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title: "Remove EXIF Data Online — Private, No Upload | Compress Pro"
description: "See the GPS location, camera and dates hidden in your photos — and strip them in your browser. Lossless, pixels untouched, nothing uploaded. Free."
canonical: https://compress-pro.com/remove-exif
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# Remove EXIF data.

> GPS, camera & date wiped locally — pixels stay untouched.

Photos carry more than pixels: GPS coordinates of where they were taken, the exact time, your camera or phone model. Drop a JPG, PNG, or WebP here to see what your files reveal — then strip it in one click. Removal is lossless byte surgery: metadata segments are cut out without re-encoding, so pixels stay exactly identical. Orientation is preserved so phone photos never turn sideways, and **nothing is ever uploaded**.

**No uploads · No ads · Free & open source.**

## How it works

1. Drop files anywhere on the page, click to browse, or paste with Ctrl/⌘ + V.
2. Pick a quality or preset — or set an exact target size and let the tool find it.
3. Compress, compare before/after, and download — individually or as a ZIP.

## What hides inside a photo

Cameras and phones write far more than pixels. This is what a typical photo quietly carries — and what this tool lists per file as it wipes it:

| Data | Example | Why it matters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPS location | 46.0511°N, 14.5051°E | Reveals your home, workplace or routine |
| Timestamps | Taken 2026-05-14, 18:42 | Places you somewhere at an exact time |
| Device model | Apple iPhone 15 Pro | Narrows down who took the photo |
| Editing history (XMP) | Lightroom edits, creator name | Can carry names and software trails |
| Comments & text chunks | Notes left by apps and tools | Often forgotten, rarely reviewed |

## What gets removed — and what stays

Removal is byte surgery, not re-encoding: metadata segments are cut out and the image data is copied verbatim, so pixels stay byte-identical and files only get smaller.

| Item | What happens |
| --- | --- |
| EXIF — including GPS, camera, dates | Removed |
| XMP metadata (incl. extended) | Removed |
| Photoshop metadata | Removed |
| Comments & PNG text/time chunks | Removed |
| ICC color profile | Kept by default — toggle to remove |
| Orientation | Preserved, re-embedded as the only remaining field |
| Pixels | Byte-identical — completely lossless |

## When should you strip metadata?

Any time a photo leaves your control with the file intact: selling something on a marketplace, posting to a forum or blog, sending originals by email or a cloud link. One honest caveat — big social networks usually strip EXIF on upload themselves, but messengers sending “as document”, email attachments, and most forums and marketplaces do not. The safe assumption is that metadata survives unless you removed it yourself. Photos that also need to be smaller can go through [Compress JPG](https://compress-pro.com/compress-jpg) afterwards — compression writes a brand-new file, so metadata stays gone. iPhone HEIC photos get the same cleanup as a side effect of [converting to JPG](https://compress-pro.com/heic-to-jpg).

## Under the hood

There is no encoder here — deliberately. Metadata removal is hand-written byte surgery: the file’s structure is parsed directly, EXIF, XMP and comment segments are cut out, and everything else is copied verbatim. Because no image engine ever decodes or re-encodes your photo, the lossless guarantee is literal — pixels are byte-identical, and files can only get smaller.

## Frequently asked questions

### What do my photos reveal about me?

Often more than you think: the exact GPS coordinates of your home or workplace, timestamps, device model, even editing software. This tool lists what it found in each file — GPS, camera, dates — as it wipes it.

### Are my photos uploaded to be cleaned?

No — everything runs right in your browser, which is the whole point of a privacy tool: photos with your GPS location inside never touch a server. Close the tab and everything is gone. Want proof? Clean one photo, switch your connection off, and clean another — it still works.

### Is removing EXIF data lossless?

Completely. Metadata lives in separate segments of the file, so they are removed byte-for-byte without re-encoding the image. Pixels stay identical — verify with the built-in compare — and files only get smaller. Orientation is written back as the only remaining field, so phone photos keep displaying upright everywhere.

### Is the color profile removed too?

Not by default — the ICC profile affects how colors render, so it is kept. Enable “Also remove color profile” to strip it as well; EXIF, GPS, XMP and comments are always removed.

## Related tools

- [Compress JPG images](https://compress-pro.com/compress-jpg)
- [Compress PNG images](https://compress-pro.com/compress-png)
- [Compress WebP images](https://compress-pro.com/compress-webp)

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