Why it matters
Photos from phones carry hidden data: the exact GPS position, the date and time, the phone model and sometimes the owner's name. Upload a photo of a client's home or your own garden and that location can travel with it.
Many sites strip it, but not all, and files sent by email or shared from a website download keep everything. This tool shows what's there and removes it losslessly, by cutting out the metadata blocks rather than re-saving the image, so quality is unchanged.
How it works
- InputA JPEG, PNG or WebP
- In your browserMetadata blocks read and cut out byte by byte
- OutputA metadata report and a clean copy with identical pixels
Where it fits in a designer's workflow
- Plan
- Design
- Build
- Test
- Launch
By the numbers
Show the numbers as a table
| Part | Bytes |
|---|---|
| EXIF | 480 |
| Comment | 42 |
| Clean photo | 40197 |
| Original photo | 40719 |
How to use it
- Choose or drop a JPEG, PNG or WebP photo.
- Read the summary and the table. Location data is flagged in red.
- Press Download without metadata.
- Upload the clean copy instead of the original.
FAQ
Is the photo uploaded to read it?
No. The file is read byte by byte in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Does removing metadata reduce quality?
No. The tool removes the EXIF, XMP and comment blocks and keeps the compressed picture data exactly as it was.
Will the photo still be the right way up?
Phones sometimes store rotation in EXIF. The tool warns you if the photo relies on it, so you can rotate it first in the Image Resizer & Cropper.
Does it remove the colour profile?
No. The ICC colour profile is kept so colours look the same. It doesn't identify you.
