Free browser tool
Remove the hidden data in your photos
Your photos quietly carry the camera, the exact time, and often the GPS spot where they were taken. See all of it, then strip it in one click. Your photo is never uploaded.
Every "remove EXIF online" site makes you upload the photo first.
Which is a strange thing to do with a picture you want to keep private. You send it to a stranger's server, trust them to strip it, and trust them to delete it afterwards.
This tool never does that. The photo is read straight from your disk and everything happens inside your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, and it works with the network unplugged. Even the map that shows where a photo was taken is drawn on your own machine, so that lookup stays private too.
What a single photo can give away
The precise latitude and longitude, shown on a map. People have been found from the GPS tag on one posted picture.
Make and model, and sometimes the body's serial number, which links every photo you ever took with it.
The date and time down to the second, often more reliable than a caption ever is.
The software that touched it, including whether an AI generator or a photo editor left its name behind.
A leftover thumbnail can still show the uncropped picture. The tool checks for that mismatch.
Some cameras and apps stamp in a name or a computer's name. All of it comes out when you strip.
Removing it does not touch the picture
For a JPEG, the private parts are cut out of the file and the compressed image itself is left exactly as it was. The pixels are identical, byte for byte. This is not a re-save that quietly degrades your photo.
- See everything first. The camera, the timestamps, the GPS spot on a map, and any sign the image was generated or edited, all laid out in plain language.
- Strip it in one click. EXIF, GPS, maker notes, the embedded thumbnail, the lot. The only thing kept is the orientation flag, so the photo stays upright, and it holds nothing personal.
- Or clean a whole folder. Drop several photos in at once and get a single zip of clean copies back. Still nothing uploaded.
More than a viewer: a way to question a photo
The same metadata that leaks your privacy also helps you check whether an image is what it claims to be. The tool surfaces the honest signals, and is careful to call them hints, not verdicts.
Flags an AI generator named in the file, or a signed C2PA provenance manifest, if either is present.
When the hidden preview is a different shape or picture from the full image, the photo was likely cropped or edited.
Highlights regions that were re-saved a different number of times, a classic first look for edits.
Common questions
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read straight from your disk and everything happens inside your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, and it keeps working with the network unplugged. For a privacy task that matters: the usual "online" strippers make you hand the photo to a stranger first.
What does a photo actually reveal?
A lot. Most photos carry the camera make and model, sometimes its serial number, the exact date and time down to the second, the software that touched it, and very often the precise GPS coordinates of where it was taken. People have been located from the GPS tag on a single posted picture.
Can I remove the GPS location from a photo?
Yes. Removing the metadata takes the GPS coordinates with it, along with the camera details, timestamps and serial numbers. You can see exactly where the photo was taken on a map first, drawn in your browser so even that lookup is private.
Does removing metadata reduce the image quality?
For a JPEG, no. The private parts are cut out of the file and the compressed image itself is left untouched, so the pixels are identical. The only thing kept is the orientation flag, so the photo does not come out sideways, and it holds no personal data. Other formats are saved as a fresh, clean copy.
Can it tell whether a photo is AI-generated or edited?
It looks for the signals a file can carry: an AI generator named in the metadata (Midjourney, DALL-E, Firefly and others), Content Credentials (the signed C2PA provenance standard), a hidden thumbnail that no longer matches the picture (a sign of cropping or editing), and Error Level Analysis. These are hints to weigh, not proof, and the tool says so plainly.
Which formats does it support?
JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF and HEIC. HEIC is what an iPhone shoots, and it is one of the most common reasons people come here. You can always view the metadata; stripping HEIC needs a browser that can open it, or a quick convert to JPEG first.
Can I strip a whole folder at once?
Yes. Drop several photos in and it strips them all and gives you a single zip of the clean copies. Still nothing uploaded, even for a big batch.
See what your photo is carrying
Check a photoWorks in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Nothing to install.