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Exif · XMP · GPS

Remove photo metadata

Find out what a photo records about you, then strip it by re-encoding — GPS, camera, timestamp and the rest, with the byte counts shown.

The scan and the re-encode happen in this tab. Your photo never leaves the device.

Short answer: drop the photo, read what it records, then download the cleaned copy. Re-encoding removes Exif, XMP and text chunks together, so a GPS tag cannot survive in a second copy of the metadata.

Why a partial strip is worse than none

Some editors delete the Exif block and leave the XMP packet, or keep a thumbnail that still contains the original metadata. The photo then looks clean in one inspector and leaks in another. This tool re-encodes, so there is nothing left to leak.

What is lost on purpose

The capture date and camera model go with the location. If you need a timestamp for a claim, note it down before cleaning — a photo with no metadata cannot prove when it was taken.

Metadata questions

What does a photo actually reveal?

Phone photos usually carry the camera model, the exact capture time, and GPS coordinates accurate to a few metres. Sending that with a marketplace listing or a form tells the recipient where the photo was taken, which is often where you live.

How is the metadata removed?

The pixels are redrawn on a canvas and re-encoded, which produces a new file with no Exif, XMP or text chunks at all. Nothing is stripped selectively, because a partial strip is how GPS survives in a thumbnail or an XMP copy.

Does re-encoding change the picture?

The dimensions and the pixels are kept; the container changes. A PNG stays lossless, and a JPEG is re-compressed once at 95% quality, which is visually identical for a photograph. The page reports the byte size before and after so the change is visible.

Is the photo uploaded?

No. The scan and the re-encode both happen in this tab. Nothing about the photo or its location leaves the device — which matters most for exactly the files this tool is for.

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