Metadata Cleaner
Remove EXIF, GPS and Hidden Image Metadata
Drop JPG, PNG, WebP, or other browser-readable images to remove EXIF, GPS, camera, software, and text metadata. Processing runs in your browser, and each cleaned file shows removed fields plus a hash change check before download.
Your images stay on this device and are re-encoded in your browser.
Add your images to get started
Upload one photo or a full batch. Files stay in your browser; non-image files are ignored automatically.
Drag and drop image files, or click to upload. Clean image metadata without sending files to a remote server.
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How to Use the Image Metadata Cleaner
Follow this flow when you need to remove image metadata before a public upload, client handoff, or private file share.
Upload your images
Drag in one image or a batch, or click to choose files from your device.
Review the detected metadata
Look at the file details and metadata field count before you clean the image.
Run cleanup
Click Clean Metadata to re-encode the image locally and remove removable EXIF data, GPS details, text tags, and other supported embedded fields.
Verify and download
Check the removed fields, confirm the hash changed, then download single files or a ZIP package.
Clean Image Metadata Without Uploading Your Files
Check and remove hidden photo details before you post, email, list, or hand off images. The cleanup runs in your browser, so your originals do not need to leave your device.
No server upload required
Clean private photos, client files, and draft images locally instead of sending the originals to another metadata-removal service.
Remove location and device clues
Strip common EXIF details such as GPS coordinates, camera or phone model, capture time, lens settings, software tags, and XMP fields.
Check what was found
See the metadata field count before cleanup, the fields removed afterward, and a hash change that shows the download is a new cleaned copy.
Clean a full set at once
Drop in a group of listing photos, screenshots, or design exports, clean them together, then download single files or one ZIP package.
Keep your originals untouched
The tool creates cleaned copies instead of overwriting source files, so you can compare results or keep the original archive.
Fits before upload optimization
Clean metadata first when privacy matters, then compress, resize, or convert the cleaned copy only when the destination has file limits.
When to Clean Image Metadata Before Publishing
Run metadata cleanup when the image may leave your private device, especially when the file could expose where it was taken, what made it, who exported it, or which tool generated it.
Before posting personal photos
Clean phone and camera photos before uploading to social platforms, forums, blogs, or public profiles where location, date, or device details should not travel with the file.
Before emailing or handing off work
Remove author names, editing software, export history, camera details, and internal workflow notes from screenshots, mockups, product photos, and review files.
Before listing items or properties
Clean marketplace, rental, real estate, and product photos when the original metadata could reveal a home address, shoot location, device model, or preparation timeline.
Before sharing AI-generated images
Remove prompt text, generator names, workflow notes, software tags, or XMP fields when those details are stored as regular removable file metadata.
Before publishing website or CMS images
Strip hidden fields before adding images to a landing page, article, documentation site, portfolio, support page, or content management system.
When a platform's cleanup is unclear
Clean your own copy first if you are not sure whether a social app, marketplace, CMS, or chat tool strips metadata from the final public file.
Image Metadata Cleaner FAQ
Practical answers about removing EXIF, GPS location, camera details, hidden text fields, and other image metadata before you share or upload files.
What private information can photo metadata reveal?
Photo metadata can expose details that are not visible in the image itself, including GPS coordinates, capture date and time, phone or camera model, lens settings, author or copyright fields, editing software, export history, and sometimes AI prompt or generator notes.
Are my images uploaded when I clean metadata?
No. This metadata cleaner runs in your browser during normal use. The page reads your selected files locally, creates cleaned output copies on your device, and does not upload the originals to a remote server.
What metadata does this tool remove from images?
The cleaner re-encodes the image and removes common removable fields such as EXIF, GPS data, camera and lens details, timestamps, software tags, XMP fields, IPTC profiles, ICC profiles, and supported PNG or WebP text metadata. It does not intentionally edit the visible pixels.
How do I know the GPS location was removed?
After cleanup, check the removed fields list and the metadata count shown for each file. If the original contained GPS fields, they should appear as removed. For sensitive photos, also open the downloaded file in a separate EXIF or GPS metadata viewer before uploading it anywhere.
Do I still need this if social media sites strip EXIF metadata?
Often, yes. Some large platforms strip public EXIF data, but rules vary by app, upload mode, direct messages, marketplaces, forums, CMS tools, email attachments, and file-sharing links. Cleaning your own copy first gives you control before the file leaves your device.
Will removing metadata change image quality or file size?
The cleaned file is re-encoded, so it will not be byte-for-byte identical to the original. Visual quality is usually close, but file size can become smaller, stay similar, or increase slightly depending on the image format, content, and browser encoder.
Which image formats work best with the metadata cleaner?
JPG, PNG, and WebP have the most reliable metadata detection and output support on this page. Other browser-readable image files may load, but unsupported input formats can be exported as PNG after cleanup. This tool is not built for PDF, Word, video, or audio metadata.
Should I clean metadata before or after compressing, resizing, or converting?
For privacy-first workflows, clean metadata first, then compress, resize, or convert only if the destination has format or file-size limits. Because every editing step creates a new file, spot-check the final output before upload. You can use Image Compress after cleanup when size still matters.
Why does the tool show 0 metadata fields before cleanup?
The image may already be clean, or its metadata may be stored in a structure this page does not detect. Detection is strongest for JPG, PNG, and WebP. If the file is highly sensitive, verify it with an external metadata viewer as well.
What can metadata cleaning not protect against?
Metadata cleaning removes removable file data, not everything that could identify an image. It cannot remove visible text, faces, landmarks, watermarks, platform cache records, reverse image search matches, perceptual hashes, or AI/forensic signals based on the image content itself.
Ready to Clean the Next Batch?
Go back to the upload area when you want to remove image metadata from another set of files.