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Read guide →Remove EXIF Metadata
Create a re-encoded image copy without carrying over the source file’s EXIF, IPTC, or XMP metadata blocks.
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Reviewed 2026-07-10
About Remove EXIF Metadata
The tool removes attached source metadata by decoding the image to pixels and creating a new output file. You can keep a supported original format or choose JPEG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF.
This re-encoding takes place in the browser, so the source image is not uploaded for metadata removal. The decoded image still consumes device memory, and the operation changes the file bytes even when the pixels appear identical.
Supported formats
- JPEG
- PNG
- WebP
- AVIF
- GIF (static input)
- BMP
- TIFF
- HEIC/HEIF
- SVG (rasterized input)
- ICO
- JPEG 2000 (browser-dependent input)
How to use it
- Work from a copy. Keep the original if capture date, camera settings, copyright fields, colour information, or location may be useful later.
- Choose the clean output. Add the image and select keep-original, JPEG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF according to the destination.
- Process and verify. Download the new file, check its orientation and appearance, and inspect it with View EXIF Data when metadata removal is important.
Useful for
- Prepare a separate photo copy for public posting without attached GPS or camera fields.
- Remove authoring and editing metadata from an image before sharing it.
- Re-encode several images as part of a privacy-conscious publishing workflow.
Limitations
- The operation removes source metadata wholesale; it cannot selectively preserve copyright, captions, dates, or other chosen fields.
- Metadata removal does not hide visible information such as faces, signs, reflections, landmarks, or text inside the pixels.
- Re-encoding can change file size and, for lossy formats, image detail. “Keep original” falls back to JPEG for decodable formats outside JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF.
Questions and answers
Does this remove GPS coordinates?
The source metadata blocks, including EXIF GPS data, are not copied to the re-encoded output. Verify the result when location privacy is critical.
Is the original file modified?
No. The browser creates a new downloadable file; the source on your device remains unchanged.
Can metadata come back after sharing?
A later app or service can add its own metadata, but it cannot recover removed source fields from the cleaned file alone. Keep the private original separate.
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