See what your files are telling people. Then remove it.
Photos carry your GPS coordinates and your camera's serial number. Documents carry the name of everyone who's touched them. Drop either in and we'll show you everything before we strip it.
Don't take our word for it — verify we can't upload your file.
Why you can believe the “no upload” part
Every tool in this category says your files never leave your device. Ours is built so that the browser enforces it rather than us promising it.
- The processing runs under
connect-src 'none' - Your file is handled inside a sandboxed frame whose security policy forbids every outbound request — fetch, XHR, beacons, WebSockets. Not a policy we follow, a rule the browser applies. The counter on your result shows the live number, and DevTools will agree with it.
- We prove we didn't touch your picture
- Stripping metadata should not re-encode the image. We hash the compressed image data before and after and show you both. Matching hashes mean the pixels are identical — not “visually identical”, bit-for-bit identical.
- We check our own work
- After cleaning, we read the file back and report anything still readable. If we missed something, you see it.
- It works with the network off
- Turn off your wifi and reload. Everything still works, because there was never a server involved.
That's the summary. Here's exactly how to check it yourself, on this site or any other tool that makes the same claim.
Ten formats, one engine
Most tools in this category handle photos or Office documents, not both. This one runs the same sandboxed engine and the same no-upload guarantee across all ten — pick yours below, or drop any of them into the box above.
The two categories leak differently. A photo's metadata is a binary block bolted onto image data — EXIF, IPTC, XMP — read with the wrong tool or not at all. A document's metadata is closer to a second, hidden copy of the file's history: who wrote it, who edited it, what they deleted and when. Different shape, same fix: read what's actually there, show it to you before touching anything, then remove exactly that and nothing else.
Photos
JPG photos from a phone or camera carry the most — GPS coordinates, camera and lens serials, a hidden thumbnail that can survive an edit. PNG screenshots quietly keep a timestamp and, from some editors, the canvas geometry you cropped away. WebP, GIF and TIFF each hide metadata differently — see the image formats hub for exactly what each one carries. BMP is the honest exception: almost nothing to remove, and we say so rather than inventing something to strip.
Documents
A Word document can carry a sentence someone deleted months ago, still attributed by name if track changes was ever turned on. Excel and PowerPoint files carry the same properties risk — company name, template origin, total editing time — and a PDF hides an author's name in two separate places, most tools only clear one of them. See the document formats hub for the full comparison.
Cleaning more than one file, or a mix of photos and documents at once? The batch cleaner handles any number of files, any of the ten formats, with no limit. Want to change a value instead of removing it? Try the EXIF editor.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No. Metadata is a separate block of data bolted onto the file, not part of the pixels. We copy the compressed image data byte-for-byte and only strip the metadata block around it, then show you matching hashes as proof. See the full explanation.
Is it actually safe to use, given my files never get uploaded?
The processing frame is served with a connect-src 'none' Content-Security-Policy, which your browser enforces regardless of what the code inside it tries to do — it's not a promise we're asking you to trust. Here's how to verify it yourself, with your network tab or your wifi off.
What is EXIF data, exactly?
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata your camera or phone embeds directly in a photo — GPS coordinates, the camera and lens model, the exact timestamp, sometimes a hidden thumbnail. Read more about what's in it.
Can this remove metadata from PDFs and Office documents too?
Yes. The same sandboxed engine handles PDF, .docx, .xlsx and .pptx — clearing document properties, comments and tracked-change history, not just image EXIF data. See the document formats hub for what each format carries.
Does this work on my phone?
Yes — it runs entirely in the browser, so it works the same on iPhone, Android, or desktop. No app install, no account.
Is there a file size or file count limit?
No artificial limit. Cleaning several files at once, or a mix of photos and documents? The batch cleaner handles any number of files in one go.
How this works
- Your file is read in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, because nothing can be — the code that touches it runs in a frame the browser blocks from making network requests.
- We show you everything we find before changing anything, ranked by what it actually reveals about you.
- We remove the metadata, not the picture. The compressed image data is copied byte for byte, and we show you the matching hashes to prove it.