Photo metadata viewer and remover
See the EXIF data and GPS location hidden in a photo, then download a clean copy. Runs in your browser with no upload.
Choose a JPEG, PNG, WebP or HEIC file to see the camera details, dates and GPS coordinates stored inside it. For JPEG, PNG and WebP, the tool then writes a clean copy with that metadata removed and the image data unchanged. Your file stays on your device.
What it looks for
The tool reads EXIF fields such as camera make and model, lens, serial numbers, capture time, time zone and software. It also reads GPS coordinates, altitude, direction and speed, along with XMP and IPTC blocks, PNG text, comments and Content Credentials (C2PA) blocks.
Coordinates appear as plain numbers. The tool never loads a map, since a map request would send them to someone else’s server.
What the clean copy keeps
The color profile stays, so the picture looks the same. JPEG files lose anything stored after the main picture, which on newer iPhones can include a second image used for HDR. A photo may look a little flatter on an HDR screen afterward.
The tool checks its own work. It reads the clean copy again, confirms the fields are gone, and decodes the file before it offers the download.
Why HEIC works differently
iPhones save HEIC by default. The tool can read EXIF from many HEIC files in any browser, while making a clean copy requires a browser that can decode the format. Safari can. Chrome on a computer usually cannot, and the tool tells you when that happens.
When you pick a photo in Safari on iPhone, iOS may convert it to JPEG before the page sees it. Your original in the Photos app stays as it was.
What happens to your file
The page reads the file with your browser’s own file APIs. It sets a Content Security Policy that blocks network requests from its scripts, so you can turn on airplane mode after the page loads and it works the same.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing metadata lower the photo's quality?
For JPEG, PNG and WebP, no. The tool removes the metadata blocks and copies the compressed image data byte for byte. HEIC is the exception: where the browser can open it, the clean copy is a new JPEG.
Why is a tiny bit of EXIF left in some clean JPEGs?
Many phones store a photo sideways and use a rotation flag to display it upright. If your photo has that flag, the clean copy keeps it and nothing else, so the picture does not turn on its side.
Why does the tool say my iPhone photo has no location?
The location may be off for the Camera app, or iPhone may have removed it when you picked the photo. In the Safari photo picker, Options controls whether location is included.
Does this make a photo anonymous?
It removes data stored alongside the picture. Faces, street signs, reflections and backgrounds stay visible. Use the photo redactor for those.