oakenbitHow to remove metadata from a photo
- Click Choose photos or drag one or more photos onto the box above.
- Read the list of what was found. Personal fields such as the GPS location, the camera owner or serial number are shown in red.
- Click Download next to each photo, or Download all as ZIP. The clean copy is named like the original with
-cleanadded. - Share the clean copy. Your original file is not changed.
After cleaning, the tool reads the new file again and confirms that no personal metadata is left.
What is removed and what is kept
| Data | What it can reveal | Result |
|---|---|---|
| EXIF: GPS block | Where the photo was taken, often to within a few metres, and the altitude | Removed |
| EXIF: camera and lens | Make, model, serial numbers, owner name, software | Removed |
| EXIF: dates | When the photo was taken and edited, time zone | Removed |
| Embedded thumbnails | A small preview that may still show the uncropped original | Removed |
| XMP and IPTC | Editing history, captions, keywords, author and copyright fields | Removed |
| Comments and PNG text | Free text written by cameras, apps or screenshot tools | Removed |
| Extra embedded images and trailing data | Depth maps, secondary images, data appended after the image | Removed |
| Orientation flag | Only which way is up | Kept (optional) |
| Colour profile | Only how to display colours | Kept (optional) |
| The image itself | What you see | Kept, byte for byte |
Why remove photo metadata?
Most phone and camera photos carry a hidden record of where and when they were taken. If you post a photo taken at home, sell something online or send a picture to a stranger, the GPS coordinates can point to your address. Camera serial numbers can link photos you posted under different names. Embedded thumbnails sometimes still show parts of the photo you cropped out.
Some websites strip this data when you upload, but many do not, and email attachments, messaging apps sending "original quality" files and cloud share links usually keep it.
Does removing metadata reduce quality?
No. The tool does not decode or re-compress the picture. It copies the image data unchanged and leaves out only the metadata blocks around it, so the result looks exactly like the original and is usually a little smaller.
Frequently asked questions
- Are my photos uploaded?
- No. The photos are read into your browser's memory and processed there. You can check this in the Network tab of your browser's developer tools, or disconnect from the internet after the page has loaded.
- Which formats are supported?
- JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg), PNG and WebP. HEIC/HEIF and AVIF are not supported yet; export or share such photos as JPEG first. GIF, RAW and video files are not supported.
- Why is "Orientation" kept?
- Many cameras store photos sideways and add a flag that says how to rotate them. Without the flag the photo would appear rotated. The flag contains nothing personal. Untick the option to remove it as well.
- Is there a size or number limit?
- No fixed limit. Very large batches are limited only by your device's memory.
- Does it remove faces, text or other things visible in the picture?
- No. It removes hidden data only. Anything you can see in the photo stays in the photo.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing. There are no ads, no sign-up and no limits.