How to view EXIF data
- Drop one or more photos on the box, click it to choose files, or paste a copied image. Use the original file from your camera or phone: images saved from social networks have usually been stripped already.
- Each photo gets a card with its privacy warnings, the GPS location (if any) and a summary. Open All metadata to see every field, grouped into camera, exposure, lens, date, GPS, author, IPTC, XMP and color profile.
- Everything is read on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and the map link only opens when you click it.
- Share result on a photo's card gives you a link to a summary: the file type, the number of metadata fields, which kinds of personal data it holds (location, date, serial numbers, names…, never their values), the camera, lens and exposure settings, and after cleaning how many fields are left and whether any GPS is left. The link never holds the photo, its file name, the location, dates, serial numbers or names.
How to remove EXIF data and location
- Click Remove metadata on a photo, or Remove metadata from all for a batch.
- Check the before/after summary. The cleaned file is read back to confirm that GPS and other metadata are gone.
- Download each cleaned file, or all of them as a ZIP. The original file on your device is not changed.
JPEG, PNG and WebP files are cleaned losslessly: the metadata blocks (EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments, text chunks, embedded previews and Content Credentials) are cut out and the compressed image data is copied byte for byte, so quality doesn't change. If a photo was taken sideways, a tiny orientation tag is kept so it still displays the right way up. The color profile is kept by default because it contains no personal data and removing it can make colors look dull. HEIC photos (the iPhone default) and AVIF files are cleaned in place: the EXIF and XMP data is overwritten while the image data stays untouched, so it works even in browsers that can't display HEIC. TIFF and BMP files are re-saved from the decoded pixels using the format and quality you choose.
What the privacy warnings mean
- GPS location: latitude and longitude accurate to a few meters, often including altitude and direction. This is the most sensitive field: a photo taken at home reveals your address.
- Serial numbers: camera and lens serial numbers link photos to one device, even across different accounts.
- Names: artist, owner, copyright and creator fields, and sometimes names of people tagged in face regions.
- Embedded preview: a small copy of the image stored in the EXIF data. Some editors don't update it, so it can show what was cropped out.
- Dates, device and IDs: less sensitive on their own, but useful for linking photos together.
Tips and troubleshooting
- Sharing from a phone: iPhone's share sheet has an Options → Location switch, and many messaging apps strip metadata, but email and cloud links usually keep it. Clean the file first if in doubt.
- No metadata found: the image was probably saved by an app or website that already removed it, or it's a screenshot.
- No preview for HEIC or TIFF: Chrome and Firefox can't display these formats, but the metadata is still read, and HEIC files are still cleaned. TIFF cleaning needs a browser that can open TIFF, such as Safari.
- AI images: removing metadata also removes AI labels and Content Credentials. To check them first, use the AI image detector or the Content Credentials checker.