Drop one or more photos above and download clean copies with the metadata stripped out. Photos taken on a phone usually carry EXIF data — camera model, capture time, and often the exact GPS coordinates of where the shot was taken. Removing it before you post a photo publicly means nobody can pull your home address out of a picture of your breakfast. Everything runs on your device; the files are never uploaded to a server.
The remover works at the byte level, so it is lossless: for JPEGs it drops the EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and comment segments while leaving the compressed image data untouched — no re-encoding, no quality loss. PNGs lose their text and eXIf chunks, and WebP files lose their EXIF and XMP chunks. ICC color profiles are kept by default so colors stay accurate, with a checkbox to remove those too. Badges on each file show what was found, including a red GPS badge when location data is present.
To inspect what a photo contains before cleaning it, use the image metadata viewer. Stripping metadata only saves a few kilobytes — to actually shrink a photo for the web, run it through the image compressor afterwards. iPhone HEIC photos are not supported directly; convert them with the HEIC to JPG converter first. Photos aren't the only leak — the PII scrubber redacts emails, phone numbers, and card numbers from text before you share it.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing EXIF data lower image quality?
No. The remover works at the byte level: for JPEGs it drops the metadata segments (EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments) while the compressed image data is copied through untouched — no re-encoding, so the pixels are bit-for-bit identical. PNG and WebP files are handled the same way, with only metadata chunks removed.
Does my phone add GPS coordinates to every photo?
Only when Location Services is enabled for the camera app, which it is by default on most phones. With it on, the exact latitude and longitude of where you took the shot is embedded in the file. This tool shows a red GPS badge on any photo that contains location data, so you can see at a glance which files would give away where you were.
Does it remove the date taken and camera model too?
Yes. The EXIF segment that stores capture time, camera make and model, and exposure settings is stripped, along with XMP and IPTC metadata and any embedded comments. The ICC color profile is kept by default so your colors stay accurate, with a checkbox to remove that as well if you want the file completely bare.
Can I remove EXIF from iPhone HEIC photos?
Not directly — this tool works on JPG, PNG, and WebP files. If you drop a HEIC photo it is skipped with a note pointing you to the HEIC to JPG converter at /tools/heic-to-jpg; convert there first, then run the resulting JPG through this remover to strip the metadata.
Don't social platforms strip EXIF data anyway?
Most big platforms (Instagram, Facebook, X) do remove metadata from public uploads, though they read it first. But photos shared as email attachments, through cloud-drive links, in many messaging apps, or via AirDrop keep their full metadata — including GPS coordinates. If a file leaves your hands through any of those channels, strip it yourself first.