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Remove metadata from images

Create a new canvas-encoded image without carrying over the source EXIF, GPS or text metadata. Choose the output format and quality deliberately.

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Remove metadata

01 / ORIGINAL IMAGENo image yet

Drop your image here.

Choose an image, or drop it here.

JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF or HEIC · up to 20 MiB each

    Use Undo settings to revisit an adjustment. Your source image stays untouched.

    02 / Make it yours

    Adjust your settings, then create a new copy.

    Export
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    PNG is lossless; its quality slider is disabled.

    Output format & background

    Fills transparent areas for JPEG and when transparency is off.

    Choose an image or try the sample to get started.

    How to remove metadata from images

    1. Open an image and keep its original separately.
    2. Choose a new format, quality and transparency or background setting.
    3. Process to create a canvas-encoded copy without carrying over source metadata.
    Read the guide: How to remove source EXIF and GPS metadata from images

    Know before you export

    This re-encodes the image. JPEG and WebP may change pixels; PNG preserves the decoded canvas pixels. Browser encoders may add their own color or resolution information. This is not a byte-for-byte lossless metadata editor.

    Supported files

    Still JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF up to 20 MiB and 64 megapixels, plus HEIC where your browser can open it (Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad). Photos above 24 megapixels are edited at 24 megapixels, and color effects run at up to 12 megapixels. Multi-image tools allow 12 files and 60 MiB of combined input. GIF, SVG, animated images and RAW formats are not supported.

    Quick ways in

    Drop an image anywhere on this page or paste one from your clipboard.

    Keyboard shortcuts

    • Ctrl/⌘ O Choose an image
    • Ctrl/⌘ Enter Process
    • Ctrl/⌘ S Download the result
    • Ctrl/⌘ Z Undo settings · add Shift to redo
    • Esc Cancel processing

    Your files stay local

    Selected image bytes are processed in browser memory. No account, upload endpoint or remote processing service is used.

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    Remove metadata is free to use in your browser. No account or image upload is required.

    Remove metadata: common questions

    Is metadata removal lossless?

    This tool decodes and re-encodes the picture. PNG preserves decoded canvas pixels, while JPEG and WebP can change them. It is not a byte-for-byte lossless metadata editor.

    Does the export contain no metadata at all?

    Source EXIF, GPS and text metadata are not copied into the canvas export. Browser encoders can add their own color or resolution information. Keep the original separately and inspect the new file for your intended use.