EXIF Remover
View and remove photo location and metadata in your browser. No upload, nothing sent.
No upload, no data sent β everything runs in your browser.
About this tool
The EXIF removal tool inspects and strips the shooting information embedded in photos (Exif and other metadata) in your browser. Images are never uploaded to a server. It addresses an easy-to-miss risk: information not visible in the picture itself remaining behind it.
What Exif contains
- Capture date and time, camera model and settings (ISO, aperture, focal length).
- GPS location of where the photo was taken (when recorded).
- Image orientation and an embedded thumbnail.
Why remove location data
Publishing a photo that still holds GPS location can let others identify your home, workplace, or places you frequent. The danger is that the place can be worked out from the data behind the photo, even when it does not appear in the picture.
Do not rely on social media auto-removal
Many social platforms strip location on upload, but how much they remove varies by service, and marketplaces, blogs, and cloud sharing can leave metadata intact. Checking and removing it yourself before publishing is the reliable approach.
Appearance unchanged, but mind orientation
What is removed is attached data, not the visible photo. However, the orientation tag is also removed, so some viewers may show the photo sideways. Check the orientation after export.
How to use
- Drop an image or click to select it.
- EXIF, location (GPS), date taken, and camera are analyzed and shown in your browser.
- Use "Remove metadata and download" to save a copy with metadata stripped.
FAQ
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. Inspecting and removing metadata is all processed in your browser, so images are never sent to an external server. It is completed entirely on your own device.
What is Exif (metadata)?
It is attached information embedded in a photo file, including the capture date and time, camera model and settings, and sometimes GPS location. Note it is information that does not appear in the picture itself.
Why should I remove location data?
Publishing a photo with GPS location can let others identify your home or places you frequent. Removing it before posting to social media or marketplaces is safer.
Does it change the photo's appearance or quality?
What is removed is the attached information (metadata); it is not meant to change the visible photo. Depending on the export format and settings, however, some re-encoding may occur.
What image formats are supported?
It mainly targets photo formats that commonly carry Exif, such as JPEG. The kinds of metadata retained differ by format.
Can removed information be restored?
The original metadata does not remain in the stripped image. If you want to keep the shooting information as a record, save the original file separately before removal.