Remove photo metadata

Steps

Choose a JPEG copy rather than the only original.
Review the metadata groups shown by the tool, especially GPS, date, device, description, and software fields.
Select the groups to remove and generate the cleaned JPEG.
Download the output, reopen it in a metadata inspector and image viewer, and compare orientation, color, dimensions, and visible content.

Visible information remains visible even after metadata is removed.
Metadata outside supported EXIF structures may remain.
Re-encoding or metadata rewriting can affect orientation or application-specific color handling.
Social platforms may create additional copies with their own processing rules.

If the image opens rotated, compare the orientation tag and visible output before sharing.
If no metadata appears, the source may already be stripped or may use an unsupported container.
If exact archival fidelity matters, preserve the original and use the cleaned copy only for sharing.

Does removing GPS make a photo anonymous?

No. People, buildings, signs, timestamps, filenames, and visual context can still identify a place or person.

Does the tool modify the original file?

It creates a new downloadable result. Keep the original separately if you need archival metadata.

Can it clean every image format?

No. The implemented metadata workflow targets JPEG images and supported EXIF structures.

Test results

Tested2026-07-29

Inspect the synthetic JPEG, use Strip All EXIF, download the result, then reopen it in the tool and compare visible pixels.

Read the original and output with a second EXIF parser.

metadata-sample.jpg32.9 KB · Synthetic fixture · CC0 1.0

fc9d6587811cc9c1…Download fixture ↓

Measure	Expected	Observed	Status
`source_exif_groups`	0th,Exif,GPS	0th,Exif,GPS	Matched
`output_exif_segment`	absent	absent	Matched
`visible_test_caption`	present	present	Matched

The check covers supported JPEG EXIF structures, not every proprietary metadata container or visible identifier.