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Remove EXIF and metadata from photos

Strip GPS coordinates, camera details and timestamps — without re-compressing.

Processed in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How to remove EXIF and metadata from photos

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    Add your photos. Drop JPG, PNG or WebP files onto the box above.

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    Strip the metadata. Metadata segments are removed in your browser. The image data is not re-encoded.

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    Download. Save the cleaned files individually, or all as a zip.

What is hiding in a photo

A photo straight from a phone carries an EXIF block, and it is more revealing than most people expect: the exact GPS coordinates where it was taken, the date and time to the second, the device model and its serial number in some cases, and often the photographer’s name if the camera was ever configured with it. Post that file anywhere that does not strip metadata and you have published your home address.

This tool removes the EXIF block, XMP packets, IPTC records, comment segments and text chunks, leaving the picture itself alone.

Why lossless matters here

Most metadata removers decode the image and save it again, which re-compresses a JPG and quietly degrades it. QuietFiles edits the container instead: it walks the file’s segment structure, drops the metadata segments, and writes the remaining bytes back untouched. The compressed image data is identical to the original — you lose the metadata and nothing else.

The obvious irony of uploading a photo to a website to remove its location data is not lost on us. Nothing here is uploaded.

Questions

What exactly is removed?

The EXIF block (including GPS coordinates, timestamps and camera details), XMP metadata, IPTC records, JPEG comment segments, and PNG text and time chunks. The colour profile is kept by default because it affects how the image looks, not who took it — you can switch that off.

Does this reduce image quality?

No. The image is not decoded or re-compressed. Only the metadata segments are removed, so the compressed picture data in the output is identical to the input.

Do social networks not already strip this?

Most large platforms do strip EXIF on upload, but plenty of places do not: forums, marketplaces, email attachments, cloud drive links, messaging apps that send files "as documents", and anywhere the original file is passed along.

How do I check the metadata is gone?

On Windows, right-click the file, choose Properties, then Details. On a Mac, open it in Preview and choose Tools then Show Inspector. The location and camera sections should be empty.

Is the photo uploaded to strip the metadata?

No — which is rather the point. The file is read and rewritten inside your browser, and the page is served with a policy that prevents it from sending your files anywhere.

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