EXIF Cleaner

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data is metadata automatically embedded in photos by cameras and smartphones. It includes GPS coordinates, camera model, shooting settings, date and time, and sometimes personal identifiers. Removing it before sharing photos online protects your privacy by preventing others from seeing where or when you took the photo.

The tool uses the HTML5 Canvas API to redraw your image pixel-by-pixel onto a new canvas element, then exports the result as a fresh image file. This process inherently strips all embedded metadata — including EXIF, IPTC, and XMP data — because the new file contains only raw pixel data with no additional information attached.

Your images never leave your device. All processing happens entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript and the Canvas API. No data is uploaded to any server, ensuring complete privacy. You can even use this tool offline after the page loads.

The EXIF Cleaner supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and most other common browser-supported image formats. The cleaned output is exported as PNG for lossless quality, or JPEG if you prefer a smaller file size. Note that JPEG encoding involves minor quality re-encoding.

When you export as PNG, the visual quality is lossless — no pixel data is changed. If you choose to export as JPEG, a slight quality reduction may occur due to JPEG re-compression. For maximum quality preservation, use PNG output. The image dimensions and colors remain exactly the same.

The canvas re-draw method removes all embedded metadata including: EXIF data (GPS coordinates, camera make/model, shooting settings, date/time), IPTC data (copyright, captions, keywords), XMP data (Adobe editing history, creator info), ICC color profiles, and any custom application-specific tags.

The current version processes one image at a time to maintain simplicity and performance. Upload an image, preview the result, and download the cleaned version. You can repeat this for each image you want to clean.

Yes, typically the file size changes slightly. PNG output may be larger than the original JPEG because PNG uses lossless compression while JPEG uses lossy compression. Exporting as JPEG will produce a similar or smaller file size. The metadata itself is usually only a few kilobytes.

The tool supports image files up to 50MB in size. Larger files may cause performance issues depending on your device's available memory, since the full image is processed in-browser. For very large images, processing may take a few seconds.

Most major social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X) strip EXIF data when you upload images. However, some platforms or file-sharing services do not. It is good practice to clean your images before uploading anywhere, as you cannot always know what metadata is preserved.

EXIF is primarily camera-generated technical data (settings, GPS, timestamps). IPTC is editorial metadata often added by photographers or agencies (captions, keywords, copyright). XMP is a newer Adobe-developed format used for editing history and extended metadata. This tool removes all three.

Yes — after downloading the cleaned image, you can upload it to the Image Metadata Viewer tool (also available on this site) to confirm that all EXIF and metadata fields have been removed. The viewer should show no camera settings, GPS data, or other embedded information.