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Delete Image Metadata

Photo Metadata Remover

Built for the moment before you post, send or upload a picture. Check what it reveals, strip it, and share the clean copy instead.

  • .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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The situations where this matters

Metadata removal is not an abstract privacy exercise. It comes up in specific, ordinary situations, and knowing which one you are in tells you how careful to be.

  • Selling something second-hand: listing photos are taken at home, and marketplace listings are public
  • Dating apps and forums: profile pictures are often the first images a stranger can save and inspect
  • Reporting or whistleblowing: a document photo can identify the device that took it
  • Sharing photos of children: school, home and routine locations accumulate quickly across a set of images
  • Freelance and client work: your editing software, edit history and internal captions travel with the deliverable

What a recipient can read from a picture you send

Anyone who receives the actual file — as an email attachment, a message with 'send as document' enabled, a download from a listing, or a shared drive link — can open its properties and read everything the metadata holds. No specialist tools are needed: Windows Explorer, macOS Preview and countless free web viewers show it.

What they see is the record as it stood when the file left you. That is why the removal step belongs on your device, before the file is handed over.

A quick pre-share checklist

Removing metadata handles the file. It does not handle the picture. Both are worth a glance before you share.

  • Strip the metadata, and confirm the verification panel shows nothing removable left
  • Look at the frame's edges for house numbers, licence plates, mail and screens
  • Check reflections in windows, mirrors and glasses
  • Consider the filename — 'IMG_20260814_London_Home.jpg' says plenty on its own

What this tool does

  • Designed around the share moment: inspect, strip, download, send
  • Sensitive fields called out explicitly rather than listed alphabetically
  • No app to install on either desktop or mobile

What it does not do

  • It cleans the file, not the content of the picture
  • One photo at a time in this version

Photo Metadata Remover

Built for the moment before you post, send or upload a picture. Check what it reveals, strip it, and share the clean copy instead.

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Frequently asked questions

Should I remove metadata before selling something online?

It is a sensible habit. Listing photos are usually taken at home and are visible to everyone, so geotags in them tie your address to a public advert.

Does sending a photo through a messaging app remove the metadata?

Sometimes. Apps that re-compress images for delivery usually drop most metadata, but sending the same photo as a file or document normally preserves it exactly. The behaviour differs per app and per send option.

What about the filename?

The tool does not use your filename for anything except naming the download, and the downloaded copy keeps your name with a -clean suffix. If the name itself is revealing, rename the file after downloading.

Can a recipient tell that metadata was removed?

They can see that the file has no metadata, which is unremarkable — many platforms produce such files routinely. There is no marker saying this tool touched it.

Is it safe to clean photos of my children?

The tool never uploads the file, so cleaning is as private as opening the photo on your own device. Removing the geotags before sharing is a sensible habit for exactly those photos.

Does the recipient know I removed the metadata?

They can see the file has none, which is unremarkable — most platform-processed images look identical. Nothing marks the file as having been through this tool.

What about photos I already posted?

Cleaning your local copy does not reach a copy already uploaded. If the metadata matters, delete the post and re-upload a cleaned version.

Can I clean a photo from a screenshot instead?

You can, but screenshotting re-encodes the image at screen resolution, so you lose quality and the original dimensions. Cleaning the file keeps both.

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