Every photo you take contains hidden information—EXIF data, GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers, timestamps, and more. This metadata can reveal where you were, when you were there, what device you used, and even your camera's unique serial number. When you share images online, this information travels with them, potentially exposing sensitive details about your life and location.
Our metadata removal tool processes images entirely in your browser. Your files never leave your device—they're processed locally, ensuring complete privacy and security. Simply upload your images, and we'll strip all metadata while preserving the original image quality and format.
Metadata removal is essential for privacy protection. Here's what metadata can reveal:
By stripping metadata before sharing images, you protect your privacy and prevent potential tracking or stalking. This is especially important when sharing photos on social media, forums, or public websites.
Our tool removes all embedded metadata, including:
The image itself remains completely unchanged—only the metadata is removed. Your photos will look identical, but without any hidden information.
All processing happens entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your images are never uploaded to our servers—they're processed locally on your device. This means:
Image metadata is hidden information embedded in image files. It includes EXIF data (camera settings like aperture, ISO, shutter speed), GPS coordinates showing where photos were taken, timestamps, camera make and model, serial numbers, and sometimes even thumbnail images. This data is invisible when viewing photos but can be extracted with the right tools.
Removing metadata protects your privacy by eliminating location data, device information, and timestamps that could reveal sensitive information. GPS coordinates can expose your home address or places you visit. Camera serial numbers can be used to track your device. Timestamps can reveal your daily routines. Stripping metadata prevents this information from being shared when you post photos online.
No, removing metadata does not affect image quality at all. Metadata is separate from the actual image data. Only the embedded information is removed; all pixels, colors, and image details remain completely unchanged. Your photos will look identical before and after metadata removal.
No, absolutely not. All processing happens entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your images never leave your device—they're processed locally, ensuring complete privacy and security. We never see, store, or have access to your images.
We support all major image formats including JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, TIFF, BMP, HEIC, AVIF, and many more. The tool preserves the original format while removing metadata, so a JPEG stays a JPEG and a PNG stays a PNG.
Yes, you can upload and process multiple images simultaneously. Each image will have its metadata stripped individually. There's no limit on the number of images you can process.
Most social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter do strip some metadata when you upload images, but their behavior varies and changes over time. Some platforms may preserve certain metadata fields. To be safe, it's best to remove metadata yourself before uploading.
Usually yes, but only slightly. Metadata typically adds a few kilobytes to image files. Removing it may reduce file size by a small amount, but the difference is usually minimal unless the image contains extensive metadata or embedded thumbnails.
This converter runs entirely in your browser. When you select a file, it is read into memory and converted to the selected format. You can then download the converted file.
Conversions start instantly, and most files are converted in under a second. Larger files may take longer.
Your files are never uploaded to our servers. They are converted in your browser, and the converted file is then downloaded. We never see your files.
We support converting between all image formats, including JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, BMP, TIFF, and more.
This converter is completely free, and will always be free. Because it runs in your browser, we don't have to pay for servers, so we don't need to charge you.
Yes! You can convert as many files as you want at once. Just select multiple files when you add them.