A photo straight off a phone usually records when it was taken and on which device, and, if location services were on, where. Editing software, cameras and some AI image generators can also write their own notes into the file: software names, author fields, comments, sometimes the prompt and settings used. None of it shows up when you look at the picture, which is why it tends to travel along unnoticed when the file is shared. This tool removes those embedded fields and leaves the picture alone.
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Overview
About Image Metadata Remover
Upload a JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF and get back a copy with the embedded metadata taken out. Most image tools do this by re-saving the picture, which quietly re-compresses it. This one does not decode the image at all: it reads the file's container, copies across only the parts a viewer needs to draw the picture, and leaves the rest behind. The pixel data is passed through as it is, so dimensions, transparency and animation frames are unchanged.
Two things are kept on purpose. The embedded colour profile stays, because removing it can change how colours look (see how colour profiles work). And if a photo relies on an EXIF rotation flag to display upright, that single flag is written back into a fresh, otherwise empty EXIF block, so the cleaned copy does not come out sideways.
Compatibility
Supported Formats
Accepts JPG/JPEG, PNG (including animated PNG), WebP (including animated WebP) and GIF up to 20 MB, and up to 12,000 px on either side. The output is always the same format as the input. HEIC, TIFF, BMP, AVIF and SVG are not supported; for an iPhone HEIC photo, HEIC to JPG produces a JPG without the location data.
What is removed: EXIF (camera, date, GPS), XMP, IPTC/Photoshop blocks, comments, PNG text and time chunks, GIF comment and application extensions, other application-specific segments, and any data appended after the end of the image.
Guide
How to Use Image Metadata Remover
- Choose or drag in a JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF (up to 20 MB).
- Click "Remove Metadata".
- Download the cleaned copy. It keeps the original format and is named after your file with "-no-metadata" added.
Highlights
Features
- The picture is not re-encoded The file's container is rewritten instead of the image being decoded and saved again, so there is no extra compression and no change to pixels, size in pixels, transparency or animation frames.
- Keeps what affects how it looks The embedded colour profile stays, and a photo that depends on an EXIF rotation flag keeps that single flag in an otherwise empty EXIF block.
- Format-aware removal Each format is handled by its own rules: JPG segments, PNG chunks, WebP chunks and GIF extensions, rather than one generic pass that treats every file the same.
- Clear about its limits It removes embedded metadata only. The page spells out what it cannot do, including invisible pixel watermarks and what a platform may still recognise by content.
Applications
Use Cases
- Posting a photo for a classified ad or marketplace listing without the location it was taken at
- Sending an image to someone you do not know, such as a buyer, a landlord or a support team
- Removing author, software and comment fields from a file before it goes into a shared folder or client delivery
- Clearing the text chunks some image generators write into PNG files, such as generation settings
- Checking what a file looked like without its metadata, for example when debugging a colour or rotation difference
Good to Know
Limitations
This removes metadata stored inside the file. It does not change the picture, so anything visible in it (a street sign, a face, text in a screenshot) stays visible.
AI-image provenance. Content Credentials (C2PA) are stored in a dedicated block inside the file. This tool drops the blocks where those manifests normally live in JPEG, PNG and WebP files, but that is all it does. It does not touch invisible watermarks that some generators add to the pixels themselves, it does not remove visible logos, and it cannot stop a platform from recognising an image by its content. Removing metadata does not make an image impossible to identify, and this tool makes no such claim.
The colour profile and, when needed, the rotation flag are kept (see above). The download name is built from your original file name, so rename the file first if the name itself identifies someone.
Files are processed on our servers and are not shared with third parties. Files are deleted as soon as processing or download finishes. Any leftover temporary file is removed automatically by our cleanup process within the configured retention period (60 minutes). See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Support
Frequently Asked Questions
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No. The picture is never decoded or re-saved, so there is no new compression step. When we compared cleaned copies with their originals during testing, the decoded pixels were identical for JPG, PNG, WebP and GIF, and the JPG's compressed image data was byte-for-byte the same.
What exactly gets removed?
In a JPG: EXIF (including GPS and the embedded thumbnail), XMP, IPTC/Photoshop data, comments, other application segments, and anything appended after the image. In a PNG: text chunks (tEXt, zTXt, iTXt, which is where XMP and some generator settings are kept), EXIF, the last-modified time and the C2PA chunk. In a WebP: EXIF, XMP and C2PA chunks. In a GIF: comments and application extensions other than the animation loop setting.
Will this remove AI-generated image information or C2PA Content Credentials?
It removes the metadata blocks where AI tools and C2PA manifests are normally stored in JPG, PNG and WebP files, including EXIF software fields, XMP and PNG text chunks. It does not remove watermarks embedded in the pixels, and it cannot promise that a platform will not still identify the image some other way. If you need to know what a particular image still carries, check the cleaned copy with a metadata viewer.
Why is the cleaned file only slightly smaller?
Metadata is usually a few kilobytes, so the saving is small unless the file carried a large embedded thumbnail or appended data. If you want a much smaller file, run it through <a href="/compress-image/">Compress Image</a> as well; that does re-encode the picture, which this tool deliberately does not.
Will my photo turn sideways after cleaning?
It should not. Phones often store a photo unrotated and add an EXIF flag telling viewers to rotate it. Deleting every EXIF field would drop that flag too, so this tool keeps the orientation value (and only that) in a new EXIF block. The colour profile is also kept so colours do not shift.
Is my image stored on your server?
The upload is deleted as soon as the cleaned copy has been made, and the cleaned copy is deleted once your download has been sent. A scheduled cleanup job also removes anything left behind by an interrupted request.
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