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How to Remove EXIF Data from Photos
Every photo you take records where you were
Your camera writes GPS, device and lens data into every image. Here is what a typical phone photo carries.
| Type | What leaks | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Location | 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W (Brooklyn, NY) | High |
| Location | Altitude 12m above sea level | High |
| Device | iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 17.2.1 | High |
| Camera | f/1.78 at 24mm, ISO 400, 1/60s exposure | Medium |
| Edited with | Adobe Lightroom 7.1 | Medium |
| Taken at | Dec 25, 2024 at 2.30pm EST | Medium |
| Modified | Dec 26, 2024 at 9.15am EST | Low |
| Copyright | Jessica Park Photography | Low |
| Thumbnail | 160 by 120 pixel preview embedded | Low |
None of this is visible in the photo itself. But it is there in the EXIF data, and anyone with the file can read it.
Who needs to clean their photo metadata
Travelers and expats
You shared a hotel room photo. The GPS coordinates pinpoint the building, the floor and sometimes the room. Altitude is baked in too. Strip it before you post.
Social media users
Platforms say they strip EXIF data when you upload. Some do, some do not, and most keep the original. Clean your photos yourself so you know for sure.
Real estate agents
Listing photos from your phone carry the exact address in GPS data. Remove location info before posting to protect your clients.
Photographers
Your copyright info, lens choice and edit settings travel with every export. Decide what stays and what goes.
Online sellers
Product photos from your phone include your home address in GPS data. Clean them before uploading to any marketplace.
Whistleblowers
One photo with GPS data can reveal exactly where you stood. Clean supported metadata and verify the result before sharing anything sensitive.
Verified cleaning scope
What the image metadata remover changes
Image formats store metadata in different segments and chunks. The browser cleaner uses a format-specific path instead of promising the same result for every image type.
| File area | Result | Current boundary |
|---|---|---|
| JPEG EXIF and XMP APP1 segments | Cleaned | APP1 segments are removed without decompressing or re-encoding the JPEG pixel data. |
| WebP EXIF and XMP chunks | Cleaned | The RIFF container is rebuilt without its EXIF and XMP chunks. |
| Supported PNG text and time chunks | Cleaned | Recognized descriptive text fields and the PNG time chunk are removed while image data chunks pass through. |
| TIFF and supported camera RAW files | Inspect only | Metadata can be displayed, but proprietary image structures are not rewritten by the current cleaner. |
Keep the original and reopen the cleaned image to verify both the metadata result and the rendered picture before sharing it.
Read the EXIF verification guide