Free tool
Photo metadata remover
Most photos carry hidden details: where they were taken, on which phone, and when. Pick a photo below to see exactly what yours contains, then save a clean copy with all of it removed, without the photo leaving your device.
Remove photo metadata
Drop photos here
JPEG, HEIC, PNG or WebP. One or several at a time.
Runs entirely in this browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored.
How it works, and your privacy
When you pick a photo, your browser reads the file's bytes on your device. The page looks for the metadata blocks cameras write (EXIF, XMP, IPTC and comments) and shows what it finds. To make the clean copy it draws the picture onto a blank canvas and saves the pixels as a new file. Only the image itself survives, so the location, camera details, dates, editing history and the small preview image are all gone. The page then reads the clean copy back and confirms nothing is left.
Everything happens in this tab. The page makes no network requests, sets no cookies and stores nothing. The download link points at a copy held in your browser's memory, and it disappears when you close the tab.
What it can't do
- Re-saving changes quality slightly. JPEG photos are saved again at quality 0.92. You are unlikely to see the difference, but it is not bit-for-bit the same picture. PNG stays lossless.
- HEIC depends on your browser. Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac can open HEIC photos; most other browsers can't yet. If yours can't, the tool still lists what metadata it can find and suggests what to do.
- Very large photos may shrink. Browsers limit how big a canvas can be, Safari on iPhone more than most. If a photo is over the limit, the clean copy is scaled down to fit and the tool says so.
- The picture itself can still give things away. A street sign, a house number, a school uniform or a reflection says more than any metadata. A screenshot of a photo has no camera data, but it shows everything visible, and it records the screenshot's own date.
- Live Photos and videos aren't covered. The clean copy is a still image. Videos carry their own metadata, which this tool doesn't read.
Apple's own option on iPhone
For location alone, iPhone has a built-in switch. In Photos, select the photo, tap the Share button, tapOptions at the top of the share sheet and turn off Location. The sheet then reads "Location Not Included". That covers one share; the photo in your library keeps its location. To remove it there, open the photo, tap the Info button, then Adjust under the map, and choose No Location. To stop recording it, go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Camera and choose Never. These steps apply to iOS 18 and later. They leave the camera model and the date in the file, which this tool removes too.
Related
- Secure Camera: photos taken in Bunker go straight into a vault, never into your library.
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- Bunker's privacy policy and how Bunker protects your files
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Questions
Does the clean copy look different from the original?
Very slightly. The tool redraws the picture and saves it again as a JPEG at quality 0.92, which changes a little fine detail that you are unlikely to notice. PNG files are saved as PNG, which loses nothing. Very large photos may be scaled down to fit what your browser can draw, and the tool tells you when that happens.
Can I remove the location from a photo on iPhone without a tool?
Yes, for location. In Photos, select the photo, tap the Share button, tap Options at the top of the share sheet and turn off Location, then share as usual. To remove it from the photo in your library, open the photo, tap the Info button, tap Adjust under the map and choose No Location. To stop the Camera recording it at all, go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Camera and choose Never. These steps leave the camera model and date in place.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The page reads the file with your browser, redraws it on your device and gives you the clean copy as a download. It makes no network requests, sets no cookies and keeps nothing after you close the tab.