EXIF Viewer & Remover
See a photo’s camera settings, GPS location and serial numbers, then remove EXIF metadata in one click — JPEGs keep their exact quality. Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Drop files here, or
JPEG, HEIC, PNG, WebP, TIFF and more. Several at once, up to 100 MB each.
Or paste an image with Ctrl/⌘ + V
Files are never uploaded.
How to use
- Drop or choose one or more photos (JPEG, HEIC, PNG, WebP, TIFF and more).
- Check the privacy summary: it lists the GPS location, time taken, serial numbers, author names and other sensitive details found in the photo.
- Below, the camera, lens, exposure, date and time, location and other details are grouped; expand “All tags” to see every raw field.
- Click “Download cleaned image” to get a copy without metadata. Untick “Keep the color profile” or “Keep the orientation” if you want those removed too.
FAQ
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Reading and removing metadata both happen in your browser; your photos never leave your device. The OpenStreetMap link next to GPS coordinates only opens when you click it, which sends the coordinates to that site; this tool never loads a map by itself.
Does removing EXIF reduce quality?
Not for JPEG, PNG or WebP: the tool deletes the parts of the file that hold metadata and leaves the compressed image data untouched, byte for byte, so the quality is exactly the same. Other formats such as HEIC, TIFF and AVIF cannot be edited that way, so they are re-encoded into a format the browser can save (such as PNG or JPEG), and the tool tells you so.
What is removed?
EXIF (camera, time taken, GPS, serial numbers and so on), XMP, IPTC, comments, embedded thumbnails, the multi-picture index (MPF), other app data, and anything appended after the end of the image (such as the video of a motion photo or extra images). By default the color profile (ICC) is kept so colors do not change, and so is the orientation (as the only remaining field) so portrait phone photos stay upright. You can untick both.
Why is my photo sideways after removing metadata?
Phones often store portrait photos sideways and use the EXIF orientation field to tell viewers to rotate them. If you untick “Keep the orientation”, that field is removed too and the photo shows sideways. Tick the option and download again.
Can it read HEIC (iPhone) photos?
It can read the EXIF data in HEIC files. Removing it requires re-encoding, though, and most browsers (Chrome, for example) cannot decode HEIC, so you will see an error there; Safari can. You can also switch your iPhone to JPEG under Settings › Camera › Formats › Most Compatible.
Don’t social networks remove EXIF anyway?
Most large platforms do, but email, cloud drives, forums and the “send as file” option of many messaging apps usually keep EXIF untouched. It is worth checking before you share a photo.
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