Image Metadata Scrubber

Drop images to remove EXIF & metadata. Choose Fast (re-encode) or Strict (no pixel changes). Runs entirely in your browser.

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Supported: JPG/JPEG, PNG, WEBP.

Mode

Fast — Re-encode (same format & size)

Strict — No pixel changes (byte-level strip)

What gets removed

JPEG/JPG

EXIF (incl. GPS, device/camera, timestamps, orientation)
XMP, IPTC (APP13/Photoshop), embedded thumbnails
ICC profiles (color), COM (comments)

PNG

tEXt / iTXt / zTXt chunks (all textual metadata)
eXIf (EXIF-in-PNG), iCCP (ICC profile), sRGB, tIME, pHYs (DPI)

WebP

EXIF, XMP, ICC chunks from the RIFF container

Note: Removing orientation in Strict mode does not rotate pixels. Some apps may show the original rotation. Fast mode applies orientation during re-encode.

What’s Strict Mode?

Strict strips metadata by editing the file container/segments directly—no decoding/re-encoding—so the pixel data stays byte-for-byte the same. It’s slower (especially for large files) but guarantees no pixel changes.

Fast decodes and re-encodes to the same format and dimensions, stripping metadata on the way. It’s usually instant and visually lossless. For JPEG/WebP, exact quantization tables can’t be preserved by browsers, so file size/quality may differ slightly.