EXIF viewer & remover — see and strip photo metadata
See exactly what a photo records about the camera, the moment and the place it was taken — then download a copy with all of it removed, without re-compressing the image.
Runs in your browser — your input is not uploaded to ToolsNow.
Your files are processed locally in your browser and are not uploaded to ToolsNow.
Metadata is removed by rewriting the file's container structure — deleting the EXIF, XMP, IPTC and comment blocks and copying the compressed image data across untouched. Nothing is re-encoded, so a JPEG loses no quality and the pixels are byte-identical. Orientation is a consequence worth knowing: the EXIF orientation flag is removed with everything else, so an image that relied on it to display upright may appear rotated afterwards — use the rotate tool first to bake the rotation into the pixels. This handles JPEG, PNG and WebP; other formats are not supported. It removes the metadata blocks these formats define, which covers what cameras and editors write, but no tool can promise that every byte of every private extension is gone.
How to use
- Add a photo. Drop in a JPEG, PNG or WebP, or choose several at once.
- Read what is there. Fields that identify a person, device or location are marked as sensitive, and GPS coordinates get a map link.
- Download a clean copy. The metadata blocks are deleted and the image data copied across untouched.
Questions
Does removing metadata reduce the image quality?
No. The file is not re-encoded. A JPEG is a sequence of marker segments, and the metadata lives in its own segments — this deletes those and copies the compressed image data across byte for byte, so the pixels are identical. That is the main advantage over "re-saving" a photo in an editor, which recompresses and loses a little quality every time.
What is the difference between EXIF, IPTC and XMP?
EXIF is what the camera writes: exposure, lens, timestamp and GPS. IPTC came from the news industry and carries captions, credits and copyright. XMP is Adobe’s XML-based format used by editing software for everything from ratings to edit history. A single photo can carry all three, which is why removing "the EXIF" in one tool sometimes leaves data behind — this removes all three, plus comment blocks.
Will the photo still be the right way up?
Usually, but check. Many cameras save the sensor image unrotated and record "turn this 90°" in the EXIF orientation flag. Removing metadata removes that flag too, so an image relying on it can appear rotated afterwards. If that happens, run the original through the rotate tool first — it bakes the rotation into the pixels — and then remove the metadata.
Are colours affected?
Only if you choose to remove the colour profile. The ICC profile is technically metadata, but it tells the viewer how to interpret the colours, so dropping it can visibly shift a wide-gamut photo. It is kept by default; the toggle is there for when you want the smallest possible file.
Can you guarantee every trace is gone?
It removes the metadata blocks that JPEG, PNG and WebP define — which covers what cameras, phones and editing software write. No tool can honestly promise more than that: a file could carry data in a private extension nobody has documented. For genuinely sensitive material, verify the cleaned copy in a second tool rather than trusting any single one.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Reading and rewriting both happen in this page on your own device. That matters more here than on most tools, since the whole point is that these files may contain your home address in coordinate form.