How to remove EXIF data
- Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP photo into the box above, or choose one from your files.
- Check what's inside: camera, date taken, GPS location, software and any other embedded data.
- Decide whether to keep the color profile and orientation. Both are on by default and don't identify you.
- Select Download clean copy. The file name ends in
-clean.
What photos can reveal
| Data | What it says |
|---|---|
| GPS position | Where the photo was taken, often to within a few meters: your home, office or school. |
| Date and time | When it was taken, down to the second. |
| Camera and lens | The make and model of your phone or camera, sometimes its serial number. |
| Software | Which app or editor last saved the file. |
| Thumbnail | A small copy of the photo, which can still show parts you later cropped out. |
| XMP and IPTC | Editing history, captions, keywords, author and copyright details. |
Lossless, not re-compressed
Most tools remove metadata by opening the photo and saving it again, which re-compresses a JPG and loses a little quality each time. This tool removes only the metadata sections and copies the image data exactly, so the cleaned file looks identical to the original and is simply a little smaller.
Common uses
- Selling something online. Photos taken at home can carry the GPS location of your address. Remove it before posting item photos to a marketplace listing or classified ad.
- Posting photos on a blog or forum. Many blogs, forums and file-sharing sites publish images exactly as uploaded, with the camera, date and location intact. Download a clean copy and upload that instead.
- Checking a photo before sending it. Drop a photo in to see its camera, date taken and GPS location before you share it. If nothing sensitive turns up, there's nothing more to do.
- Delivering files to a client. Photos and graphics can record the camera and editing software used to make them. Strip that information from final files before handing them over.