Free Online Remove EXIF Metadata Tool

A remove-EXIF tool strips all metadata from a photo by re-encoding it through canvas, leaving the visible pixels unchanged.

Your data is processed entirely in your browser and never sent to any server.

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Drop an image here, or click to choose

Re-encoded locally — your image never leaves the browser.

Drawing the image onto a canvas and exporting it writes a brand-new file from pixel data only. EXIF tags — including GPS location, camera model and capture date — are never copied across, so the download is metadata-free.

How to Use This Tool

  1. Drop or choose the photo you want to clean.
  2. Pick JPEG (smaller) or PNG (lossless) output.
  3. Set the JPEG quality if you chose that format.
  4. Click Download clean image to save the metadata-free file.

What Is a Remove EXIF Metadata?

Photos straight from a phone carry hidden EXIF metadata — most sensitively, the GPS coordinates of where they were taken, along with the device model and exact timestamp. Posting such a file can leak your home address or routine without you realising.

This tool removes that data the simplest reliable way: it draws the image onto an HTML canvas and exports a brand-new file from the pixel data alone. Canvas has no concept of EXIF, so when the browser encodes the output the metadata segments are simply never written. The visible image is byte-for-byte the same picture; only the hidden tags are gone.

You choose the output format — JPEG with an adjustable quality slider for smaller files, or PNG to stay lossless. Because the re-encode happens locally, the cleaned file is generated without ever uploading the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does re-encoding remove EXIF?
Drawing the image onto a canvas and exporting it writes a fresh file from pixel data only; metadata segments are never copied across.
Does it hurt image quality?
Pixel data is preserved. If you export as JPEG you control the quality; export as PNG to stay lossless.
Why strip metadata before sharing?
EXIF can leak your location and device. Removing it protects privacy and slightly shrinks the file.

Published by the WeGotEveryTool team. We build and test every tool in-house and update pages when the underlying spec, formula, or recommendation changes.

Reviewed: May 2026. Disclaimer: this tool is provided as-is for general informational use. For decisions with material consequences (medical, legal, financial, security) verify results against a qualified professional source.

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