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Delete Image Metadata

Delete Image Metadata Online

See exactly what your photo contains, remove it, and verify it is gone — EXIF, GPS coordinates and camera data, without the file leaving your device.

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JPG · JPEG · PNG · WebP · up to 50 MB · your original file is never modified

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Your photo never needs to leave your device

Image processing happens locally in your browser whenever possible. Your original photo does not need to be uploaded to our servers.

  • No upload. The file is read into browser memory and rewritten there. There is no upload endpoint for image data.
  • No account. No sign-in, no email address, no quota.
  • No server-side processing. The JPG, PNG, WebP and PDF engines all run as JavaScript in your tab.

You do not have to take that on trust. Open your browser’s network tab while cleaning a file and no request carries it — or disconnect from the network after the page has loaded and clean one anyway.

“Whenever possible” is deliberate wording: if a future file type ever needs server-side processing, that tool will say so at the point of use rather than quietly changing what this promise means.

  • Private processing

    Process supported images locally in your browser.

  • No account

    Use the tool without creating an account.

  • Free

    Remove image metadata without a subscription.

What gets removed

The metadata a single photo can carry

Values below are examples for illustration, not data from your file. Load an image above to see your own.

Before5 fields detected
Camera
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-70mm F2.8
Location
48.8566, 2.3522
Software
Adobe Photoshop 26.0
Date taken
2026-05-12 18:43:09
Serial number
042051000537
After removal0 removable fields

No removable metadata detected.

Same picture, same dimensions, same quality — with the camera, location, software and timestamp records gone. The tool confirms this by re-reading the file it produced.

Formats

Supported image formats

  • JPEG

    Full support

    .jpg · .jpeg

    EXIF in an APP1 segment: camera make and model, lens, exposure, ISO, timestamps and GPS coordinates

  • PNG

    Full support

    .png

    tEXt, zTXt and iTXt chunks: software names, authors, comments, copyright and descriptions

  • WebP

    Full support

    .webp

    EXIF chunks in the extended (VP8X) container form

  • HEIC / HEIF

    Read only

    .heic · .heif

    Metadata can be inspected, but a cleaned file cannot be written yet.

How it works

Three steps, all on your device

  1. Step 1

    Upload your image

    Drag a file in, browse, paste from the clipboard, or pick a photo on your phone. Nothing leaves your device.

  2. Step 2

    Check and remove metadata

    Every field found in the file is listed, with location and device data flagged. Remove it in one click.

  3. Step 3

    Download your clean image

    The cleaned file is re-analysed to confirm the result, then saved next to your untouched original.

Frequently asked questions

What is image metadata?

Image metadata is information stored inside an image file that describes the file rather than the picture: the device that made it, the settings used, the date, the location, and the software that last saved it. It travels with the file wherever you send it.

What is EXIF data?

EXIF is the metadata standard cameras and phones use. It records make and model, lens, exposure, ISO, orientation, timestamps and — when location access is enabled — GPS coordinates. It is stored as a structured block inside the image file.

Why should I remove metadata from photos?

Because it can reveal where a photo was taken, which device took it, and when. That matters most for photos shared publicly or with strangers — marketplace listings, forums, dating profiles — where the coordinates in an ordinary photo of something at home point at your address.

Does removing metadata reduce image quality?

No. For JPG, PNG and WebP the tool edits the file's container and copies the compressed image data across unchanged. There is no re-encoding, so the cleaned image has identical pixels and identical dimensions.

Does the tool remove GPS coordinates?

Yes. GPS tags live inside the EXIF block, which is removed in full. If your photo contains coordinates they are shown before removal, and the verification step confirms no location fields remain in the cleaned file.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. Files are read with the browser's File API and processed in your device's memory. The image is never sent in a network request — you can verify that in your browser's network tab, and the tool keeps working with the network disconnected.

What image formats are supported?

JPG and JPEG, PNG, and WebP can be analysed and cleaned. HEIC files can be analysed so you can see what your phone stored, but writing a cleaned HEIC is not supported yet — convert the photo to JPEG first.

Is Delete Image Metadata free?

Yes, with no account, no email address and no limit on how many images you clean. Because processing runs on your own device there is no per-file cost to recover.

Can I remove metadata from multiple images at once?

Yes. Select or drop several files and the tool switches to batch mode: each one is cleaned and re-checked separately, with its own before-and-after counts, then you can save them individually or download them all as a ZIP. Up to 25 files at a time, processed one after another so a large batch cannot exhaust your device's memory.

Clean your next image in seconds

No account, no upload, no watermark. Check what your photo is carrying, remove it, and download a verified clean copy.

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