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EXIF Data Viewer & Remover
View & Remove EXIF Data Online — Free, Private
See all metadata in your photos and strip it for privacy — right in your browser.
About EXIF Data Viewer & Remover
Every photo you take contains hidden metadata called EXIF data — camera model, lens, shutter speed, ISO, GPS coordinates, date and time, software version, and more. While this metadata is invaluable for photographers managing their workflow, it can be a serious privacy concern when sharing photos online. GPS coordinates can reveal your exact location, and timestamps can expose your daily patterns. This tool displays all EXIF metadata in a clean, organized table, grouped so you can see exactly what a photo carries: camera and image tags, GPS location, IPTC, XMP, and the colour profile. It also lets you download a clean copy with the metadata stripped, protecting your privacy before sharing on social media, forums, or messaging apps. The stripping works by decoding the picture and re-encoding it through the Canvas API, which is what leaves the metadata behind — but a re-encode builds a new image rather than cutting the tags out of your original bytes, and the difference is worth knowing. JPEG output is recompressed at 92% quality, so it gives up a little detail; the colour profile embedded in your file is not carried over, because the canvas works in sRGB and that is what comes out; anything deeper than 8 bits per channel is reduced to 8; an animated PNG or WebP keeps only its first frame; and a multi-page TIFF keeps only its first page. PNG stays PNG and WebP stays WebP, but HEIC, HEIF and TIFF come back as JPEG, because no browser can write those containers from a canvas. When the output is a JPEG the tool then sweeps every APP1 segment out of the encoded bytes, because Safari writes a fresh Exif block of its own into JPEGs it encodes and a re-encode on its own would not be the guarantee this page sells. Keep the original if you need the pixels untouched, and share the cleaned copy. You can also use this tool to check the camera settings behind a great shot, verify when a photo was taken, or inspect technical details for troubleshooting. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, and HEIC formats.
Questions
What is EXIF data?
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata embedded in photos by cameras and phones. It includes camera model, lens info, shutter speed, ISO, aperture, GPS coordinates, date/time, and more.
Why should I remove EXIF data?
EXIF data can contain your exact GPS location, device information, and timestamps. Removing it before sharing photos online protects your privacy. Social media platforms strip some EXIF data, but not all services do.
How does metadata removal work?
The image is decoded and re-encoded through the HTML5 Canvas API, and a canvas holds nothing but pixels, so EXIF, IPTC, XMP and the colour profile are all left behind. The pixels are re-encoded rather than copied, though: a JPEG comes back recompressed at 92% quality, colour lands in sRGB, and anything deeper than 8 bits per channel is reduced to 8. When the output is a JPEG the tool also sweeps every APP1 segment out of the finished bytes, because Safari's encoder writes a fresh Exif block into JPEGs of its own accord and a re-encode on its own would not be enough.
How do I know if my photo contains GPS coordinates?
Location tags are grouped under a 'GPS Location' heading with a 'Contains location data' warning beside it, and the output panel shows Location: present or none. GPS-prefixed tags that cameras file elsewhere in the EXIF block get bucketed into that group too, so location data can't hide under another heading.
Can I strip metadata from iPhone HEIC photos?
Yes — HEIC and HEIF files are decoded right in the browser, and the cleaned copy is saved as a JPEG at 92% quality, since browsers can't write HEIC. PNG stays PNG and WebP stays WebP; everything else, including TIFF, comes out as JPEG.
Is my file uploaded to a server?
No. Transmute processes everything locally in your browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly. Your files never leave your device — there is no server, no upload, no cloud processing.