Remove metadata from your files
Strip EXIF, GPS and hidden data from photos and documents — without uploading anything. Everything happens right here in your browser.
No upload. Your files never leave your device.(Open your browser's Network tab and check for yourself.)
Your photos carry more than you think
Most photos contain a quiet layer of data you never see. A single picture can include the exact GPS coordinates where it was taken — often your home — along with your camera model, the date and time, and sometimes your name. Word, Excel and PowerPoint files carry your name, your company, and a record of when the file was created and edited. None of it is visible when you look at the file. All of it travels with the file when you share it.
This tool removes that hidden layer and leaves the rest of the file exactly as it was.
How it works
- 1Drop a fileDrag it in or click to browse. Nothing is sent anywhere — the file is read directly in your browser.
- 2See what's insideBefore you keep anything, you see exactly what was hidden in the file: GPS location, device, timestamps, author.
- 3Download the clean copyThe metadata is stripped in your browser and a cleaned copy is handed straight back to you. The original stays untouched.
Privacy you can check, not just trust
A tool that promises to protect your private data shouldn't ask you to upload it first. This one doesn't. Everything runs on your own device, in your browser, using the same sandbox as any web page. There's no server to receive your files, no account, no tracking.
You don't have to take our word for it. Open your browser's developer tools, go to the Network tab, and clean a file — you'll see no upload, because none happens.
Questions
Does this upload my files anywhere?
No. Every file is processed entirely in your browser, on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, and there's no account or sign-up. You can confirm it by checking your browser's Network tab while you use the tool.
Does removing metadata reduce my photo's quality?
No. The tool removes only the hidden metadata and leaves the image data untouched — your photo is not re-compressed or re-saved, so it looks exactly the same. The cleaned file is simply the original minus its hidden data.
Does it remove GPS location from photos?
Yes. It removes the GPS coordinates stored in a photo's EXIF data, which is often the most sensitive part — it can reveal where the photo was taken, including your home.
Does it work on HEIC photos from my iPhone?
Yes. It removes EXIF, GPS and other hidden metadata from HEIC and HEIF files — the format iPhones use by default — by erasing the hidden data directly inside the file, so the photo itself is left untouched.
Can I remove metadata from a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file?
Yes. For .docx, .xlsx and .pptx files it strips the author name, company, manager, revision number and the created and modified timestamps, along with any custom document properties — the details that often reveal more than you intend when you share a document.
Which formats does it support?
JPEG, PNG, WebP and HEIC images, plus Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) — all entirely in your browser. PDF support is coming soon.
Will my photo rotate the wrong way after I remove the metadata?
No. Some photos rely on an orientation tag to display upright, so the tool keeps that single tag by default while removing everything else. Your photo stays the right way up.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded, yes — because all the processing happens locally, you can clean files with no connection at all.
Is it free?
Yes. The tool is free to use, with no account and no limits hidden behind a paywall.