Check and remove hidden image metadata
See supported EXIF, GPS, XMP, and IPTC markers, then create and verify a clean copy without sending the source image to a processing server.
Useful for
- Checking photos before public sharing
- Removing GPS from an image copy
- Verifying a redacted export before sending
Limits and failures
- HEIC can be identified but is not fully inspected in V1.0.
- Removing metadata does not hide visible addresses, faces, plates, or text.
- Damaged or unsupported files return a decode or format error.
Inspect the input and output
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Supported metadata scan reports GPS before export and clean after export.
The repository GPS fixture is re-encoded with profiles stripped, then both files are byte-scanned in tests.Common questions
Does this upload the image?
No. Inspection and cleanup use browser APIs on this device. Optional website analytics and advertising are separate and never receive image bytes from this tool.
Which metadata is checked?
V1.0 checks JPEG EXIF/GPS/XMP/IPTC, PNG EXIF and text metadata markers, and WebP EXIF/GPS/XMP chunks. Full HEIC metadata inspection is not supported.
How is removal verified?
The tool reopens the exported image, scans its bytes again, and offers the clean download only after supported markers are absent. JPEG, PNG, and WebP stay lossless when orientation safety allows.
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