Remove metadata from photos
Strip GPS location, camera details, dates, XMP and IPTC from one photo or a whole batch. JPEG, PNG and WebP are cleaned losslessly, and every output is re-read to prove it is clean.
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Add as many as you like. Nothing leaves this device.
You can also paste a copied image. Heads-up: some phone photo pickers remove location before a browser ever sees the file. If a photo you know is geotagged shows no GPS here, pick it through the Files app instead.
How the remover works
A JPEG is a list of labelled blocks. EXIF lives in a block marked APP1, XMP in a second APP1, IPTC in APP13, and the compressed picture comes after them. ExifProbe walks through those blocks, copies everything the picture needs, and skips the ones that hold metadata. Because the compressed image data is copied unchanged, there is no re-compression and no quality loss. PNG and WebP work the same way with their own chunk names (eXIf, tEXt, iTXt, zTXt, tIME in PNG; EXIF and XMP in WebP).
HEIC and AVIF photos, the default on many iPhones and newer Android phones, are harder. Browsers can display them but can't rewrite them, so ExifProbe draws the pixels onto a canvas and saves a fresh JPEG. That removes every tag, at the cost of one generation of JPEG compression at 92% quality.
See the block structure for yourself in the JPEG anatomy explainer.
What gets removed
| Data | Everything | Only location |
|---|---|---|
| GPS latitude, longitude, altitude, direction | Removed | Removed |
| XMP and IPTC (captions, place names, edit history) | Removed | Removed (can hold location copies) |
| Date and time taken | Removed | Kept |
| Make, model, lens, serial numbers | Removed | Kept |
| Exposure: aperture, shutter, ISO | Removed | Kept |
| Embedded thumbnail | Removed | Kept |
| Orientation, colour profile | Kept if ticked | Kept |
Prefer settings on your phone instead? Follow the step-by-step guides for iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac. Want to change a date or add a copyright line rather than delete everything? Use the EXIF editor.
Questions people ask
Does removing metadata reduce photo quality?
Not for JPEG, PNG or WebP. ExifProbe cuts the metadata blocks out of the file and copies the compressed image data byte for byte, so the pixels are identical to the original. Only HEIC, AVIF, GIF and TIFF are re-encoded, because browsers cannot rewrite those formats directly.
How do I know the metadata is really gone?
After cleaning, ExifProbe reads the new file again with the same parser and lists anything that survived. A file is only marked "Verified clean" if no EXIF, GPS, XMP or IPTC tags are found in the output.
What is the difference between "Remove everything" and "Remove only location"?
"Remove everything" deletes all EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments and embedded thumbnails. "Remove only location" deletes the GPS block and any XMP/IPTC place data from a JPEG but keeps camera settings and the date, which photographers usually want to keep.
Why keep orientation?
Phones often save photos sideways and use an EXIF Orientation tag to show them upright. If that single tag is removed some apps display the photo rotated. Keeping it reveals nothing about you.
Is there a file limit?
There is no upload, so no server limit. Very large batches are limited only by your device memory. Files are processed one after another.
Do I need to upload my photo to remove metadata?
No, and you shouldn’t have to. Many online removers upload the file to their server, which means your un-cleaned photo, location and all, passes through someone else’s computer. ExifProbe does the whole job in your browser tab.
Can I remove metadata from HEIC iPhone photos?
Yes. Browsers can’t rewrite HEIC, so ExifProbe converts the photo to a clean JPEG at 92% quality. If you’d rather keep HEIC, use the iPhone share sheet: Options, then turn Location off (that removes only location).
Does removing EXIF data remove the shutter count and serial number?
Yes. "Remove everything" deletes the maker notes, where shutter counts and some serial numbers live, along with the standard serial number tags.
Will the cleaned file stay clean after I share it?
Yes, unless you edit it again in an app that adds its own metadata. Some editors write the software name and a new date when you save.