Remove EXIF data from photos

View and remove EXIF metadata — camera model, timestamps, settings and more — before you share. Pick exactly what to strip, all locally in your browser.

Privacy-first: every image is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored or transmitted to any server.

PixelVault lets you remove EXIF online and strip GPS and location data from your photos — without uploading them anywhere. Almost every photo taken on a phone or camera carries hidden metadata: the device make and model, the software you used, the exact date and time, and often the precise GPS coordinates where the shot was taken. Share that photo and you may be sharing far more than you intended.

This tool first shows you exactly what is hidden inside your image, grouped and explained in plain language, so you can see the risk for yourself. Then it lets you clean it. Because the file never leaves your browser, you can inspect sensitive photos safely — there is no upload, no server, and no copy left behind.

For JPEGs, PixelVault can remove metadata losslessly: it drops the EXIF, XMP and IPTC blocks while copying the compressed image data untouched, so there is zero quality loss. You can even choose to keep the color profile so your colors stay accurate. Prefer a clean sweep? One click re-encodes the image and removes everything.

How it works

PixelVault reads the file’s bytes directly and parses the EXIF/TIFF structure to list what is present. To remove metadata losslessly from a JPEG, it rewrites the file without the selected metadata segments — the image scan data is copied verbatim. The full “remove everything” option re-encodes the pixels through a canvas, which guarantees a clean file in any format.

Why local processing matters

Metadata removal is one of the strongest arguments for local processing. The whole point is privacy — so uploading your GPS-tagged photo to a “remove EXIF” website to have the location stripped is self-defeating. PixelVault keeps the image on your device the entire time, which means the location, timestamps and device fingerprint are never exposed to anyone, including us.

Supported formats

  • JPG — Lossless block-level removal or full re-encode.
  • PNG — Metadata removed by re-encoding.
  • WebP — Cleaned via re-encode.

Common use cases

  • Remove GPS location before posting photos publicly.
  • Strip camera and software details from images you send to clients.
  • Clear timestamps and device data from screenshots and scans.
  • Check what a received image reveals before you forward it.

Frequently asked questions

What EXIF data can be removed?
All of it — camera make and model, software, timestamps, exposure settings and orientation, plus embedded thumbnails, XMP and other metadata blocks.
Is GPS removed?
Yes. Removing metadata strips GPS latitude and longitude, so your photos no longer reveal where they were taken.
Is my image uploaded?
No. Reading and removing metadata happens entirely in your browser — your photo never leaves your device.
How does removal work?
PixelVault re-encodes the image pixels through a canvas, which produces a clean copy that carries no metadata at all.
Does removing metadata change the picture?
No. The visible image is unchanged; only the hidden data is removed.