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Image Metadata Remover

Rebuild your image from its decoded pixels. The fresh file omits source EXIF, including GPS tags, while letting you choose the format and quality.

Maximum 20 MB, 8192 pixels per side, and 16 million decoded pixels. Static images only; animated inputs become a single still frame.

PNG ignores this setting. Quality is an encoder hint, not a target file size.

JPEG cannot keep transparency. White is the default background; PNG and WebP preserve alpha.

Your source image is processed locally in this browser. It is not uploaded by this tool.

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How to use Image Metadata Remover

  1. Choose a JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo.
  2. Select the new file format and quality. PNG avoids additional lossy compression.
  3. Choose a background color if you export a transparent image to JPEG.
  4. Create and preview the fresh image, then download it. Keep your original separately if you need its metadata.

Example

Reencode a 4032 × 3024 phone JPEG as JPEG at high quality. The new file contains the rendered photo without the original EXIF GPS coordinates or camera tags.

Limits and details

  • This removes source metadata by canvas reencoding; it does not edit metadata in place. JPEG and WebP can introduce compression changes, and embedded color profiles may be lost.
  • Removing EXIF does not guarantee anonymity. Faces, landmarks, visible text, filenames, and information added by a sharing service can still identify a photo.
  • Animated inputs export one still frame. PNG/WebP can preserve transparency; JPEG replaces it with your chosen background. Browser encoders may add their own basic metadata.

Common questions

Does this remove location data?

Source EXIF GPS tags are not copied into the new canvas-encoded image. The picture itself may still reveal its location.

Will the photo look identical?

Not necessarily. Decoding can alter orientation or color handling, and lossy JPEG or WebP encoding can change details. Check the preview and use PNG when avoiding further lossy compression matters.

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