Remove EXIF Data from JPEG Online
Strip GPS location, camera info and all hidden metadata — instantly, for free
Every JPEG photo you take contains hidden EXIF metadata: your GPS coordinates, camera model, lens settings, exact date and time. Before sharing photos online, removing this data protects your privacy. Drop your JPEG files below — this tool strips all EXIF, IPTC and XMP metadata entirely inside your browser using the HTML5 Canvas API. No files are uploaded anywhere. Batch processing and ZIP download supported.
Your Files Never Leave Your Browser
Conversions run locally in your browser using the Canvas API, with Web Workers used when supported. Your image data stays on your device and is never uploaded to any server.
We use Google Analytics and Google AdSense for aggregated traffic stats and contextual ads when consent allows it. Theme and language preferences stay in your browser. We never see, read, or store the images you convert.
Browser-based conversion has trade-offs: large files (>50 MB) may hit memory limits; animated GIF output flattens to a single frame; EXIF metadata is stripped; ICC color profiles may differ across browsers.
> how_to_remove_exif
- Upload your JPEG filesDrag and drop JPEG photos into the tool above, or click "browse files". You can add multiple photos at once for batch processing.
- Set output qualityThe default 92% quality is visually identical to the original for normal viewing. Set to 100% if you need to preserve maximum detail for professional editing or printing.
- Strip EXIF and downloadClick "Strip EXIF". Each file takes under 1 second — all metadata (GPS, camera data, timestamps) is removed. Download individual clean JPEGs or click "Download All (ZIP)" for batch results.
> what_exif_data_contains
| EXIF Field | What it reveals | Risk level |
|---|---|---|
| GPS Latitude / Longitude | Exact location where photo was taken | High — can reveal home address |
| GPS Altitude | Elevation at time of capture | Medium |
| DateTimeOriginal | Exact date and time of capture | Medium — reveals schedule |
| Make / Model | Camera or smartphone model | Low |
| LensModel | Lens used (professional cameras) | Low |
| Software | Editing app and version used | Low |
| Artist / Copyright | Author name, copyright holder | Low — may be intentional |
| Thumbnail | Embedded preview image (often full-res crop) | Low |
Real Proof — A Full Metadata Strip
This is not a claim, it is a demonstration. We built a sample JPEG carrying the kind of metadata a real phone photo leaks — camera make/model, iOS version, capture timestamp, lens, author, and exact GPS coordinates — then ran it through the same Canvas drawImage + JPEG re-encode this tool performs (tooldev.app v1.5). Below is the byte-honest before/after. Every tag is gone.
| Metadata field | Before (original photo) | After (tooldev.app strip) |
|---|---|---|
| GPS coordinates | 37°48′30″N, 122°25′09″W | — removed |
| Camera make / model | Apple iPhone 15 Pro | — removed |
| Lens | iPhone 15 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78 | — removed |
| Software | iOS 17.4.1 | — removed |
| Capture timestamp | 2026:03:14 16:09:42 | — removed |
| Artist / author | tooldev.app demo | — removed |
| Total EXIF entries | 13 entries | 0 entries |
| File size | 230 KB | 212 KB |
Methodology & honest caveats
The sample (sample-with-exif.jpg) was generated with Pillow, embedding 13 EXIF/GPS entries (this count includes the standard EXIF/GPS directory pointers Pillow reports, plus six human-readable fields and the four GPS values). It was then put through the tool's operation — drawImage() onto a canvas followed by canvas.toBlob('image/jpeg', 0.92) — run in headless Chromium against the served page. The exact output bytes depend on the browser's JPEG encoder, so your result will be byte-similar rather than byte-identical. Metadata of both files was read back with Pillow and independently confirmed with macOS sips: 13 entries → 0. Scripts are in our repository: scripts/exif-proof.py (generate + verify) and scripts/exif-strip.mjs (run the strip). Honest caveats: (1) Because the tool re-draws pixels, any orientation stored in EXIF is baked into the image first, so the photo still displays the right way up — the tag itself is gone. (2) A wide-gamut (Display-P3) source is converted to the canvas's sRGB color space during the re-encode. (3) The output is re-compressed at 92% quality — a lossy step — so the cleaned file's size differs both because the metadata is gone and because the pixels are re-encoded. (4) This tool outputs JPEG; it does not read HEIC — convert HEIC to JPEG first with our HEIC → JPG tool, which strips metadata in the same pass.