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EXIF Remover

Remove source EXIF and GPS segments by rebuilding a JPEG, PNG, or WebP from decoded pixels locally.

Privacy: your files never leave your device. All processing happens locally in your browser.

How to use

  1. 1.Choose a JPEG, PNG, or WebP image up to 20 MB.
  2. 2.Wait while the browser decodes the pixels and creates a new metadata-free copy.
  3. 3.Preview and download the result, then verify it independently when privacy is critical.

About EXIF Remover

EXIF Remover creates a fresh browser-encoded image from the visible pixels in a JPEG, PNG, or WebP file. Select an image up to 20 MB, wait for local decoding and re-encoding, preview the result, and download the clean copy. The original file is never uploaded, stored in an account, or sent to an image-processing API.

The browser applies the image's display orientation while decoding, draws the resulting pixels onto a new canvas, and encodes a new file in the same general format. Because the process copies pixels rather than source file segments, original EXIF fields such as camera model, capture time, GPS coordinates, lens data, comments, and thumbnails are not carried into the output. PNG ancillary text chunks and WebP container metadata from the source are likewise not copied by this pixel rebuild.

Re-encoding is a real transformation. PNG output preserves the canvas pixels losslessly, while JPEG and WebP use browser encoding and can introduce small visual or file-size differences. Color-profile information and provenance metadata from the original are not preserved, so this tool is not appropriate when an archival master, legal evidence, color-managed production asset, or authenticity record must remain intact. Keep the original separately before cleaning a copy.

The tool accepts only JPEG, PNG, and WebP, caps the compressed input at 20 MB, and rejects decoded images above 40 megapixels to reduce browser memory risk. After download, verify the output with an independent metadata viewer when privacy matters, because files can later acquire new metadata when edited, messaged, or exported by another application. Removing metadata does not anonymize the visible content of an image; faces, signs, reflections, documents, and location clues can still reveal information.

Methodology & sources

The browser validates MIME type, compressed size, and decoded pixel count; applies source orientation during decode; draws pixels to a fresh canvas; then encodes JPEG, PNG, or WebP without copying any source container or EXIF segments. Stale asynchronous jobs and Object URLs are explicitly invalidated.

Frequently asked questions

Is my image uploaded?
No. Decoding, pixel drawing, re-encoding, and download all happen in your browser.
Will the output look exactly identical?
PNG canvas pixels are encoded losslessly, but JPEG and WebP are re-encoded and can change slightly. Color profiles are not preserved.
Does removing EXIF make a photo anonymous?
No. It removes source metadata segments, but visible faces, text, reflections, documents, and location clues can still identify people or places.

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