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Delete Image Metadata

Delete Image Metadata

Delete the hidden records inside an image file and keep the picture exactly as it is. Your image is read in the browser, cleaned, and re-checked so you can see what was deleted.

  • .jpg
  • .jpeg
  • .png
  • .webp
Free
No account, no limit on files
0
Files uploaded — processing is local
4 formats
Lossless — pixels never re-encoded
Processed in your browser
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How it works

  1. 1

    Open your image

    Drag and drop, browse, paste, or use your phone's photo picker.

  2. 2

    Review what is stored

    Fields are grouped, with GPS and device identifiers shown first.

  3. 3

    Delete and download

    The clean copy is verified, then saved with a -clean suffix.

How the common ways of removing image metadata compare

MethodRemoves EXIFRemoves XMP/IPTCKeeps qualityKeeps file private
This tool (container-level)
Taking a screenshot
Re-saving in an editor
Windows “Remove Properties”
Uploading to a social platform
A server-side online cleaner

“Keeps file private” means the image never leaves your device. “Keeps quality” means the pixels are not re-compressed. Partly = depends on the tool, the version or the upload path.

Deleting metadata is not the same as editing the image

It is worth being precise about what gets deleted. An image file has two parts: the encoded picture, and the records attached to it. Deleting metadata touches only the second part. Nothing is re-drawn, re-compressed or resized, which is why a cleaned JPG has identical dimensions and identical visual quality.

The practical difference shows up in file size. Delete the metadata from a phone photo and the file usually shrinks by a few kilobytes to a few dozen. Delete it from a PNG exported by an AI image tool and the file can shrink noticeably more, because the entire generation prompt was stored as text inside it.

What image files carry, by format

JPG stores its records in marker segments — EXIF and XMP in APP1, IPTC in APP13, comments in COM, and a grab bag of vendor blocks in the other APPn slots. Deleting a segment is a clean operation: the segment is skipped and the rest of the file is copied through untouched.

PNG stores its records in chunks instead — tEXt, zTXt, iTXt for text, eXIf for camera data and tIME for a modification timestamp. Each chunk carries its own checksum, so dropping one leaves a perfectly valid PNG.

WebP uses a RIFF container with named chunks and a flag byte in its VP8X header announcing what is present. Deleting an EXIF chunk here means clearing the matching flag too, otherwise the file describes metadata it no longer has.

Delete before you share, not after

Once a file is uploaded somewhere, the copy on that server is out of your hands. Some platforms strip metadata when they re-encode an image, some keep it, and some keep the original alongside the re-encoded version. Deleting metadata on your own device before the upload is the only step you fully control.

What this tool does

  • Deletes EXIF, XMP, IPTC, PNG text chunks and vendor blocks in one pass
  • The original file on your device is never modified
  • Dimensions, colours and image quality are preserved

What it does not do

  • A visible watermark drawn into the pixels is not metadata and is not deleted
  • Copies you already uploaded elsewhere are unaffected

Delete Image Metadata

Delete the hidden records inside an image file and keep the picture exactly as it is. Your image is read in the browser, cleaned, and re-checked so you can see what was deleted.

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Reviewed and updated . Behaviour described on this page is covered by the project’s automated tests.

Frequently asked questions

Does deleting image metadata delete the image?

No. Your original stays on your device untouched, and the cleaned version is a separate downloaded copy containing the same picture without the attached records.

Will the deleted metadata reduce the file size?

Usually by a small amount — a few kilobytes for a typical photo. Files from AI image tools can shrink more because their prompts are stored as text inside the file.

Can deleted metadata be recovered from the clean file?

The fields are not present in the downloaded copy, so there is nothing in that file to recover. Your original still has them, and so does any copy you shared before cleaning.

Does this work on screenshots?

Yes, though screenshots usually carry very little: no GPS and no camera details, but often the device name, the display's colour profile and a creation timestamp.

Can I delete metadata from several images at once?

Yes. Selecting several files switches the tool into batch mode, where each file is cleaned and verified separately rather than under one combined claim. Save them one by one or download the whole set as a ZIP built in your browser.

Will the deleted metadata affect how my photo library sorts the image?

Possibly. Photo apps use the capture date and GPS to sort and map your library, so a cleaned copy may sort by file date instead. Keep your original if you rely on that.

Does deleting metadata change the file name?

No. The download keeps your name with a -clean suffix. If the name itself is revealing, rename the file after downloading.

Can I delete metadata from a photo someone sent me?

Yes. Any JPG, PNG or WebP you can open can be cleaned, regardless of who created it.

Why does the cleaned file sometimes stay the same size?

Because it had little or no metadata to begin with — common for images exported for the web or downloaded from a platform that re-encodes uploads.

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