Remove EXIF data from photos
Drop a photo here to see the location, camera, date and software it carries, then download a copy without them. The image data is copied byte for byte, not re-saved, so nothing is lost. It works in your browser on JPEG, PNG and WebP, several at once, and nothing is uploaded.
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What does a photo carry besides the picture?
A camera or phone writes a block of notes into every photo, called EXIF. Editing software adds its own, called XMP. Neither shows on screen, but anyone with the file can read them.
Here is what one Wikimedia photograph carried, before and after this tool:
| In the file | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Canon EOS 10D | Removed |
| Date taken | 2005-07-27 15:33:28 | Removed |
| Software | Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows | Removed |
| Exposure details | 17 entries | Removed |
| XMP editing data | Present | Removed |
| Print resolution | 240 DPI | 240 DPI, kept |
| Colour profile | Present | Kept |
| Pixels | Identical |
That photo had no location. A phone photo often does, as a latitude and longitude. When it does, the tool shows the coordinates, so you can see what you were about to share.
Does removing EXIF lower the quality?
Not here. Most tools open the photo, draw it and save a new JPEG, which compresses it a second time. This one cuts the notes out of the file and leaves the image data exactly as it was.
We checked on three photographs: decoded, the clean copy's pixels were identical to the original's. The file shrinks only by the notes, 23 KB on the Canon photo above.
What does the tool keep, and why?
Three things that describe how to show the photo, not who took it. The orientation, so a photo your phone stored sideways does not turn on its side. The print resolution, so it prints at the same size.
And the colour profile, so the colours stay as they were. Everything else goes: the camera, the dates, the location, the software, the thumbnail and any notes.
Some phones store a second picture after the main one, such as a depth map. The tool leaves that behind too, since it can carry its own notes.
What about HEIC and other formats?
The tool cleans JPEG, PNG and WebP. An iPhone's HEIC photo cannot be cleaned without re-saving it, so the tool says so and points you to the converter.
A photo saved by this site's converter or resizer carries no camera, date, location or software data at all. We checked that too, on the same photographs.
What happens to your photo?
Your selected photo is processed in your browser, without an image upload to a server. The page may download code and codecs needed for editing.
Save your result before closing the tab; unsaved edits are kept in memory rather than in an online account.
Common questions
Does this remove the GPS location from my photo?
Yes. The location sits in the EXIF block, which is removed whole. The tool then reads the clean copy back and only offers the download if no location, camera, date or software is left.
Will my photo look different?
No. The image data is copied unchanged, and the orientation and colour profile are kept, so it shows the same way up and in the same colours.
Does resizing a photo here remove its EXIF as well?
Yes. Every file this site's editor saves is a new image, and it carries none of the original's camera, date, location or software data. Use this page when you want the original pixels kept.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The file is read and cleaned by this page in your browser, and the clean copy is handed back as a download. Nothing is sent anywhere.
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