Image Metadata
View and remove EXIF metadata from images. Protect your privacy before sharing.
Drop your image here or click to upload
Supports PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, GIF
About This Tool
Inspect and strip image metadata (EXIF): camera model, GPS coordinates, timestamps, software tags and thumbnails. Before publishing a photo, check what it leaks — home addresses via GPS, serial numbers, editing history — then remove sensitive fields in one click while keeping the image pixels identical. The viewer also reveals hidden technical details useful for troubleshooting: exact dimensions, color profile, bit depth and compression settings.
How to Use This Tool
- Drop the image — the full metadata table appears instantly, grouped by category.
- Look for GPS entries (coordinates map to a location), Camera/Device and Software fields.
- Toggle which groups to strip: All metadata, or keep harmless basics like orientation.
- Click Remove metadata and download the cleaned file.
- Re-drop the downloaded file to verify the table now shows only what you kept.
Advantages & Use Cases
Clean GPS data from vacation photos before posting them publicly, strip client-confidential camera data from portfolio images, or reduce file size slightly (metadata can add 50-200 KB). Journalists verify a photo's origin by reading EXIF before use.
Supported Formats & Recommendations
- JPG carries the richest EXIF; PNG mostly holds text chunks; WebP can contain EXIF too.
- Stripping keeps pixels byte-identical — no quality loss whatsoever.
- Screenshots often contain software window titles; check before sharing bug reports publicly.
How We Test This Tool
Validation drops in photos with known EXIF (GPS, camera, orientation, thumbnail): the table must list every injected field, stripping must remove exactly the selected groups, orientation must survive cleaning (otherwise images appear rotated), and pixel bytes must be unchanged.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does removing metadata change image quality?
No — metadata travels beside the pixels. Removal rewrites only the metadata section; the image data is untouched.
Will my photo still display correctly after stripping?
Yes, with one caveat: orientation is stored in metadata. The tool preserves the orientation tag by default so photos never appear rotated after cleaning.
Can metadata prove when a photo was taken?
Camera-set timestamps are strong but not legal-proof indicators — they can be edited by any tool. For verification workflows, rely on original files and chain-of-custody, not EXIF alone.