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About the EXIF Viewer & Remover
Every photo your phone or camera takes carries hidden EXIF metadata — the camera model, exposure settings, the date and time, and often the exact GPS coordinateswhere the shot was taken. That data is useful, but it's also a privacy risk: sharing a photo online can unintentionally reveal your home address or daily routine. This tool shows you exactly what metadata a photo contains, and lets you download a clean copy with it removed.
Everything happens in your browser — the image is never uploaded — so it's safe to inspect even private photos.
Why GPS in photos matters
Location tags are the biggest privacy concern in EXIF. A single photo posted publicly can pinpoint where you live, work, or spend time — often without you realizing it's embedded. If a photo here shows a GPS warning, strip the metadata before sharing it anywhere public. Many social networks remove EXIF on upload, but not all do, and files sent directly (email, chat, cloud links) usually keep it.
How removal works
To strip metadata, the tool redraws your image onto a canvas and re-encodes it, which produces a clean file that keeps the pixels but drops every EXIF tag, including GPS. The image is also normalized to an upright orientation. Note that re-encoding a JPEG is lossy, so the clean copy is saved at high quality rather than being byte-identical to the original.
How to use it
- 1Drop in a JPEG photo (the format that carries EXIF).
- 2Review the metadata, and watch for a GPS location warning.
- 3Click "Download without metadata" to get a clean copy.
- 4Share the clean version instead of the original.
Frequently asked questions
What is EXIF data?
EXIF is metadata embedded in photos by cameras and phones. It records details like the camera model, exposure settings, date and time, and often the GPS location where the photo was taken.
Can a photo really reveal my location?
Yes. If GPS tagging is enabled, the exact coordinates are stored in the file. Sharing such a photo can expose where it was taken, which is why removing EXIF before posting is a good habit.
Does it read PNG, WebP and iPhone HEIC photos?
Yes. EXIF can live in PNG (eXIf chunk), WebP and HEIC files as well as JPEG, and the tool reads all of them. Screenshots and web images often carry none, in which case it says so.
What counts as personal data in a photo?
GPS coordinates, altitude and direction; the camera and lens serial numbers, which can link photos to one device; the owner or artist name; the exact time taken; and the computer name. These are marked “personal”.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No, for JPEG, PNG and WebP: the metadata blocks are cut out and the image data is copied unchanged, so there is no re-compression. A JPEG keeps only its orientation, so it stays upright. Other formats are converted to a high-quality JPEG.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. Reading and stripping metadata happen entirely in your browser, so your photos never leave your device.