Remove metadata from image
A batch tool for processing a folder of mixed image formats. It lists the supported metadata inside each file, removes it, and packages the results.
What this looks for
Add a PNG, JPEG or WebP and recognised removable blocks are listed here by name and byte count, before anything is removed. It looks for EXIF, XMP, IPTC and Photoshop resource blocks, free-text comments, modification timestamps, and C2PA Content Credentials. Colour profiles are preserved to retain colour interpretation. Removing EXIF orientation can change how a photo is displayed; check the downloaded image.
A watermark encoded into the pixels themselves, such as SynthID, is a different mechanism and is not something this or any metadata tool can remove.
Drag images in, paste, or click to choose
A whole folder works too · Ctrl/Cmd+V pastes · on phone this opens your file picker · up to 60 MB per file
PNG, JPEG and WebP only. A photo straight off an iPhone is usually HEIC, which this does not read yet — share it, AirDrop it, or export it as JPEG first and the file picker will take it from there.
What removing metadata from an image actually deletes
Add the PNG, JPEG and WebP files you want to share, then select each file to review its supported metadata blocks. Remove metadata processes the eligible files together. A single cleaned image downloads on its own; multiple results are packaged in a ZIP. Before posting the batch, check the image orientation and filenames as well as the metadata report. This page uses the same cleanup as the general metadata remover, with a workflow suited to several files.
What removing metadata from an image cannot do
- Pixel-domain watermarks are out of reach. If an image carries a SynthID-class signal encoded into the picture itself, stripping metadata leaves it exactly where it was.
- Cleaned files keep the original base name with -clean added; duplicate ZIP names are renumbered. Rename files yourself if those names disclose personal details. EXIF orientation removal can also change displayed rotation.
- Anything that is not PNG, JPEG or WebP is skipped and counted rather than mangled. The note afterwards says how many were left out.
Questions about removing metadata from an image
How many images can I do at once?
There is no fixed file-count limit, but each image must be 60 MB or smaller. Large batches can use substantial browser memory; split the batch if your device struggles.
Do screenshots and downloaded images have metadata too?
Often, and not the kind people expect. A screenshot rarely carries GPS, but plenty of tools write their own name into a text chunk, and an image saved from a site can arrive carrying whatever that site's pipeline attached. The listing tells you per file rather than making you guess.
Does this reduce the file size?
A little, and only by however many bytes the metadata took. That is usually a few kilobytes, occasionally more when a large embedded thumbnail or a C2PA manifest is involved. If you came here to make files smaller, the image compressor is the tool that does that.
Can I check what was in a file without deleting anything?
Yes. Adding a file lists what it found straight away, and nothing is removed until you press the button. Reading is the default and deleting is the deliberate act.
Do all the images in a batch have to be the same format?
No. A folder of mixed PNGs, JPEGs and WebPs goes through in one pass, and each file is taken apart by the rules of its own container. That matters more than it sounds, because EXIF lives in a different place in each of the three and a tool written around JPEG alone will quietly report a PNG as clean when it is not. Files in a format that is not handled are counted and skipped, and the note afterwards says how many.
Is there any point running this on images I made myself?
Usually yes, because most of what ends up in a file was not put there by you. An editor writes its own name and version, a phone writes the camera and often the location, an export pipeline can attach a signed manifest, and a downloaded asset arrives carrying whatever the site that served it attached. The listing is the honest answer for any particular file: add one and see, rather than assuming either way.
