Guide
What photo metadata reveals and how to remove it
Photos can carry hidden details such as the camera or phone model, the date taken and sometimes the exact GPS location. Some websites strip this information when you upload, but email attachments and many file-sharing services can pass it along. This tool shows common metadata it finds, then saves a clean copy in your browser without uploading the photo.
Using the tool
- Upload a JPG, PNG or WEBP image.
- Check the list of what was found in the original.
- Confirm the cleaned result, which checks the new file for the same kinds of metadata.
- Download the clean copy and share that instead of the original.
How it works and what changes
- The photo is redrawn as plain pixels and saved as a new file, so metadata from the original isn't carried over.
- PNG stays lossless. JPG and WEBP are saved again at 95% quality, so there is a very small quality change.
- Sideways phone photos are saved upright, because the rotation setting is metadata that gets applied to the pixels.
- Embedded color profiles aren't kept, so wide-color photos may look slightly different.
What this doesn't remove
This tool only removes data stored in the file. It can't remove anything visible in the picture, such as street signs, house numbers or faces, and it doesn't change copies you've already shared. Your original file also stays as it was, so keep it private if it contains your location.