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Remove image metadata

Photos carry hidden details: where they were taken, the camera or phone, the date, sometimes your name. See exactly what each image reveals and remove it — the picture itself stays exactly the same. Everything happens on your device — nothing is uploaded.

Drop images here

JPG, PNG or WebP · or paste from the clipboard

Processed on your device — nothing is uploaded

How it works

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    Add one or more JPG, PNG or WebP images.

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    See what each image revealed — location, camera, dates and more — and that it is gone.

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    Download your cleaned images one by one or as a ZIP.

Questions

What is removed?

EXIF data (GPS location, camera or phone model, lens, serial number, dates, owner and software), embedded previews, XMP and IPTC data, comments, and app or maker data. The orientation is kept so photos stay the right way up. The colour profile, which keeps colours exact, is kept unless you untick it; it holds no location, but a custom profile can name the device or company that made it.

Does removing metadata reduce quality?

No. The image is not re-compressed: only the metadata blocks are taken out of the file, and every pixel stays exactly the same.

Is my location really in my photos?

Often, yes: phones store the GPS position of every photo unless location is turned off for the camera. Shrinkal shows it to you (as text, with no map lookup) before removing it.

Do social networks remove metadata anyway?

Some do, some keep part of it, and email, messaging apps, cloud links and websites usually send the file as it is. Removing it yourself is the safe way to be sure.

Are my images uploaded anywhere?

No. Your images are read and cleaned by your own browser, on your device. They are never sent to a server, and the metadata we show you never leaves your device either.

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