How do I remove EXIF data from a photo?

Drag the photo into the tool on this page, press “Remove All Metadata”, then click Download. The cleaned copy has the same pixels but no EXIF, GPS, XMP or IPTC tags. You can also keep selected tags and delete only GPS or camera information.

Do social networks already strip EXIF?

Most major platforms remove EXIF when you upload — but not all do, not for every format, and uploads, chats, email attachments and cloud links often keep the file intact. Cleaning photos yourself means you never depend on someone else's policy.

Does removing EXIF change my photo?

Only the metadata containers are dropped. The compressed image data is untouched, so resolution, colors and quality are identical — the file is usually a few kilobytes smaller.

How do I remove GPS only, keeping camera info?

Use the “Remove GPS” button. It deletes only the GPS data block while the rest of the EXIF — camera model, exposure, timestamps — stays in place.

Remove EXIF Data From Photos — Free Online EXIF Remover

Strip GPS location, camera details and editing history from your pictures before you post them. This EXIF remover cleans JPG, PNG and WebP photos in your browser — batch-friendly, no watermark, and your images never touch a server.

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How to remove EXIF data from photos

Add your photos

Drag in a single picture or a whole vacation album. Files are parsed on your machine — this page keeps working even if you go offline after loading.

Decide what to strip

Red warnings flag GPS coordinates the moment a file contains them. Choose Remove GPS to delete just location data, delete individual tags like camera serial numbers, or go for Remove All Metadata to wipe EXIF, XMP, IPTC and comments at once.

Download the clean copies

Download each file or use Download All for the batch. Output photos keep their exact resolution and quality — only the metadata containers are gone, so the files are usually a few KB lighter.

What gets removed from your pictures

Metadata	Example content	Removed?
GPS block	Latitude/longitude, altitude, timestamp, satellite info	Yes — GPS button or full clean
Camera EXIF	Make & model, lens, exposure, ISO, focal length	Yes — with full clean
Timestamps	Original / digitized / modify dates and times	Yes — with full clean
XMP packet	Creator, software, ratings, editing history, document IDs	Yes
IPTC block	Captions, keywords, bylines, credits	Yes
Maker Notes	Manufacturer-specific data incl. shot settings	Yes — dropped on rewrite (standard practice)
Embedded thumbnail	Small preview JPEG inside the file	Yes — with full clean
Image pixels	The actual photo	Never touched

Prefer to change photo metadata — e.g. correct a copyright line or add your name — instead of deleting it? Click any value in the table and edit it in place.

Why strip EXIF before sharing?

Location privacy

Photos taken with location services on embed exact coordinates — your home, your kid's school, that hotel. Anyone with the file (not just the platform) can read them. Removing the GPS block makes the picture shareable without sharing a map to your door.

Device & workflow hints

EXIF and XMP expose your camera model, sometimes its serial number, the software you edit with, and the full timeline from shutter to export. For journalists, lawyers, or anyone handling sensitive images, that's need-to-know information — so make sure the file doesn't tell.

EXIF removal FAQ

Do Instagram, Facebook and X already remove EXIF?

Most large platforms strip EXIF on upload — but messaging apps, email attachments, cloud-drive links, forums and smaller sites often deliver the original file. Cleaning photos yourself means you're safe everywhere, permanently.

How do I remove metadata from pictures on iPhone or Android?

Open this page in your mobile browser and drop the photo in. On iOS you can also use “Copy Photo” and paste directly into the tool. Both platforms only strip location in their share menus — this removes every tag.

Does removing EXIF reduce image quality?

No. EXIF, XMP and IPTC live in separate segments before the compressed pixel data. Deleting them leaves the image stream byte-identical — resolution, color and compression are exactly the same.

What about HEIC photos from iPhone?

HEIC files can be inspected here, but stripping their metadata requires a container rewrite that isn't in this version yet. Two easy routes: set your iPhone to capture “Most Compatible” (JPEG), or convert the HEIC to JPEG (any photo app or preview does) and clean it here in seconds.

Can I remove EXIF from many photos at once?

Yes — drag a whole batch in, apply “Remove All Metadata” to each (the tool remembers your selection per file), then hit “Download All”.