Does removing EXIF reduce quality?

No. Only the metadata is removed; the image data is copied as is.

Do screenshots have EXIF data?

Usually very little, sometimes the device and software. It is still worth checking with EXIF viewer before sharing.

Can I remove EXIF from many photos at once?

Yes. Drop a batch and download them individually or as a zip.

Guide

How to remove EXIF data from photos

Every photo from a phone or camera carries EXIF metadata: the date and time, the device, exposure settings and, usually, the exact GPS coordinates of where it was taken. Many platforms strip this on upload, but email, chat apps that send files as documents, your own website and many forums do not. Removing it before you share is a small step that closes a real privacy gap.

Steps

1Open EXIF viewer and drop a photo to see what it contains. Look for GPS coordinates and the device name.
2Open Remove metadata and drop the photos you want to clean. You can drop many at once.
3Review what will be removed. Orientation is handled so the photo does not come out rotated.
4Press Remove and download the cleaned files.
5Check one in EXIF viewer again if you want to be sure.

Open Remove metadata

What is in EXIF data?

GPS latitude, longitude and altitude, often accurate to a few metres.
Date and time the photo was taken.
Camera or phone make and model, lens, exposure settings.
Sometimes the owner’s name, software used and a small embedded thumbnail of the original, even if the image was cropped.

Where it leaks

Social networks generally remove metadata from photos you post, but a photo sent by email, attached as a file in a chat, uploaded to a marketplace listing or placed on your own website usually keeps it. Anyone who downloads the file can read the location with free software.

Does removing EXIF change the image?

No. The pixels are untouched; only the metadata block is removed. The file gets a little smaller. If you also want to blur faces or black out part of the image, Blur face and Redact image do that without re-adding metadata.

Phones can help, a little

iPhone and Android can strip location when sharing through the system share sheet, and some apps do it on upload. The problem is you cannot see whether it happened. Cleaning the files yourself and checking one in EXIF viewer is the only way to be sure, especially for photos you attach to email or put on a website.

Privacy

A tool for removing private data should not require uploading the photo somewhere. Every tool runs in your browser, so your files never leave your computer.

Questions

Does removing EXIF reduce quality?: No. Only the metadata is removed; the image data is copied as is.
Do screenshots have EXIF data?: Usually very little, sometimes the device and software. It is still worth checking with EXIF viewer before sharing.
Can I remove EXIF from many photos at once?: Yes. Drop a batch and download them individually or as a zip.