Image metadata
See EXIF, edit the captions and strip the location.
Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP image
or click to choose (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .webp). Up to 10 MB per file.
Metadata with a location and camera details mostly turns up in JPG photos. PNG usually carries only captions, WebP from a website typically has nothing. Convert HEIC photos from an iPhone to JPG first.
The image is processed in your browser only, we never upload it. For JPG and WebP the edit drops the embedded thumbnail and the maker's proprietary data from EXIF, the rest stays. For PNG the captions are stored as text chunks.
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More about Image metadata
What EXIF metadata is
When you take a picture with a phone or a camera, the file stores more than the image: the make and model of the device, the date and time, aperture, exposure, sensitivity and often the GPS location where the photo was taken. This is called EXIF, you normally never see it, and it travels with the photo when you upload or send it on.
The tool lays that data out, so you can see at a glance what a photo gives away. The location is usually the sensitive part: it can lead straight to the address where you took the shot.
What you can do about it
The text captions — description, author and copyright — can be rewritten or deleted. The location goes with one checkbox. “Download without metadata” makes a copy of the photo with no EXIF, XMP or other hidden fields at all. The image data itself is not re-encoded, so the quality is unchanged.
Everything runs in your browser. The photo is never uploaded, so the location never leaves your device either.
Frequently asked questions
Does editing hurt the photo quality?
No. The tool changes only the metadata part of the file and leaves the image untouched. Nothing is re-compressed.
Why does the thumbnail disappear when I save?
EXIF carries a small preview image and a proprietary block from the maker. Both contain internal offsets that would break when the metadata is rearranged, so we drop them on save. The camera, exposure and date fields stay.
Which formats does it handle?
JPG, PNG and WebP. EXIF with a location turns up most often in JPG. PNG usually carries only text captions (author, description, software), while WebP from a website mostly has nothing. In PNG the edited captions are stored as text chunks, as is usual for that format. Convert HEIC photos from an iPhone to JPG first.