitude are only printed on the page. There is no map link or embed, and the coordinates are never sent anywhere.
Photo orientation is preserved
The Orientation tag is metadata too, and removing it naively lays portrait photos on their side. Here the rotation is baked into the pixels before export, so the image looks the same afterwards.

How to use it

  1. Add your images

    Click the box to choose files, or drag them in. JPEG, PNG, WebP and TIFF, several at a time.

  2. See what is inside

    The inspection log gives each file a verdict and lists what was found. Coordinates come first when a location is present, and a file carrying nothing says so.

  3. Remove it, then check

    Press Remove metadata and each file is re-encoded, with a removal record and a download button. Drop the saved file back into this page and it should now report no findings. TIFF is the one exception — browsers cannot decode its pixels, so it can be inspected but not re-exported.

Reading the result

What "no metadata found" means
No Exif block, text chunks, XMP, IPTC or embedded Exif thumbnail were found. Screenshots and images re-downloaded from social platforms are often already in this state. It covers the areas listed; it is not a guarantee about proprietary blocks this parser does not read.
Why the file size changes
Dropping the metadata removes tens to hundreds of kilobytes, and the re-compression moves the number again. A JPEG can come out smaller or larger; PNG will be considerably larger. Both sizes are printed under each file.
What the "embedded Exif thumbnail" line means
Exif can hold a small duplicate of the picture for fast previews. Some editors update the main image but not that copy, so the thumbnail can still show the uncropped or unretouched version. You cannot spot that by looking at the photo, which is why it is called out.
Checking the result yourself
Drop the exported file back into this page. If it reports no metadata, it is empty as far as this parser can see. Cross-checking with a second tool is a reasonable habit for anything sensitive.

Questions

Doesn't social media strip Exif anyway?
Major platforms usually do, but that depends on the service. Email attachments, chat apps sending "as a file", cloud share links and some marketplace listings can pass the original through untouched.
What actually goes wrong in practice?
Listing photos shot at home reveal the address. A run of posts reveals daily routine from the capture times. A camera serial number links separate photos to the same body, which is enough to connect accounts that were meant to stay apart.
Can you promise the output is completely clean?
No. The image is decoded and written out as a new file, so the original metadata blocks are not carried over, but what the browser's own encoder writes is outside our control. Re-inspect the output here, and use a second tool as well for anything sensitive.
Does it handle video or RAW files?
No. JPEG, PNG, WebP and TIFF images only. Videos (MP4, MOV) and camera RAW files (CR3, NEF, ARW and friends) carry location data too, but they are out of scope for this tool.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Reading, parsing and re-encoding all happen in the page. Close the tab and nothing remains.
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