# EXIF Remover

> Strip GPS, camera, and timestamps from photos before sharing.

URL: https://uttir.com/exif-remover
Categories: image-tools, security-tools
Privacy: The metadata check and the clean re-encode both happen locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

## About

EXIF Remover does two things. First it audits the photo and lists what it would leak when shared: GPS coordinates, device make and serial, capture timestamps, and editorial IPTC tags. Then it produces a clean copy with all of it stripped.

The clean copy is made by re-encoding the decoded pixels through a canvas, which writes a fresh file with no EXIF, XMP, or IPTC containers. This is the same approach recommended for private photo sharing, and it runs entirely in your browser.

## How to use

1. **Choose the image** — The audit lists every sensitive tag found.
2. **Review the findings** — GPS and serials are flagged high-risk.
3. **Download the clean copy** — A fresh, metadata-free file is saved.

## Examples

### Before posting a house listing photo

The audit typically finds GPS latitude/longitude, the phone model, and the exact capture time — all stripped in the clean copy.

## FAQ

### Which metadata gets removed?

Everything that lives in metadata containers: EXIF (camera, exposure, GPS), XMP, IPTC, and JFIF comments. Only the pixels survive.

### Why not just edit the tags instead of re-encoding?

Re-encoding guarantees nothing was missed — an in-place edit can leave the original segments behind. The trade-off is one lossy generation for JPEG; PNG stays lossless.

### Will the image look different?

Pixels are identical for PNG. For JPEG there is a single re-encode at high quality (92), which is visually indistinguishable in practice.

### How do I check what a photo currently leaks?

The audit in this tool lists it, or use the EXIF Metadata Viewer for the full tag-by-tag readout.

## Related tools

- [EXIF / Image Metadata Viewer](https://uttir.com/exif-metadata-viewer) — Read EXIF, GPS, IPTC, and other metadata from any image. See camera, lens, location, and timestamp. Your image never leaves your device.
- [Image Compressor](https://uttir.com/image-compressor) — Shrink image file size with quality and format control, and see the savings before you download.
- [Image Resizer](https://uttir.com/image-resizer) — Resize images to exact pixel dimensions with optional aspect-ratio lock.

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