How to Remove EXIF Data from Photos Before Sharing
Remove photo metadata in your browser. Learn which files the EXIF remover accepts, why JPEG quality can change and how to check the downloaded copy.
A photo can contain more than visible pixels. Metadata may record a camera model, capture time or GPS coordinates. Before sharing, check the original and create a copy without the original metadata if needed.
Remove EXIF data step by step
- For supported JPEG, TIFF or WebP originals, use the EXIF Viewer to inspect the metadata first. It accepts one file and produces a text report.
- Open the EXIF Remover. It accepts JPEG, PNG and WebP; TIFF input is not supported by this tool.
- Select your images. Multiple files can be processed in one batch.
- Start conversion and download the new copies.
- Check the saved copies with a metadata inspector that supports their actual image format before sharing them.
The remover has no quality or field-selection controls. It rebuilds images from their decoded pixels rather than editing a selected EXIF field. The original files on your device are not overwritten.
Quality and metadata trade-offs
JPEG and WebP are encoded again, so this is not a lossless metadata-only edit. PNG uses a lossless pixel encoding path, but the new file can differ in size and metadata from the original. Keep originals for editing and archiving.
The workflow does not preserve original metadata, including orientation tags and embedded color-profile information. Check that the saved image has the expected orientation and colors. Do not use the output as your only archival copy.
Removing metadata does not remove information visible in the image, such as an address, a face or a location landmark. File names may also reveal information. Review the actual image and name as well as its metadata.
Browser processing and troubleshooting
Image files are processed in your browser, without sending them to a conversion server. Keep the tab open until downloads finish. Large images consume memory; reduce the batch size if processing stalls.
The viewer reports no EXIF data: the file may not contain metadata the viewer recognizes. That report alone is not proof that every possible metadata field is absent.
The file is rejected: check the accepted formats above. Do not simply rename an unsupported file extension.
Need to retain camera settings but remove only GPS? This tool has no selective-field editor. Use a metadata editor that supports that specific workflow.