EXIF Remover — Strip Photo Metadata, Free & Private

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Strip GPS and camera tags before you share the JPEG

How to use EXIF Remover

1. 1Add the photos to clean (JPG, PNG, or WebP).
2. 2Choose an output format (keep original, JPEG, or PNG).
3. 3Click “Remove metadata” — each image is re-encoded from pixels only.
4. 4Download the clean files; all EXIF/GPS/camera data is gone.

EXIF Remover FAQ

What metadata does this remove?

It strips EXIF, IPTC, XMP, GPS coordinates, camera model, timestamps, and thumbnails by re-encoding the image pixels only — no metadata survives.

Are my photos uploaded to strip the metadata?

No. The image is decoded and re-encoded entirely in your browser; the original file and its metadata never leave your device.

Does removing EXIF reduce image quality?

Minimal. We re-encode at high quality. The visible pixels are preserved; only the hidden metadata block is discarded.

Does this remove C2PA / Content Credentials?

Yes. C2PA (Content Credentials) is a metadata manifest embedded in the file — the clean pass re-encodes the image pixels into a brand-new file, and no metadata block survives that, C2PA included. The tool tells you when it found and removed a manifest.

Why is my photo labelled AI on Facebook or Instagram — and does stripping metadata remove the label?

Two different things can label a post. Photos edited with AI tools can carry a Content Credentials manifest that says so — that half is metadata, and stripping it removes the signal from the file. But Meta also runs its own detection on fully AI-generated images, and the “AI” label on your profile is an account setting — no export change touches either of those. Stripping metadata cleans the file; it does not un-detect a generated image and it does not change account labels.

Is it okay to strip the AI label?

That depends on the platform's rules, not the tool. Removing metadata for privacy — no GPS, no device info, no embedded tracking — is what this is for. If a platform requires AI disclosure for your post, that requirement does not disappear with the metadata; check its policy and disclose where it asks you to.

Why does my Canva design get labelled AI on Instagram?

Canva downloads can carry a Content Credentials (C2PA) manifest when AI features like Magic Media or AI background fill were used — Instagram reads that manifest on upload, and that half is file metadata the clean pass here removes from the file. A fully AI-generated design can still be labelled by Meta's own detection, and the profile-level AI label is an account setting no export can change — stripping metadata does not undo either of those.

Why did my REAL photo get labelled AI?

Because platform AI detection sometimes misfires on real photos. A camera original with an ordinary edit — dodging and burning in the shadows, HDR merge, heavy sharpening — can trip a platform's classifier, and that decision is made by the platform's server-side systems against the image itself, not by anything stored in your file. Stripping metadata does not un-flag that post: the detection has already run, and no export change reverses it — the route back is the platform's own appeal process. What a clean pass does do is protect future uploads: a file with no C2PA manifest no longer carries the one labeling trigger you can control (AI-tool edits that embed manifests, like the Canva case above), so your camera originals start from a clean baseline.