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🧹 Image Metadata Remover

See what hidden data your photo carries — EXIF, GPS coordinates, editing history — and download a clean copy, without the image ever leaving your device.

The clean copy contains pixels only — canvas re-encoding never carries metadata across.

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How the image metadata remover works

The tool scans the JPEG structure for metadata segments — EXIF (camera model, capture time and, if location was on, GPS coordinates), XMP (editing history), IPTC (captions and credits) and ICC profiles — and lists what it finds. Removal works by re-drawing the pixels onto a canvas and re-encoding: the new file contains image data only, because canvas encoding never copies metadata segments.

The privacy case is concrete: a phone photo with location services on embeds latitude and longitude precise to a few meters. Major social networks strip EXIF on upload, but email, cloud drives, messaging attachments and marketplace listings often pass files through untouched. Note that re-encoding lossy formats re-compresses pixels — use the quality slider to keep it visually lossless.

Frequently asked questions

What metadata do photos actually contain?

JPEGs from phones and cameras typically carry EXIF (device model, capture date/time, exposure settings and — when location was enabled — GPS coordinates), and sometimes XMP editing history and IPTC caption data. This tool lists the segments it detects before you strip them.

Can photo metadata really reveal my home address?

If location services were on when the photo was taken, the embedded GPS coordinates identify the spot to within a few meters — enough to find a house. That is the single strongest reason to strip metadata from photos of your home, family or routine locations.

Don't Facebook and Instagram already strip EXIF?

Large social platforms do re-process uploads and drop most metadata. But email attachments, cloud-drive shares, classified-ad listings and many forums transmit the original file byte-for-byte, EXIF included. Strip before sharing through any channel you don't control.

Does removing metadata change image quality?

Stripping works by re-encoding the pixels, so lossy formats are re-compressed once. At the default high quality the difference is not visually detectable, and you can raise the slider further. PNG output is pixel-lossless.

Is my photo uploaded to check it?

No — the file is read, scanned and re-encoded entirely in your browser with the canvas API. It never touches a network connection, which you can verify offline.

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