Remove metadata from a photo
Strip EXIF, GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers, XMP and Content Credentials from a JPEG, PNG or WebP. The file is processed inside this browser tab and the pixels come back byte-for-byte identical.
What your photo is actually carrying
Every photo taken on a phone or camera ships a block of EXIF data alongside the image: the exact GPS coordinates where the shot was taken, the date and time to the second, the camera's make, model and serial number, and the software used to edit it. None of it is visible when you look at the picture. Images generated by AI tools additionally carry a C2PA Content Credentials manifest, which routinely accounts for 30-38% of the file size.
What this tool removes
- EXIF — GPS coordinates, timestamps, camera make, model and serial number
- XMP — Adobe's metadata packet, including editing history and document IDs
- IPTC and Photoshop resource blocks — captions, credits, embedded thumbnails
- C2PA Content Credentials — AI provenance manifests in JPEG and PNG
- Comments and camera-maker vendor blocks
What it deliberately keeps
The ICC colour profile, the JPEG Adobe colour-transform marker, and PNG animation chunks all survive. Removing them damages the image without protecting anyone: strip the colour profile and the image shifts, drop the Adobe marker and a CMYK JPEG decodes inverted, and remove the animation chunks and an APNG silently stops moving.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing EXIF reduce image quality?
No. The metadata sits in separate blocks from the compressed pixel data. This tool never decodes the image, so quality is mathematically unchanged.
Which image formats are supported?
JPEG, PNG and WebP. Each has its own container structure and is handled natively.
Does this remove watermarks from AI images?
It removes C2PA Content Credentials, which is metadata. It does not remove SynthID or similar watermarks encoded into the pixels themselves, which no browser-based tool can do.
How do I check what metadata a photo has?
On Windows, right-click the file, choose Properties, then Details. On macOS, open it in Preview and choose Tools then Show Inspector.