Remove Image Metadata (JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC)

Different image formats store metadata differently: JPEG uses EXIF/XMP/IPTC segments, PNG uses text chunks (tEXt, iTXt, eXIf), WebP uses EXIF/XMP chunks, and HEIC wraps EXIF in its container. The tool below handles all four — upload, clean, and check the per-file verification report.

JPEG stays lossless (pixels preserved). PNG, WebP, and HEIC outputs are re-encoded without metadata.

DROP IMAGES

JPG • PNG • WebP • HEIC

Format-by-format behavior

JPEG → JPEG: APP1 (EXIF/XMP), APP13 (IPTC), and COM segments removed; image data copied verbatim; ICC color profile kept.

PNG / WebP: re-encoded without text/metadata chunks. HEIC: converted to JPEG, then cleaned as above.

What verification proves

After cleaning, each file is re-scanned and the report lists EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, thumbnail, and comment status as detected-before vs removed-after. Only positively detected categories are claimed — never marketing guesses.

Common questions

Which format keeps the best quality after cleaning?

JPEG-to-JPEG: pixels are copied without recompression. For PNG/WebP the re-encode is visually near-identical at high quality.

Are color profiles kept?

Yes — ICC profiles are preserved on the JPEG path so colors don't shift.