Phone photos routinely embed the exact GPS coordinates, camera model, and timestamp of the moment they were taken — information most people don’t realize is traveling along with an image when they share it online.
What Is the Image Metadata Remover?
A tool that strips EXIF, GPS, and ICC color profile metadata from an image by drawing it onto an HTML canvas and re-exporting a clean copy, with a before/after file size comparison and a one-click download.
How to Use It
- Open the tool at /tools/metadata-remover.
- Choose or drag-and-drop a JPEG, PNG, or WebP file.
- Wait for the cleaned copy to render, then click “Download cleaned image.”
Key Features
- True metadata removal by construction, since canvas rendering only captures pixel data — it can’t carry over EXIF, GPS, or ICC segments even if it tried.
- Format-aware export, keeping JPEG as JPEG, PNG as PNG, and WebP as WebP.
- Side-by-side before/after preview, with file sizes shown for both versions.
- 100% client-side processing, the image is never uploaded to any server.
When to Use This Tool
- Sharing personal photos publicly, removing embedded GPS location data before posting.
- Preparing images for a portfolio or blog, stripping camera/device metadata you don’t want visible.
- Sanitizing test/sample images, removing any identifying metadata before using them in demos or documentation.
Try It Now
Open Image Metadata Remover directly, or press ⌘K and type the tool name from anywhere on the site.
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