QuickMergeRemove Metadata From a Photo — EXIF Remover
Short answer: To remove hidden photo metadata, load the image, strip its EXIF and location data, then download a clean copy. QuickMerge removes the metadata in your browser, so the image is not sent to a server.
Strip EXIF data — GPS location, camera model, serial numbers, timestamps — from a picture before you share it. The image is cleaned entirely in your browser, so a photo you are removing location data from is not first sent to somebody else's server.
How do I remove EXIF and location data from a photo?
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Strip Hidden EXIF Data Before You Share a Photo
Every photo your phone or camera takes carries invisible EXIF metadata: the exact GPS location where it was shot, the device model, the date and time, and camera settings. Post that photo online and you may be broadcasting your home address without realising it. This tool removes all of it — it redraws the image onto a fresh canvas and re-exports it, so the new file contains only the pixels, with none of the original metadata attached.
The cleaning happens by re-encoding on your device with browser libraries, and the selected image is not uploaded. You can inspect the network behavior yourself.
Next steps
Before this step
- compress first if you plan to — so the final step is the one that strips data.
- crop out identifying detail — metadata is not the only thing that gives away a location.
Related tools
- do the same for PDFs — the document equivalent of EXIF.
- confirm the photo was not uploaded — worth checking for images you are cleaning.
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No completed size benchmark is published for this tool. See measurement coverage and limitations; stated upload limits are application guards, not tested device capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Re-encoding through a canvas produces a brand-new image with no EXIF, GPS, camera, timestamp, or software metadata — only the visible pixels remain.
No visible change to the image itself. It is redrawn at full resolution; only the hidden metadata is gone. (Re-saving a JPG re-compresses it once, which is imperceptible at normal quality.)
Yes — GPS coordinates live in EXIF, and re-encoding drops the entire EXIF block, so the location is removed.
No. The image is cleaned entirely in your browser and never sent anywhere — which is exactly why it is safe for sensitive photos.
Load the image here and strip its metadata; the location fields are removed with the rest of the EXIF block. The picture itself is unchanged.
No. Metadata is stored separately from the picture data, so removing it changes the file size slightly and the image not at all.
Inspect metadata and visible content separately
A photo may contain camera or location fields, but their presence depends on the source.
Check the file you intend to share
Inspect the original for the fields that concern you, then re-encode a copy. Reopen the download with an independent metadata viewer to verify removal of those fields. A blank properties panel alone is not a complete metadata inspection.
Review orientation and image quality
Some files use an orientation tag or color profile. Check the saved pixels and appearance after re-encoding. Keep the original privately if its capture information is needed for your records.
Metadata removal is not redaction
Addresses, signs and reflections visible in the photograph remain visible. Previously shared copies are unchanged. For a PDF’s properties use PDF Metadata, and inspect visible content separately.