Remove EXIF metadata — free online tool
Strip EXIF from a photo before posting it: GPS position, camera serial, timestamps and thumbnail. Re-exported in the browser, with a way to verify.
What to know
EXIF is the block of tags a camera writes into a JPG, and it can hold more than people expect: GPS latitude and longitude that locate a shot to within a few meters, the date and time down to the second, the phone or camera model, sometimes a body serial number, the software used, and a small embedded thumbnail that may still show the original framing. A single EXIF segment can be up to 64 KB, which is room for a lot of detail.
This page removes all of it by decoding the photo and writing a new file from the pixels alone, which is a stricter approach than hiding individual tags. Its Output format menu starts on the source type, for instance JPG for a phone photo, and the download is called photo-metadata.jpg for photo.jpg. Because the browser has already applied the orientation tag while decoding, the saved picture is upright without needing one.
It matters most before you post a picture of your home, a parcel, a car, a child or a workplace, or before you send a listing photo to a stranger. Many large platforms remove location tags on upload but not all of them do, and a forum, a chat attachment or an email may pass the file through unchanged. Phone cameras also have a setting that stops saving location in the first place.
To confirm the result, open the downloaded file properties on your computer and look at the Details tab: the camera, date taken and GPS fields should be absent. Pixels you can see, such as a street name in the background, are not metadata and are still there.
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How to use Remove EXIF metadata — free online tool
- Add a phone photo that was taken with location services on.
- Leave Output format on JPG so the file type does not change.
- Press Remove metadata and wait for the status line to confirm the new size.
- Download photo-metadata.jpg, open its Details tab and check that the GPS fields are gone.
Quick answers
Which EXIF fields can reveal where a photo was taken?
GPS latitude, longitude and altitude are the direct ones. The timestamp, camera model and thumbnail can also help someone connect a photo to a place or a person.
Why not just rely on the website to strip it?
Some platforms do, but others pass the original file through, and email or chat attachments usually do. Stripping it yourself removes the doubt.
Will the picture still be upright without the orientation tag?
Yes. The browser applies the tag while decoding, so the new file stores the rotated pixels directly.
How can I check the EXIF is gone?
Open the new file properties, go to the Details tab and look for the camera, date taken and GPS entries. They should not be listed.