Metadata

Remove Image Metadata

Strip common embedded tags from a JPEG or PNG. Pixel bytes stay intact when the container walk succeeds.

This file can contain faces, documents, GPS tags, or screenshots. Processing happens in your browser and ImageToolMage does not upload the image to our server. Your screen, clipboard, and extensions can still leak it.

Image file

JPEG and PNG are processed. Choosing WebP shows a clear error instead of a fake strip.

Drop one image here. The file picker above is the keyboard-accessible path.

This walk drops documented JPEG APP/COM segments (including JPEG APP2 ICC) and PNG text/time/eXIf chunks. PNG iCCP stays. It does not claim a forensic wipe, and it does not look for hidden payloads.

Choose a JPEG or PNG. WebP is rejected.

How it works

JPEG is walked marker-by-marker; APP0–APP15 and COM are omitted. PNG is walked chunk-by-chunk; tEXt, zTXt, iTXt, eXIf, and tIME are omitted. Color-critical chunks stay.

Input and output

Input is one JPEG or PNG. Output is a new file with those segments removed. WebP strip is not launched as a lossless walk.

Examples

Phone JPEG

APP1 Exif often includes camera model and sometimes GPS. Those segments are dropped.

Exported PNG

tEXt or tIME chunks are removed. Pixel IDAT chunks stay.

How to use this tool

Choose a JPEG or PNG.
Review which metadata classes were found.
Download the stripped copy and inspect it if you need a second look.

Limitations

Not a guaranteed forensic wipe.
WebP, HEIC, TIFF, and PDF are out of scope on this page.
PNG iCCP is kept. JPEG APP2 (often an ICC profile) is dropped with other APP segments, so JPEG color management can change.

Questions

Is metadata perfectly removed?

No. This page removes documented JPEG APP/COM segments and PNG text/time/eXIf chunks. Steganography, maker-note leftovers, and unknown containers are not claimed.

Does this re-compress my JPEG?

Not when the JPEG marker walk succeeds. That path drops metadata segments and keeps the entropy-coded image data.