See what's hidden inside your photos — camera details, timestamps, sometimes even your exact location — then strip it all out before sharing. Free, no sign-up, nothing uploaded to a server.
EXIF metadata isn't hidden with any bad intent — it exists so photo apps can sort your library by date, group photos by location on a map, and auto-correct orientation without you having to do it manually. The problem is that this same data travels along with the file wherever it goes, including if you post it publicly or send it to someone you don't fully trust. A photo taken at home and shared online can reveal that home's exact coordinates to anyone who checks, even if nothing in the image itself gives away the location. This is one of the more common, easy-to-overlook privacy leaks — the photo looks completely ordinary, but the file underneath it is carrying more information than what's visible on screen.
Yes, completely free with no sign-up and no limit on how many photos you check.
PNG, WebP, and screenshots usually carry little to no EXIF metadata to begin with. Messaging apps and social media also often strip it automatically on upload. JPG photos straight from a phone or camera are the most likely to have it.
No — only the hidden metadata is removed. The actual image is re-drawn pixel-for-pixel and saved as a new PNG.
It's a reasonable default for anything shared publicly or with people you don't know well, especially photos taken at home or other places you'd rather not disclose. For photos shared privately with close family, it usually doesn't matter — but stripping it costs nothing, so there's little downside to doing it as a habit.
No. Everything happens entirely in your browser — your photo, and everything hidden inside it, is never sent to a server.
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