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Remove Image Metadata

Remove location, camera and other hidden data from one or more photos before sharing them. The images are redrawn and saved again without any metadata.

Upload Images to Strip Metadata

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How the metadata is removed

Each image is decoded, drawn onto a blank canvas and saved again in its original format. A canvas only holds pixels, so everything else that was in the file is left behind: EXIF (including GPS position, camera serial details and dates), XMP, IPTC captions and keywords, comments, embedded thumbnails and colour profiles.

Photos are drawn the way they display, so a phone picture that relied on an orientation tag is saved already upright.

The trade-off: re-encoding

Because the image is saved again, JPG and WebP files are re-encoded at quality 0.92. The change is usually invisible, but it is not a bit-exact copy, and the file size can go up or down. PNG output is lossless.

Dropping the colour profile matters mainly for photos in wide-gamut colour spaces such as Display P3; their most saturated colours may look slightly duller afterwards. If you need the pixels and colours left exactly as they were, use the Lossless Image Compressor, which deletes metadata blocks without re-encoding (one file at a time).

Using it with several files

  • Select multiple JPG, PNG or WebP files; each keeps its format.
  • Cleaned files are named with private- in front of the original name.
  • "Download all" saves the files one by one, a moment apart. Your browser may ask once whether to allow multiple downloads.

Check before you share

Open a cleaned file in the Image Metadata Viewer to confirm that the GPS and device sections are empty. Remember that metadata is only one way a photo can reveal a location: street signs, house numbers, landmarks and reflections in the picture itself are not affected by any metadata tool.

Where the processing happens

Everything runs in your browser. The photos, and the metadata being removed, are not uploaded.

Questions about this tool

Does this reduce quality?

PNG stays lossless. JPG and WebP are saved again at quality 0.92, which is normally indistinguishable from the original but is a re-encode.

I am selling something online. How do I make sure my photos do not reveal where I live?

Add your photos here and download the cleaned copies. Location, camera and date details are removed. Also check the pictures themselves for house numbers, street signs or views that give your location away.

Can I clean many photos at once?

Yes. Select several JPG, PNG or WebP files. Each keeps its format, and the cleaned files get private- in front of their names.

My browser asks about multiple downloads. Is that normal?

Yes. Download All Cleaned saves the files one after another, so your browser may ask once whether to allow several downloads from this site.

How do I check that the location has really been removed?

Open a cleaned file in the Image Metadata Viewer. The GPS and device sections should be empty.

Will my photos turn sideways after cleaning?

No. Each photo is saved the way it displays, so pictures that relied on a rotation tag are saved already upright.