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EXIF Viewer and Remover
Read the hidden metadata inside an image — camera, timestamp and GPS coordinates — then download a stripped copy.
Drop an image here, or click to choose
Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF, SVG
What is EXIF Viewer and Remover?
Every photo taken with a phone or camera carries a hidden block of data called EXIF. It records the camera model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, the moment of capture — and on many devices, **GPS coordinates accurate to within a few metres**.
This is a genuine privacy risk that few people notice. Posting a photo taken indoors to a forum or classifieds site can inadvertently publish your home address. Many large social networks strip EXIF on upload, but sending images by email or chat, or uploading to forums, usually preserves it intact.
This tool reads and displays every EXIF field it finds, warns clearly when GPS is present, and prepares a stripped copy of the image for you to download and use instead.
How to use
- Drop an image onto the box, or click to choose a file.
- All metadata appears immediately, grouped by device, capture settings and location.
- If GPS coordinates are present, an amber warning appears with a link to view the location on a map.
- Click Download clean copy to get the image with all metadata removed.
Frequently asked questions
How is the metadata removed?
The image is redrawn through Canvas and exported as a new file. Canvas retains only pixel data, so camera details, timestamps and GPS are all left behind. This genuinely removes the data rather than merely hiding it.
Is my image sent to a server?
No. Both reading the EXIF and producing the clean copy happen in your browser. That matters especially for this tool — uploading a photo tagged with your home coordinates to an unknown server would defeat the whole purpose.
Why does my image show no EXIF at all?
Three common reasons: screenshots never carry EXIF, images that have passed through social media have usually been stripped already, or the file is a PNG — PNGs rarely carry EXIF the way JPGs do.
Does the clean copy lose quality?
JPGs are re-encoded at 95% quality, which is very hard to distinguish. PNGs lose nothing. In exchange you remove every piece of identifying information travelling with the file.