EXIF Data Viewer and Remover
Read the hidden metadata in your photos and remove it with a single click to protect your privacy.
🔎 Detailed Viewer
Instantly see all embedded metadata, from camera settings to location data.
🛡️ One-Click Privacy
Strip all identifying information from your photos before you share them online.
🔒 Secure & Private
Your images are processed locally in your browser and are never uploaded to any server.
or drag and drop them here (JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP)
Understanding Your Photo's Hidden Data
Every time you take a picture with a digital camera or smartphone, a wealth of information is saved along with the image itself. This is called metadata (often in EXIF, IPTC, or XMP format). While incredibly useful for photographers, it can be a major privacy concern for everyone else.
What information can be found in metadata?
- Device Information: Camera make and model (e.g., Apple iPhone 14 Pro, Sony A7 III).
- Camera Settings: Aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length, flash usage.
- Date and Time: The exact date and time the photo was taken.
- GPS Coordinates: Potentially the precise latitude and longitude of where you were standing.
- Software: Sometimes includes the software used to view or edit the photo (e.g., Adobe Photoshop).
Why You Should Care About Privacy
Sharing a Vacation Photo?
Without removing metadata, you might be broadcasting the exact location of your home or hotel to the entire internet. This information could be used by malicious actors.
Selling Something Online?
Photos of items for sale taken in your home can contain GPS data, revealing your address to potential buyers before you've even made a deal. Removing metadata is a simple safety step.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is EXIF, IPTC, and XMP data?
These are all types of metadata. EXIF is typically for camera settings, IPTC is for descriptive information like copyrights and keywords, and XMP is a more modern, flexible standard. Our tool reads all of them.
Why should I remove metadata?
Removing metadata is crucial for privacy. When you share a photo online, its data can reveal personal information, such as when and where you were. Stripping this data before uploading protects your privacy and location. Many social media sites remove it automatically, but not all do, so it's safer to remove it yourself.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
Our tool redraws the image on a canvas and saves it as a new, high-quality JPEG. This process does not inherently reduce quality and is designed to maintain visual fidelity while ensuring all metadata is stripped.
Which file types are supported?
This tool can read metadata from a variety of formats, including JPEG, PNG, WebP, and HEIC/HEIF. The cleaned image will be downloaded as a standard JPEG file.
Your Privacy is Our Priority
This tool runs entirely in your browser. We do not upload, store, or analyze your files. Everything you process stays on your device. Period.