Free Metadata Viewer & Remover

Photos, videos and PDFs carry data you cannot see: where a picture was taken, which phone took it, who wrote a document. Drop a file to read all of it, then download a copy without it.

  • Free
  • No signup
  • Files stay on your device

How to use the Metadata Viewer & Remover

A phone photo usually stores the GPS position, the time and the exact device. A PDF stores the author name and the software that made it. This tool lists everything it finds and cuts it out of the file without re-encoding, so the picture, the video and the pages stay identical.

  1. 1Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, MP4, MOV or PDF file.
  2. 2Read the list of metadata. Fields marked with a dot can identify a person, a device or a place.
  3. 3Click "Remove all metadata".
  4. 4Download the clean copy. The tool reads it again and shows anything that was kept.

Frequently asked questions

What metadata does a photo contain?

Usually EXIF data: the camera or phone model, lens, exposure, the date and time, and often the GPS coordinates of where it was taken. Edited photos also carry XMP and IPTC data such as the editing software, author and copyright.

Does removing metadata reduce the quality of a photo or video?

No. The file is not re-encoded. The metadata blocks are cut out or blanked, and the compressed picture, video and sound data are copied byte for byte.

Why is the orientation still there after removing the metadata?

A phone often stores a photo sideways and adds a flag that tells apps to rotate it. Without that flag the photo would appear turned, so it is the one field that is kept. The colour profile is kept for the same reason.

Which metadata is removed from a video?

Creation dates, GPS location, camera make and model, software tags, track names and maker data in MP4, MOV and M4V files. Timed metadata tracks, which action cameras and phones use for per-frame telemetry, are removed as well. MKV and WebM files are not supported.

What is removed from a PDF?

The document properties (title, author, subject, keywords, creating app, dates), the XMP packets on the document, its pages and its images, the document ID and private editor data. Comments, form entries and hidden layers are document content and stay.

Do social networks remove metadata for me?

Most large platforms strip EXIF data from the photo they show to others, but they still receive it. Files sent by email, through a cloud folder link or as a document in a messenger keep all of it.

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