Remove EXIF data
See the metadata hidden in your photo — GPS location, camera, date — and strip it out. Lossless for JPEGs, and nothing is uploaded.
About this tool
Every photo your phone takes carries an EXIF block: the camera make and model, the exact date and time, the lens and exposure settings, and — unless you turned location off — the GPS coordinates of where you were standing. That data travels with the file when you post it, email it or sell something with it.
This tool reads the block so you can see exactly what is in your file, then removes it. For JPEGs the removal is lossless: instead of re-encoding the image through a canvas, which would re-compress every pixel, the metadata segments are cut out of the file and the compressed image data is copied through untouched. The result is byte-for-byte the same picture, minus the metadata.
Worth pairing with a watermark when you are publishing photos, and with compression when you are sending them.
How to use it
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Upload your photo
Add a JPG straight from your camera or phone. The tool reads its metadata immediately.
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Review what is in the file
Fields that identify you, your device or your location are flagged. Nothing is sent anywhere while you look.
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Download the clean copy
Save the stripped file. For JPEGs the image data is untouched, so there is no quality loss.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing EXIF data reduce image quality?
Not for JPEG files. The tool removes the metadata segments and copies the compressed image data through unchanged, so the pixels are identical to the original. Other formats are re-encoded, which can involve a small quality change.
Does my photo really contain my location?
If location services were enabled for the camera app, yes: the GPS coordinates are stored to several decimal places, which is accurate to within a few metres. Upload a photo here and the tool will tell you whether yours has them.
Do social networks strip EXIF for me?
Most large platforms strip metadata when they re-encode an upload, but this is not something to rely on. Direct sharing paths — email, messaging apps that send the original, file downloads from your own site — usually preserve it in full.
Will removing metadata rotate my photo incorrectly?
It can. The EXIF orientation flag tells viewers to display a photo rotated, and removing it means the pixels are shown as stored. If a stripped photo appears sideways, run it through the Rotate Image tool once and save it upright.
Can removed metadata be recovered?
Not from the downloaded copy. The bytes are gone from that file. Your original on disk is untouched, so keep it if the capture data matters to you.
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Last reviewed by the Kobra IMG team.