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Delete Image Metadata

Metadata Remover

Load a file, see every metadata field it carries, then remove them and check the cleaned copy. Everything runs in your browser — JPG, PNG, WebP and PDF are supported today, with video on the roadmap.

  • .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
Ready

How it works

  1. 1

    Choose a file

    Drag it in, browse, paste from the clipboard, or pick a photo on your phone.

  2. 2

    Read the report

    Every field the parser finds is listed by category, with location data flagged first.

  3. 3

    Remove and verify

    The cleaned copy is re-analysed in front of you before you download it.

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.

What a metadata remover actually removes

Metadata is data about the file rather than the picture inside it. A photo is a grid of pixels, but the file wrapped around those pixels has room for dozens of extra records: which camera took the shot, which lens, at what shutter speed, on what date, at which coordinates, and which software last saved it.

A metadata remover deletes those records and leaves the pixels alone. It is not compression, it is not editing, and it does not change how the image looks. On a typical phone photo the metadata is between 2 KB and 40 KB — a small part of the file, and the only part that describes you.

  • EXIF — the camera and capture record, including GPS coordinates
  • XMP — Adobe's editing and rights metadata, written by Photoshop, Lightroom and many phone editors
  • IPTC — captions, keywords, credit and copyright fields used by newsrooms and stock libraries
  • Format-specific text — PNG text chunks, JPEG comments and vendor blocks written by phone manufacturers

Why the verification step matters

Plenty of tools display a success message without ever looking at the file they produced. That is a claim, not a check. This tool re-reads the cleaned bytes with the same parser it used on the original and reports what it finds — including anything it deliberately left in place.

Two things are commonly kept, and both are stated openly rather than hidden: the ICC colour profile, because removing it can visibly shift colours, and the EXIF orientation flag on photos that were shot rotated, because removing that makes the clean copy appear sideways. Neither identifies you, and both can be switched off.

One file type at a time, honestly labelled

Images and PDFs are handled here in full, each by an engine written for that container. Video metadata removal is architected but not yet implemented, and its pages say so plainly instead of pretending. When a file type is not supported, you get a clear message rather than a download that quietly changed nothing.

What this tool does

  • No account, no email, no watermark
  • Images are processed in the browser, so the file does not need to be uploaded
  • Lossless for JPG, PNG and WebP: pixels and dimensions are untouched
  • Shows what remains instead of claiming a perfect result

What it does not do

  • Video and audio files are not supported yet
  • HEIC photos can be inspected but not yet cleaned — convert to JPEG first
  • Metadata already collected by a service you previously uploaded to cannot be recalled by cleaning your local copy

Metadata Remover

Load a file, see every metadata field it carries, then remove them and check the cleaned copy. Everything runs in your browser — JPG, PNG, WebP and PDF are supported today, with video on the roadmap.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this metadata remover free?

Yes. There is no account, no upload quota and no paid tier for the image tool. The processing runs on your own device, so serving it costs nothing per file.

Which file types can I clean right now?

JPG and JPEG, PNG, and WebP. HEIC files can be analysed so you can see what your iPhone stored, but writing a cleaned HEIC is not supported yet.

Does removing metadata change the image quality?

No. For JPG, PNG and WebP the file is rebuilt from the original's own image data, so nothing is re-compressed. The pixels in the cleaned file are byte-for-byte the pixels from the original.

How do I know the metadata is really gone?

The tool re-reads the file it produced and shows the field count before and after. You can also re-upload the downloaded file to run a fresh, independent check.

Can I remove metadata from a PDF here?

Yes. The PDF tool removes the document information dictionary and the XMP packet, and rewrites the file so superseded revisions are not carried over.

What is the difference between metadata and the image itself?

The image is the grid of pixels you see. Metadata is a separate record stored alongside it in the same file, describing the device, settings, place and software. Removing one does not touch the other, which is why cleaning a file cannot change how it looks.

Does this work offline?

Yes. Once the page has loaded, cleaning a file needs no network connection, because all the processing code is already in your browser.

Which browsers are supported?

Any current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, on desktop or mobile. The tool needs the File API, which all of them provide.

Is there a limit on how many files I can clean?

No. There is no quota and no account, because the work happens on your device rather than on a server we pay for.

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