What is EXIF Stripper?

EXIF Stripper removes all hidden metadata from your photos including GPS location, camera model, date taken, and software info. Protect your privacy before sharing images online. Your cleaned photos never leave your device.

Most cameras and phones embed dozens of hidden fields: GPS latitude and longitude, camera make and model, lens, shutter speed, ISO, the exact second the shutter clicked, even editing software version. The stripper rewrites the file through a clean canvas so EXIF, IPTC, and XMP blocks are gone. JPEG, PNG, and WebP are supported, batch upload too.

How to use

1. Upload a photo by dragging it into the drop zone or clicking to browse your files.
2. The tool instantly strips all EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata from the image.
3. Download the cleaned photo with all metadata removed, ready for safe sharing.

When to use

• Listing items on Marketplace or Craigslist and not wanting buyers to see your home address.
• Sharing protest or whistleblower photos where the camera serial number could identify the photographer.
• Uploading family photos to a forum or blog and keeping kids' school locations private.

Result

Before posting a selfie online, strip the EXIF data to remove your GPS coordinates, phone model (iPhone 15 Pro), and the exact timestamp from the file.

FAQ

Do social networks like Instagram or Twitter strip EXIF automatically?

Public posts on most large networks have EXIF stripped during upload, but direct messages, downloads, and smaller platforms often keep it. Anything you send by email or chat usually keeps every metadata field intact.

Will stripping metadata change how my photo looks?

The visible pixels stay identical. The only side effect is a small re-encode at JPEG quality 92, which produces a file within a few percent of the original size. PNG output is fully lossless.

Does it remove the GPS coordinates for sure?

Yes. The canvas pipeline reads only image pixels and writes a fresh file, so the GPSLatitude, GPSLongitude, GPSAltitude, and any IPTC location tags are dropped. The detection panel shows what was found before stripping.

Can I see what metadata was there before I strip it?

The detection panel lists every block found — EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP — plus the camera make, model, and date if present. Use the EXIF Viewer tool to inspect every individual tag in full.

What about RAW files like CR3, NEF, or ARW?

RAW formats are not supported in browsers since they're not native image types. Convert the RAW to JPEG, TIFF, or PNG first in your editor, then strip metadata from the converted file.

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