Choose an image, optionally click Read Metadata to confirm tags, then click Download Without Metadata for a clean JPEG.
Choose an image, then click Download Without Metadata to save a copy with the tags removed. Everything stays in the browser.
Image Metadata (EXIF) Remover
Strip EXIF / IPTC / XMP from a photo and download a JPEG that no longer carries those tags.
If GPS is present, a privacy warning and OpenStreetMap link show the leak before you remove it. To inspect everything that is embedded first, use the image EXIF viewer.
All stripping happens in the browser - the photo is never uploaded and no account is required.
Why Read Metadata can work on a file that Download Without Metadata cannot process
Image Metadata (EXIF) Remover uses two different techniques for its two buttons. Read Metadata hands the file's raw bytes to the exifr library, which can pull tags out of any accepted format - including HEIC, HEIF, TIF, and TIFF - without ever needing the browser to render the picture. Download Without Metadata works differently: it loads the same file into a real image element and draws it onto an HTML5 canvas before saving a clean copy, and that step only works if the browser itself can decode the format as an image.
When a browser cannot decode a particular file that way, Image Metadata (EXIF) Remover reports "Could not decode this image for canvas strip" - even on a file that Read Metadata just parsed successfully a moment earlier. If that happens, converting the photo to JPEG, PNG, or WebP first (or opening it in an app that already supports the original format) lets the canvas re-encode run normally. Whatever format goes in, the file that comes back out of Download Without Metadata is always a JPEG, since the canvas step re-encodes rather than repairing the original.
What the metadata tables leave out, and why removal still covers it
After Read Metadata groups tags into Camera, Date / Time, and GPS tables, anything left over goes into an Other table - but that table stops at 40 entries so the page stays readable, and two tag types never appear in any table at all: the photo's embedded thumbnail image and camera-maker MakerNote data, both left out because they are binary and not useful to read on a web page.
None of that limits what Download Without Metadata actually removes. That button never reads the tables; it re-draws the whole photo onto a canvas and re-encodes it, which drops every tag the file carried, including the thumbnail, the MakerNote data, and anything past the Other table's 40-row display cap.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Image Metadata (EXIF) Remover do?
It strips the EXIF, IPTC, and XMP tags from a photo and downloads a clean JPEG that no longer carries your camera model, capture time, or GPS location.
When should I reach for image metadata (exif) remover?
Reach for it right before you share a photo, so the file you send no longer reveals where or when it was taken. To inspect exactly what is embedded first, open the image EXIF viewer.
What complementary tools work well alongside image metadata (exif) remover?
Stripping re-encodes the image on an HTML5 canvas, which drops the metadata when you click Download Without Metadata. To review the tags before removing them, the image EXIF viewer reads them with the vendored exifr library.
Why did Download Without Metadata fail with "Could not decode this image"?
That step loads the file into the browser as an actual picture before re-encoding it on a canvas, and not every browser can decode every format that way. Read Metadata can still succeed on the same file because it parses the raw bytes instead of rendering the image. If removal fails, try converting the file to JPEG, PNG, or WebP first.
Does Image Metadata (EXIF) Remover show every tag it finds?
The Other table, for tags outside Camera, Date / Time, and GPS, stops at 40 entries, and the embedded thumbnail image and MakerNote data are never listed in any table. None of that limits removal: Download Without Metadata re-encodes the whole photo on a canvas, which drops everything regardless of what the tables displayed.
Will the file I download always be a JPEG?
Yes. Image Metadata (EXIF) Remover accepts JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, HEIF, TIF, and TIFF for reading, but Download Without Metadata always re-encodes to a JPEG at 0.95 quality regardless of what you uploaded, so a PNG or a HEIC photo comes back as a .jpg file.