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AI Photo Metadata Remover
Strip C2PA, EXIF, GPS location and device serials from photos — lossless for JPEG, PNG, WebP.
Processed locally in your browser · files never uploaded
Drop an image, or click to choose
JPEG · PNG · WebP supported, batch OK
Files are processed only in your browser — never uploaded
Up to 20 files · 30 MB each
Use these tools only on files you have the right to modify — not to hide authorship, evade AI-disclosure or provenance rules, defeat integrity checks, or strip rights information from files you don't own. See the Terms of Service.
What metadata removed
Everything below is stripped from JPEG, PNG and WebP — pixels and the ICC color profile stay untouched.
| Removed | Where it lives | Privacy impact |
|---|---|---|
| EXIF data | JPEG APP1, PNG eXIf, WebP EXIF chunk | Camera make and model, capture date and time, software used, sometimes the owner's name and a lens serial number |
| GPS IFD | Inside the EXIF block | Latitude, longitude, and altitude — often precise enough to identify a specific house |
| XMP | APP1 (XMP), PNG iTXt | Adobe's metadata format: edit history, creator info, ratings, and a second copy of GPS data many cleaners miss |
| C2PA / Content Credentials | JPEG APP11 JUMBF, PNG caBX | Signed provenance records — for AI images, this can name the generator and be linked to the account that made it |
| IPTC / Photoshop data | JPEG APP13 | Captions, keywords, creator contact details embedded by editing software |
| Comments | JPEG COM segments | Free-text notes left by software or people — occasionally surprisingly revealing |
| PNG text chunks | tEXt, zTXt, iTXt, tIME | AI generators like Stable Diffusion write the full prompt here; also timestamps and tool names |
Why remove AI metadata?
- Selling online. EXIF GPS in a listing photo points to your front door.
- Publishing AI images. C2PA can name the generator — and your account.
- Email, forums, file transfers. Nothing gets stripped; the recipient gets it all.
- Sending originals to strangers. Marketplace buyers, dating matches, landlords.
- Cloud uploads and shared drives. Easier to clean once now than to chase copies later.
Only need the location gone? Use the GPS-only remover. Not sure what a file carries? Check it in the metadata viewer first.
Frequently asked questions
- Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
- No. Files are read and cleaned in your browser's memory — there is no server on the other end.
- Does image quality suffer?
- No. Only metadata segments are removed; the compressed pixel data is copied byte-for-byte, and the ICC color profile is kept so colors don't shift.
- Which formats and limits?
- JPEG, PNG and WebP — up to 20 files, 30 MB each. TIFF and HEIC aren't supported yet.
- Don't social networks strip metadata anyway?
- The big ones mostly do. Email, messengers' "send as file" mode, forums and cloud links usually don't.
- Can I keep my camera settings but drop the GPS?
- Yes — that's exactly what the Photo GPS Metadata Remover does.