EXIF Viewer / Remover

See the hidden metadata inside a JPEG photo and download a copy with it removed. Everything happens in your browser and the photo is not uploaded.

How to use it

1. Choose a JPEG file (up to 25 MB).
2. Select View & Remove. The tool lists the metadata it found, such as the camera make and model, the date taken, the orientation and GPS coordinates if the camera recorded them.
3. Download the cleaned copy. Your original is untouched.

How the cleaned copy is made

The picture is drawn onto a canvas and saved again as a JPEG at 95% quality, which drops the metadata along with everything that is not pixels. That means one more compression pass, so the file size changes and a tiny amount of detail is lost. Keep your original if you want it unaltered.

Good to know

Only JPEG files are read, because other formats rarely carry EXIF metadata. A photo taken at home and shared with its GPS data intact can show where you live, so check files before you send them to people you do not know or post them on listings. Some sites strip location data on upload, but practice varies and can change, so do not rely on it. You can also switch off location tagging in your phone’s camera settings.

See the guide and the EXIF glossary entry.

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