How to view and remove EXIF data from photos
- Drop one or more photos into the box. Each file is tagged GPS, EXIF or Clean.
- Click a file to see its camera, lens, date, exposure, aperture, ISO, orientation and GPS position, or expand All tags.
- Choose a removal method: re-encode (any format) or lossless strip (JPEG only).
- Click Remove metadata & download to save clean copies, as a ZIP for several files.
What you can do with Image Metadata Viewer & EXIF Remover
- GPS location warning
- Photos containing coordinates are flagged in red, with the latitude and longitude shown and a link to view the spot on a map.
- Readable summary
- Camera, lens, date taken, exposure time, aperture, ISO, focal length, orientation and software are shown in plain language.
- Full tag list
- Expand All tags to see every EXIF and GPS field the tool found, including serial numbers and owner names.
- Lossless JPEG strip
- Removes EXIF, XMP and comment segments without re-encoding, so the pixels stay identical and the color profile is kept.
- Re-encode for any format
- Redraws the image to drop all metadata from JPEG, PNG or WebP, applying the rotation so the photo still displays upright.
- Batch cleaning
- Inspect many photos at once and download every cleaned copy in a single ZIP.
What EXIF metadata reveals and how to remove it
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata your camera or phone writes into each photo. It typically records the device make and model, lens, date and time, shutter speed, aperture, ISO and the orientation of the camera. If location services are on, phones also store GPS coordinates accurate to a few meters, which can reveal your home, workplace or daily routine. Some cameras add a serial number or owner name. Many social networks strip this on upload, but email, messaging apps that send files, cloud links and marketplaces often pass the original file along untouched.
There are two ways to remove metadata. Lossless stripping rewrites a JPEG without its metadata segments, leaving the image data byte-for-byte identical; it is only possible when the photo needs no rotation, because the orientation tag would be lost. Re-encoding draws the photo onto a canvas and saves a new file, which drops all metadata in any format and bakes in the correct rotation, at the cost of a tiny quality change at the default 95 setting. The viewer reads EXIF from JPEG, PNG and WebP; other formats can still be cleaned by re-encoding.
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to check my photos' location data here?
Yes. The files are read and parsed by JavaScript in your browser, and cleaned copies are created on your device. No photo, coordinate or tag is uploaded. The only external request is the optional map link, which opens OpenStreetMap if you choose to click it.
How do I remove GPS location from a photo?
Drop the photo in, confirm the red GPS tag, and click Remove metadata & download. The clean copy has no location, camera or date information. Drop the cleaned file back in to verify: it should show as Clean with no EXIF found.
What is the difference between lossless strip and re-encode?
Lossless strip removes metadata segments from a JPEG without touching the image data, so quality is identical and the color profile stays. Re-encode redraws the image, works for PNG and WebP too, and fixes rotation, but recompresses it. If a JPEG needs rotation, lossless mode falls back to re-encoding.
Can I view metadata of iPhone HEIC photos?
The viewer parses EXIF in JPEG, PNG and WebP files only. HEIC photos open in Safari, where you can still remove metadata by re-encoding them, but their tags won't be listed. Sharing a photo from an iPhone as Most Compatible gives you a JPEG you can inspect fully.
Will removing EXIF change how my photo looks?
With lossless strip, not at all. With re-encode, the quality slider defaults to 95, which is visually identical for normal viewing. Rotation is applied to the pixels, so a photo that relied on its orientation tag still appears the right way up.