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Photo Metadata Viewer & Remover
See every metadata entry, and strip location or all camera data from a photo before you share it.
Free tools that run in your browser. Nothing you type, open or create is uploaded to NerdBible or anyone else.
Metadata found
JPG, PNG and WebP files are cleaned without re-compressing: the picture data is copied byte for byte and only the metadata blocks are left out. Other formats are redrawn and saved as PNG.
How to use it
- Choose or drop a photo.
- Check what it carries: camera, date taken and, most importantly, whether it records the place it was taken. Open View all metadata to see every tag in the file, grouped by block, with GPS coordinates shown as numbers.
- Choose to remove all metadata, or for a JPG only the location, then press the button and share the clean copy instead of the original.
Questions
What is EXIF data?
Information a camera or phone writes into a photo: the make and model, settings, the date and time and often the GPS position where it was taken. Anyone who gets the original file can read it.
Do social networks remove it for me?
Most large networks strip location data from photos they publish, but files sent by email, messaging apps set to send the original, cloud links or forums often keep everything.
Does removing metadata reduce quality?
Not for JPG, PNG or WebP. The tool leaves the picture data untouched and only drops the metadata blocks, so the clean file looks identical and is usually a little smaller.
What does View all metadata show?
Every entry the tool can read: the main EXIF block (camera, settings, dates), the GPS block with each coordinate field, the thumbnail block, XMP and IPTC details such as captions, keywords and credits, and PNG text notes. Coordinates are shown as numbers only; nothing is looked up or sent to a map service.
What does Location only remove?
For a JPG it blanks the GPS block, every coordinate, altitude and GPS time in it, and unlinks it from the file, then removes XMP or IPTC blocks that name a place. The camera model, date taken and other details stay, and the picture data is not re-compressed. The tool reads the saved file back to confirm no position is left.
Why keep the rotation flag?
Phones often store a photo sideways and add a flag telling apps to turn it. Without the flag some apps show the picture on its side. The flag says nothing about you, so it is kept unless you untick it.
About this tool
Why remove photo metadata?
Phones and cameras write hidden information into every photo: the make and model, the settings, the date and time and, very often, the GPS position where it was taken. Anyone who receives the original file can read it. A picture of your new sofa can quietly give away your home address.
Large social networks usually strip location data from photos they publish, but files sent by email, through messaging apps set to send originals, on forums or through cloud links often keep everything.
How this tool works
- Drop a photo and the page lists what it carries, with location shown first because it matters most.
- Open View all metadata to see every entry the file carries, grouped by block: the main EXIF data, the GPS block, the thumbnail, XMP, IPTC and PNG text. Coordinates are shown as numbers only, with no map lookup.
- Press Remove metadata and download a clean copy, or for a JPG choose Location only to keep the camera and date details and remove just the position.
- For JPG, PNG and WebP, the picture data is copied byte for byte and only the metadata blocks are left out, so quality is unchanged and the file is usually slightly smaller.
- Other formats are redrawn and saved as PNG.
Location only
For a JPG, Location only blanks every field in the GPS block and unlinks it, then drops XMP or IPTC blocks that name a place. The picture data is not re-compressed, and the saved file is read back to confirm no position is left.
The rotation flag
Phones often store a photo sideways with a flag telling apps to turn it upright. That flag says nothing about you, so it is kept by default; untick it only if you want every trace gone.
The photo is read and cleaned on your device; it is never uploaded.
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