EXIF Data Remover

What the EXIF Data Remover does

Every photo your phone or camera takes carries hidden metadata. The most sensitive part is the GPS coordinates of where it was shot; the camera model, settings and exact date and time are there too. This tool removes all of it, so the image is safe to share.

It draws the picture onto a canvas and saves it again. A canvas holds only pixels, so the new file is written without any of the original tags. The image looks the same and the hidden data is gone.

How it works

Drop or pick a JPG or PNG. It is decoded and drawn onto a canvas in your browser.

Because a canvas stores only raw pixels, re-encoding it produces a file with no EXIF, GPS, IPTC or XMP metadata. The format is kept: a PNG is saved lossless, a JPG at high quality (0.95).

Download the clean copy. Neither the pixels nor the metadata are ever uploaded.

Processing pipeline

1. Decode locally. Your JPG or PNG is read and decoded into pixels in the browser.
2. Draw to a clean canvas. The pixels are painted onto a canvas, which holds image data only and carries none of the original tags.
3. Re-encode without metadata. The canvas is saved in the same format (PNG losslessly, JPG at quality 0.95), so the new file has no metadata.
4. Download the clean copy. You get a metadata-free version with the same pixels and format as the original.

Privacy

The image is processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded. Many EXIF removers send your photo to a server to strip it; this one does not.

It removes the metadata that matters most: GPS latitude and longitude (often accurate to a few metres), the camera or phone model, the capture date and time, and any IPTC or XMP tags.

Because the work happens on your device, there is no server log or temporary copy, and no account. The clean image exists only on your device.

Technical details

Standards and references

• EXIF metadata: The Exchangeable Image File Format tags embedded in photos: camera settings, date and time, and GPS coordinates when geotagging is on.
• Canvas re-encode: Drawing an image to a canvas and exporting it keeps only the pixels, so all metadata is discarded. The method works the same for any format.

Accuracy and limits

Re-encoding through a canvas removes everything the file carried beyond pixels: EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP and the embedded ICC colour profile. For ordinary sRGB photos losing the profile is invisible; wide-gamut images could shift very slightly in colour.

For a PNG the pixels are preserved exactly, since PNG is lossless. A JPG is re-encoded at quality 0.95, which is near-lossless but not bit-identical to the original. That small cost buys a simple strip that reliably catches every tag.

It accepts JPG and PNG only.

Instagram, Facebook and X usually strip EXIF on upload, but policies vary, and direct file shares by email, messaging or cloud link keep it. Removing it yourself before sharing is the safe habit.

Real-world uses

When it fits, and when it doesn't

To see what metadata a photo holds before deciding, use an image metadata viewer. This tool removes it rather than showing it.

Frequently asked questions

References

• EXIF data in shared photos may compromise your privacy — Proton
• GPS EXIF Data Guide — ExifReader
• HTMLCanvasElement: toBlob() (MDN)

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