EXIF Viewer
Removing metadata does not change the picture you see, except when a JPEG stores rotation in a tag. In that case, use Download upright JPG so the photo does not turn sideways.
Drop a JPEG, PNG, or WebP here
Open a photo to read what is stored beside the pixels.
See the camera, lens, date, and map coordinates stored inside a photo, then save a copy with those blocks removed. The original file is not changed, and it is not uploaded.
What is stored beside the pixels
A JPEG from a phone usually carries a block of camera data: make, model, lens, shutter, aperture, ISO, the time the shutter fired, and sometimes GPS. PNG and WebP can carry text chunks or an EXIF block too. This page reads those blocks in the tab and lists the fields it understands. It is not a forensic dump of every maker-note byte.
Download without metadata deletes the EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comment, and PNG text blocks it finds, and leaves the compressed pixels as they are. JPEG color profiles that live in their own block are kept, so colors should not shift just because the camera data is gone. Open the download on this page again if you want to confirm the location line is gone.
Many phones store the pixels sideways and a tag that says how to rotate them. Deleting that tag can make the cleaned file look rotated in some apps. If the page warns you, use Download upright JPG. That redraws the photo the way you already see it, then saves pixels with no orientation tag. Upright JPG recompresses. The lossless strip does not. HEIC and camera raw files are not read here. Convert with HEIC to JPG first. Stripping data does not hide a face. Use Blur and Mosaic for that. A plain turn, flip, or a small horizon fix is Rotate and Flip.
How to use
- Open a JPEG, PNG, or WebP. The table lists camera, lens, exposure, aperture, ISO, focal length, software, and GPS when those fields are present.
- If coordinates are present, the map link opens them in OpenStreetMap. The photo itself is not sent there. Only the numbers in the link are.
- Download without metadata deletes EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments, and PNG text chunks, and keeps the compressed pixels. JPEG color profiles are kept when they live in their own block.
- If the page warns about an orientation tag, prefer Download upright JPG. That redraws the photo the way the browser is already showing it.
Limits
This is not a full forensic dump. Some proprietary maker notes may not show every number. The strip still removes the whole EXIF and XMP blocks it finds.
HEIC and raw camera files are not read. Convert with HEIC to JPG first. A screenshot usually has no camera EXIF. Stripping metadata does not hide a face in the picture. Use Blur and Mosaic for that.
Lossless strip does not recompress the photo. Upright JPG does recompress, because the pixels have to be rewritten to bake the rotation.
Questions
Does this remove the location?
Yes, when the location is in EXIF GPS or in an XMP packet. After you download the cleaned file, open that download here again. The location line should be gone.
Why can the cleaned JPEG look rotated?
Many phones store the pixels sideways and a tag that says rotate 90 degrees. Deleting the tag deletes the instruction. Upright JPG follows the instruction first, then saves pixels with no tag.
The table is almost empty.
Screenshots, images saved from a browser, and many chat exports have already dropped the camera block. An empty table means those fields are not in the file. It does not mean the page failed to read it.
Does this remove a face or a plate?
No. Metadata is the text beside the pixels. The picture itself is unchanged, except when you choose upright JPG, which redraws the rotation. Use Blur and Mosaic to cover something in the picture.
Is the photo uploaded?
No. Reading and stripping happen in this tab.