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Strip Image EXIF

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Privacy risk report plus re-encode to strip EXIF GPS and camera metadata. - runs entirely in your browser. Free, fast and private.

How it works

Four simple steps

1

Upload photo

Add JPG or PNG that may contain GPS or camera EXIF.

2

Strip metadata

Re-encode pixels without EXIF, IPTC, or XMP blocks.

3

Confirm removal

Output file contains image data only-no hidden tags.

4

Save clean image

Download privacy-safe file before sharing online.

Strip Image EXIF

About Strip Image EXIF

Phone photos often embed GPS, camera model, and timestamps in EXIF. Image EXIF Strip re-encodes the pixels so those tags do not travel with the file you post or email.

Use it before publishing meetup photos, sending a receipt snapshot, or uploading to a public ticket. The tool reports privacy risk signals, then writes a clean image without the metadata bags that travel in many JPGs.

Pitfall: screenshots of maps still show location in the pixels even after EXIF is gone. Stripping tags is necessary but not sufficient for visual PII.

Tip: keep the original in a private folder and share only the stripped export.

Analysis and re-encode run in your browser canvas/pipeline. The photo is not uploaded to our backend to "clean" it.

Features

Lightning fast

Processes data instantly with no server round-trips.

100% private

Your data never leaves your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

No installation

Works in any modern browser. Nothing to download or install.

Free forever

No limits, no sign-up, no credit card required.

Cross-platform

Works on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.

Dark & light mode

Beautiful in both themes. Your preference is saved.

Keyboard shortcut

Ctrl Enter - Run tool

Use cases

Remove GPS

Stop sharing exact coordinates with casual photo posts.

Support tickets

Send screenshots or receipts without camera serial baggage.

Social publish

Export a clean file before Instagram or blog uploads.

Instructions

How to use this tool

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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Answers for this tool. For site-wide help, open the FAQ hub.

Image tools process pixels in the browser with Canvas and related APIs. Images are not uploaded to OneDevToolkit for these client-side jobs.

PNG, JPEG, and WebP are widely supported. Some tools also accept GIF or SVG depending on the operation.

Lossless operations keep quality; JPEG/WebP compression trades quality for size. Use higher quality settings when print fidelity matters.

Yes for tools that preserve alpha. Converting to JPEG removes transparency - keep PNG/WebP when you need an alpha channel.

Limits come from browser memory. Extremely large megapixel images may fail - downscale first if needed.

Many image studios show preview panels. Download both versions if you need an external comparison.

Some tools intentionally remove EXIF; others preserve pixels only. Check the tool description for metadata behaviour.

If the UI shows a multi-file queue, yes. Otherwise process files one by one or script downloads locally after each run.

HEIC from some phones may need conversion to JPEG/PNG first. Export from Photos as JPEG when uploads fail.

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