Image tool
Remove metadata from an image
Photos can carry EXIF metadata: capture time, camera model, lens, and on phones often precise GPS coordinates. Re-encoding through a canvas produces a clean file that contains only pixels.
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How the stripping works
The image is decoded into a canvas and encoded again from scratch. Metadata blocks from the original file are simply not carried over, because the new file is written fresh from pixel data.
Note that this also removes the EXIF orientation flag. The tool applies the orientation while drawing, so the exported image is already right-way-up.
What this does not do
It does not remove visible information in the picture itself — street signs, reflections, screens, documents. It also can't affect copies of the photo you have already shared elsewhere.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Does this remove GPS location from a photo?
- Yes. Location lives in EXIF, and the re-encoded file has no EXIF block at all.
- Will the image quality change?
- There is one re-encode. Export as PNG for a lossless result, or JPG at quality 0.9+ if you want a small file with no visible change.
- Do social platforms strip metadata anyway?
- Many do, but not all, and not consistently across upload paths. Stripping it yourself is the only way to be sure of what you're sending.
- Are my images uploaded to a server?
- No. Every step — decoding, cropping, resizing and encoding — runs in your browser using the Canvas API. The image file never leaves your device, so nothing is stored or transmitted by us.
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Related guides
Sources & review
Last reviewed 2026-01-15.
- MDN Web Docs — Canvas API
- CIPA DC-008 (Exif) specification