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Remove image EXIF & GPS metadata

Create a fresh PNG or JPEG and verify the output contains no EXIF, GPS, XMP, ICC or comment metadata segments.

About this tool

Images quietly carry metadata: GPS coordinates of where a photo was taken, camera model, timestamps, editing software and color profiles. Before sharing images publicly, this tool rebuilds each one from its decoded pixels into a fresh PNG or JPEG, then verifies the output bytes to confirm no EXIF, GPS, XMP, ICC or comment segments remain — for JPEG, that means no APP segments at all.

Verification covers container metadata, not what is visible in the picture: a street sign, a reflection or a name badge stays in the pixels. The rebuild is a decode and re-encode, so JPEG output can shift pixels slightly and color profiles are dropped along with the rest; keep your originals for archival work.

How to use Remove image EXIF & GPS metadata

  1. Choose an image and select PNG or JPEG output.
  2. Run to decode pixels and generate a fresh image.
  3. The tool removes ancillary PNG chunks or JPEG APP/comment segments, verifies those output bytes, then enables download.

Keep the original files and inspect the exported result before publishing or sharing it.

Frequently asked questions

What is actually verified?

PNG output is restricted to IHDR, PLTE, tRNS, IDAT and IEND chunks. JPEG output is checked for absence of all APP0–APP15 and COM segments, where EXIF/GPS/XMP/ICC/comments reside. The check concerns container metadata, not information visible in pixels.

Is removal lossless?

No. Files are decoded and re-encoded; JPEG recompression can change pixels, and color profiles are removed. PNG preserves decoded canvas pixels. Keep the original for archival work.