Remove metadata & AI tags from images
Strip EXIF, GPS location, XMP, IPTC and C2PA Content Credentials in one click — pixels stay exactly as they are. Everything runs in your browser.
Processed on your device. Your photos never leave your browser.
How it works
Add your photos
Drop up to 10 images or choose them from your device. JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF and AVIF are supported.
See what’s hidden
Each file is scanned for AI generator tags, C2PA credentials, GPS, device details and more.
Remove it all
Click “Remove all metadata”. JPEG, PNG and WebP are cleaned losslessly — the image data is copied byte for byte.
Download clean files
Save each image, or all of them in a single ZIP. We re-scan the result so you can confirm nothing is left.
Everything that gets removed
AI generator tags
C2PA / JUMBF manifests, IPTC “trainedAlgorithmicMedia”, and tags left by DALL·E, Midjourney, Firefly, Gemini and others.
GPS location
Exact latitude, longitude and altitude that can reveal where you live or work.
Camera & device
Make, model, lens, serial numbers, software and the embedded preview thumbnail.
XMP, IPTC & text
Edit history, captions, author names, keywords, and PNG text such as Stable Diffusion prompts.
Lossless cleaning
JPEG, PNG and WebP are cleaned without re-compression, so quality and file fidelity are untouched.
Private by design
Files are read and rewritten by your own browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored or logged.
Batch & ZIP
Clean up to 10 images at once and download them together as a ZIP.
Verified result
Every cleaned file is re-scanned and the before/after tag count is shown.
What is image metadata?
Every photo carries hidden data alongside the pixels. Cameras and phones write EXIF (device, settings, date and GPS location), editing apps add XMP (edit history and software), newsrooms use IPTC (captions, credit, rights), and AI tools increasingly embed C2PA Content Credentials — a signed manifest describing how the image was made.
Common AI footprints by tool
| Generator | Where the footprint lives |
|---|---|
| OpenAI (ChatGPT, DALL·E) | C2PA manifest (JUMBF) naming OpenAI as the claim generator |
| Adobe Firefly / Photoshop generative fill | C2PA manifest + XMP history, IPTC Digital Source Type |
| Google (Gemini, Imagen) | IPTC/XMP “Made with Google AI” credit and C2PA; SynthID in pixels |
| Midjourney | XMP / EXIF description and IPTC Digital Source Type |
| Stable Diffusion / ComfyUI | PNG text chunks: “parameters”, “prompt” and “workflow” with the full prompt |
| Meta AI, Microsoft Designer | IPTC Digital Source Type and C2PA |
Why it matters
GPS coordinates can reveal your home address; serial numbers link photos back to a specific device; and AI provenance tags are read by social platforms to apply labels — sometimes to real photos that only had a minor AI-assisted touch-up. Reviewing and removing metadata before sharing puts you in control of what you disclose.
Responsible use
Metadata removal doesn’t change what an image is. If you share AI-generated content, follow the disclosure rules of the platform and your local regulations.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No. For JPEG, PNG and WebP the tool removes only the metadata segments and copies the compressed image data byte for byte. HEIC, TIFF and AVIF are decoded and saved as high-quality JPEG/PNG, which is noted on the result.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. All reading, cleaning and zipping happens inside your browser using JavaScript. You can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and the tool keeps working.
What AI metadata can it detect?
C2PA Content Credentials (JUMBF), IPTC Digital Source Type values such as trainedAlgorithmicMedia, XMP and EXIF software/credit fields, and PNG text chunks written by Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, NovelAI and similar tools — plus name matches for OpenAI, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Flux, Leonardo, Ideogram and more.
Will it remove a visible watermark or SynthID?
No. This tool removes metadata only. Visible logos and invisible pixel-level watermarks such as Google SynthID are part of the image itself and are not affected.
Why keep the rotation and colour profile?
Phones often store photos sideways and use an EXIF orientation flag to display them upright. Keeping only that single flag stops your cleaned photo from appearing rotated. Colour profiles contain no personal data but keep colours accurate. You can untick both to remove absolutely everything.
Which formats and sizes are supported?
JPEG, PNG, WebP (lossless cleaning), and HEIC/HEIF, TIFF and AVIF (re-encoded, where your browser can decode them). Up to 10 files at a time, 100 MB each.
My real photo was labelled as AI after a small edit. Can this help?
Often, yes. Some editors add C2PA or IPTC tags when you use any AI-assisted feature (e.g. generative fill or object removal). Removing those tags removes the trigger that platforms read from metadata.
Is it legal to remove metadata?
Removing metadata from your own images is legal and is standard privacy practice. Follow each platform’s rules on disclosing AI-generated content, and don’t remove copyright information from work that isn’t yours.
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