Remove EXIF Metadata from JPG
See exactly what a JPG reveals about you — GPS location, camera model, timestamps, editing software — then strip it without touching the image itself. Unlike converters that re-encode (and slightly degrade) the photo, this tool removes the metadata segments at the byte level: the picture data in the output is bit-for-bit identical to the original. Nothing uploads; the photo of your house never leaves your house.
Drop JPG files here
JPG / JPEG only · multiple allowed
How to remove EXIF from a JPG
- Drop one or more JPG photos.
- Click Inspect & strip metadata. For each photo you get a table of what was found — GPS coordinates are flagged — followed by the cleaned file.
- Download the
-clean.jpgfiles. They're slightly smaller (metadata has weight: often 10–60 KB per photo) and pixel-identical.
When to strip metadata
- Selling on marketplaces: photos of items at home carry your home's coordinates.
- Forum / community posts: a "look at my setup" photo can pinpoint your address.
- Listings and applications: anything where strangers receive original files.
- Publishing photography: strip the GPS but consider keeping your Artist/Copyright tags — in that case use a desktop tool with per-tag control; this tool removes the whole EXIF block.
Note: re-encoding tools on this site (Compress, Resize, the converters) also drop EXIF as a side effect — but they re-compress pixels. This page is for when the photo should stay exactly as it is.
FAQ
What personal data hides inside a JPG?
Phone photos routinely carry the exact GPS coordinates of where they were taken, the date and time down to the second, the phone model, and sometimes the owner's name in the Artist field. Anyone you send the file to can read all of it. This tool shows you exactly what's in each photo before removing it.
Does removing EXIF reduce image quality?
Not here — this tool strips the metadata segments at the byte level and leaves the compressed image data completely untouched. Zero re-encoding, zero generation loss. The pixels in the output are bit-for-bit identical to the input. (Most online "EXIF removers" re-encode the whole image; this one doesn't.)
Is it safe to check sensitive photos here?
Yes — the file is parsed in your browser and never uploaded. For a tool whose whole purpose is privacy, processing server-side would be absurd; here there is no server in the loop at all.
What exactly gets removed, and what stays?
Removed: EXIF (camera, settings, date, GPS), XMP, IPTC/Photoshop data, and comment segments. Kept: the image itself and — by default — the ICC colour profile, because removing it can shift colours. Untick "keep colour profile" for the most thorough strip.
Do screenshots and WhatsApp photos have EXIF?
Usually not much — screenshots carry no camera data, and most messengers strip EXIF on send (one reason photo quality drops there). The risk is photos shared as files: email attachments, cloud links, marketplace listings, forum uploads. Those keep everything.