View and Remove Photo Metadata (EXIF, GPS)
Drop in your photos: the tool shows where they were taken, the phone used, the date and the author, then strips that information without touching the image.
- Free
- JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC
- No quality loss
- Nothing is uploaded
100% private — Everything is processed directly in your browser: your files, voice, and image are never sent to Chatzam's servers.
How do I remove metadata from a photo?
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Drop in your photos
One or several at once. A banner warns you if a photo contains its GPS location.
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Choose what goes
"Remove everything" strips it all except the orientation. "Keep the date" also keeps the date the photo was taken.
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Download the cleaned photos
Each file is reread to make sure no location or device info is left. Several photos? Get them as a ZIP.
Your photos, minus what they give away
Everything the photo reveals
GPS location with a map link, phone make and model, serial number, date, software, author, copyright, hidden thumbnail.
No quality loss
JPEG, PNG and WebP files aren't recompressed: only the metadata blocks are removed, and the pixels stay identical.
Photos stay the right way up
Orientation is kept: a photo taken in portrait mode doesn't end up sideways after cleaning.
Automatic check
The cleaned file is reread and the tool shows what's left, so you know exactly what you're sharing.
What does a photo's metadata reveal?
Every photo taken with a phone or camera contains, on top of the image, what's called EXIF data. It includes the date and time down to the second, the device make and model, the camera settings and, if location is turned on for the camera, the GPS coordinates of the exact spot. Some apps also add the author's name, a copyright notice, the editing software or even the camera's serial number. So a photo taken at home can reveal your address within a few yards. This information is invisible when you look at the photo, but anyone can read it with a tool like this one.
eBay, Facebook Marketplace, social media: should you clean your photos?
Most major social networks strip the location from the photos they publish, but practices vary from site to site and can change. More importantly, nothing is removed when you send the photo as a file: an email attachment, sending it "as a document" in a messaging app, a file-sharing link or a USB drive. For a listing on eBay, Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist shot in your living room, the safest bet is to clean the photo before you post it rather than counting on the platform. Think about photos of your home, your kids or your car too: the location and date say a lot about your routine.
Removal with no loss of quality
Many tools remove metadata by saving the image again, which recompresses it and loses a little quality each time. Here, the file is opened block by block: for a JPEG, the EXIF, XMP and IPTC blocks and comments are removed, and the image data is copied byte for byte; for a PNG, it's the text and eXIf chunks; for a WebP, the EXIF and XMP chunks. The color profile is kept, and so is the orientation. The one exception: iPhone HEIC photos are converted to high-quality JPEG, since that's the format every site accepts. To avoid the problem at the source, you can also turn off location access for the camera in your phone's settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The photos are read and cleaned directly by your browser, on your device. Nothing is sent to Chatzam or any other service.
How can I tell if a photo contains its GPS location?
Drop it in here: if it contains coordinates, an orange banner says so, with the latitude, the longitude and a link to see the spot on a map.
Does the photo quality change?
Not for JPEG, PNG and WebP: the image isn't recompressed, only the metadata blocks are removed. HEIC photos are converted to high-quality JPEG.
Why keep the date?
The date is used to sort photos in a gallery or album. With "Keep the date," the date the photo was taken stays, and everything else is removed.
How do I stop my phone from saving the location?
On iPhone, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera, then choose "Never." On Android, look for the location option in the Camera app's settings.