Image metadata cleaner
A clean copy of a photo, metadata gone, pixels untouched.
Questions
What does this tool do?
The Image metadata cleaner takes the EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments and text out of a JPEG, PNG or WebP — camera, date, settings, software, and above all the location — and gives you a clean copy to download. The pixels are not touched and not re-encoded, the colour profile stays so the picture looks the same everywhere, and the original file is never changed.
What does it remove?
EXIF with the camera, settings and date taken, the GPS location, XMP and IPTC fields such as author, copyright and keywords, and comments and text blocks. The list under the picture says what was found and how much it weighed.
What does it keep?
The pixels, exactly as they were — the picture is not decoded and re-encoded, so nothing is lost. The ICC colour profile stays too, so colours look the same on every screen; the page says so when there is one. One thing to check: a photo that relied on an EXIF flag to display upright may come out sideways, because that flag lives in the EXIF.
Which formats?
JPEG, PNG and WebP, up to 25 MB. HEIC keeps its metadata in a different container and is not taken: export the photo as JPEG first — most phones and photo apps offer that — and clean the JPEG.
Does the quality change?
No. The image data is copied byte for byte; only the metadata blocks around it are left out. The clean copy is the same picture at the same quality, a little lighter.
How do I check the result?
Check it with the Image metadata checker: drop the clean copy there and it should say no metadata was found. Use the checker first when you only want to see what a photo carries without changing it.