Free tool
EXIF Viewer and Remover
See the camera, lens, exposure, date, copyright and GPS location stored inside a photo, then download a copy with that metadata removed and the picture untouched.
Nothing is uploaded. Your photos are read and cleaned in your own browser and never leave your device. There is no signup and no account.
Check the metadata in a photo
Choose one or more photos. JPEG, PNG, HEIC, AVIF and TIFF files can be read; a clean copy can be made from JPEG and PNG files.
or drop them here
What EXIF data is
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is the block of information a camera or phone writes into every photo it takes: make and model, lens, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length, the date and time, and on most phones the GPS position. Many cameras also record their own serial number and that of the lens.
Editing software adds more. Lightroom, Capture One and Photoshop write XMP (edit history, keywords, ratings), and many photographers add IPTC fields for their name, copyright notice and contact details. All of it travels with the file wherever it is sent, unless something removes it.
What to check before you deliver photos to a client
- Copyright and artist: your name and a copyright notice should be on every delivered file. If they are missing, set them in your export preset.
- Date taken: a wrong camera clock puts a gallery out of order, and two cameras out of sync scramble a wedding timeline. Fix the capture time before export.
- GPS: a client’s home, a venue that asked for privacy or a location you scouted may be stored in the photo. Decide whether it should leave with the file.
- Serial numbers and owner name: they identify your camera body and lens, and are rarely something a client needs.
- Software and edit history: XMP can carry keywords, ratings and notes meant for you, not the client.
Why remove GPS before you post a photo online
GPS coordinates in a photo are precise enough to point to a single building. A photo taken at home, at a client’s house or at a newborn session can reveal that address to anyone who downloads the original file.
Some social platforms remove location data when they process an upload, but you cannot rely on every route a file takes. Your own website, a blog, a portfolio host, an email attachment, a shared cloud folder or a messaging app sending the original file may all pass the metadata on untouched. Removing it before the file leaves your computer is the only check you control.
Removal here also takes out your copyright and contact fields. For photos you publish, that is usually the right trade; for files you deliver, keep those fields and switch off only location in your export settings. For print sizes, try the print size checker.
Photo metadata
Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The page reads each file in your browser, and the clean copy is built in your browser and saved straight to your device. No photo is sent to Pinnacle Edits or anyone else.
Does removing EXIF data reduce image quality?
Not here. A JPEG stores its metadata in separate blocks from the compressed image, and this tool deletes those blocks and copies the image data unchanged. Tools that redraw the photo and save it again recompress it, which does lose quality.
Can I remove metadata from iPhone HEIC photos?
This page can read a HEIC file but only cleans JPEG and PNG. On an iPhone you can turn off location when sharing: tap Options at the top of the share sheet and switch off Location. Or export the photo as a JPEG and clean that copy here.
Will removing metadata remove my copyright?
Yes. The copyright notice, artist name and contact fields are metadata too, so a fully clean copy has none of them. If you want credit on a published photo, use a visible signature or re-add the copyright fields in your export preset.
Why does my photo show no camera data?
Something removed it before you got the file. Screenshots never have camera data, many apps and websites strip metadata when they save or recompress an image, and some export settings leave it out on purpose.
Why is the orientation tag kept?
Cameras often store an upright photo as a landscape image plus an instruction to rotate it. Without that one tag the clean copy would display on its side, so it is the only EXIF value kept. It says nothing about you or where the photo was taken.