EXIF Remover — Strip Metadata Before You Post (No Upload)
Remove EXIF, GPS, and other metadata from your photos before sharing. Two modes: precise (lossless JPEG) or full re-encode (any format). 100% local — the photo never leaves your device.
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Strip EXIF, GPS, and other metadata from photos before sharing. Choose 'precise' (lossless JPEG) or 'full re-encode' (any format). Runs entirely in your browser — files never leave your device.
What is EXIF Remover?
Every online 'strip EXIF' tool asks you to upload your photo — the exact thing you're trying to avoid revealing. This tool works the opposite way: it strips metadata inside your browser using piexifjs (for JPEG) or a Canvas re-encode (for any format). In precise mode, the compressed JPEG pixel data is untouched — the file is byte-for-byte identical to the original except the EXIF segment is missing. In re-encode mode, the image is decoded and rewritten as a fresh file, guaranteeing zero metadata but introducing a small quality drop on JPEGs. Both modes clear GPS coordinates, timestamps, device identifiers, and the embedded thumbnail. Nothing is uploaded, ever.
How to remove EXIF metadata from a photo
- 1Drop one or many photos onto the drop zone.
- 2Pick a mode: 'Precise' (lossless JPEG-only) or 'Re-encode' (any format).
- 3For re-encode mode, choose an output format (JPEG / PNG / WebP) and quality.
- 4Click 'Strip metadata'. Each file is processed locally in your browser.
- 5Download individually or use 'Download all' to grab every cleaned file.
Use Cases
Post photos to a public site without leaking your home address
Removing GPS from photos before uploading them to a real estate listing, personal blog, or dating profile prevents location doxxing.
Comply with corporate privacy policies
Enterprise legal teams often forbid publishing photos with device serial numbers or user identifiers. Strip metadata as a mandatory pre-publish step.
Send screenshots without revealing your OS/user path
Screenshots exported from some apps embed the user path or workstation name. Re-encoding through this tool removes it.
Prepare a batch for social media
Drop a folder of vacation photos, strip GPS + timestamps, and download the cleaned batch in one go.
Key Concepts
- Precise (lossless) mode
- piexifjs locates the JPEG APP1 segment (which contains the EXIF/TIFF tree) and rewrites the file without it. The compressed pixel data is untouched — the output is bit-identical to the original except for the missing segment.
- Re-encode mode
- The image is decoded to raw pixels and drawn onto a Canvas, then re-encoded into your chosen format. This drops every metadata block (EXIF, XMP, ICC) by construction, but re-encoding JPEG introduces a small quality loss.
- EXIF thumbnail
- A small JPEG stored inside the EXIF segment. On some cameras this thumbnail is preserved after cropping the main image — a subtle privacy leak. Both modes here strip the thumbnail.
- ICC profile
- A color profile that tells displays how to interpret the pixels. Precise mode keeps ICC intact (colors stay right); re-encode mode drops it — colors on wide-gamut screens may shift slightly.
Tips & Best Practices
- ▸Use precise mode by default — it's lossless and JPEG covers 95% of camera output.
- ▸If you need PNG or WebP output, or the source isn't JPEG, use re-encode mode.
- ▸Re-encoded JPEG at 92% quality is visually indistinguishable from the original for most photos.
- ▸To verify metadata was actually removed, drop the cleaned file into our EXIF Viewer — you should see 'No EXIF metadata found'.
- ▸For 100% privacy paranoia, take screenshots or scans on an offline device — the safest metadata is the metadata that was never recorded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this really remove GPS data?
Yes. In precise mode (JPEG), the tool locates the APP1 EXIF marker and strips the entire segment — no GPS coordinates survive. In re-encode mode, the tool decodes the image to pixels and writes a fresh file, so any external metadata block is gone by construction.
What is the difference between 'precise' and 'full re-encode' modes?
Precise mode only strips the EXIF segment while keeping the original compressed pixel data — lossless, JPEG only. Re-encode mode decodes and rewrites the whole file — works for any format (JPEG/PNG/WebP), but JPEG re-encoding introduces a tiny quality drop.
Does it also strip the thumbnail?
Yes. The EXIF thumbnail lives inside the EXIF segment, so removing EXIF removes the thumbnail as well.
Is my file uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser using piexifjs and Canvas. Your file, its metadata, and its GPS coordinates never leave your device.
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