Free Metadata Remover: Clean EXIF Data from Files Online
Use a free online metadata remover to strip EXIF, IPTC, XMP, GPS location, document properties, and common video metadata from JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, TIFF, MP4, MOV, PDF, and office files.
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MP4, MOV, AVI, JPG, PNG, PDF, TXT, etc.
Max file size: 200 MB
Objects are kept in the bucket for 60 minutes
Clean Your Files in 3 Secure Steps
Upload Your File
Select or drag and drop a photo, video, PDF, or document. The metadata remover supports common formats including JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, TIFF, MP4, MOV, and PDF.
Remove Metadata
The tool identifies and removes GPS, device info, timestamps, EXIF, IPTC, XMP, QuickTime tags, and document properties where supported.
Download Clean File
Download a clean copy while the original file on your device stays untouched.
A Fast and Secure Metadata Cleaner
- Remove personal data before sharing files online, publishing images, or sending documents.
- Clean metadata from photos, videos, PDFs, and office documents in one browser-based workflow.
- Use the free metadata remover without signup, browser extensions, or desktop software.
Why Should You Remove Metadata?
Shared files can contain invisible sensitive information such as GPS location, camera model, device serial details, creation dates, author names, company names, software versions, and editing history. Removing metadata protects privacy before publishing, emailing, or uploading files.
How this fits into a safer sharing workflow
Metadata review is most useful before a file leaves a private workspace. Check the original file, create a cleaned or edited copy, and then inspect the result before sending it to a client, posting it publicly, or attaching it to a support request.
Keep in mind that metadata tools work on hidden file fields. They do not remove visible details such as faces, addresses inside a screenshot, reflections, watermarks, or text inside a document.
Image Metadata Remover for EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and GPS
Photos often store hidden EXIF metadata with camera settings, timestamps, lens information, and precise GPS coordinates. This image metadata remover helps clean JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, and TIFF files before you post or send them.
Video Metadata Remover for MP4 and MOV Files
Video files can include QuickTime tags, creation dates, device names, software details, titles, authors, and location fields. Use the video metadata remover workflow to reduce identifying metadata before sharing clips online.
Document Metadata Cleaner for PDFs and Office Files
PDFs and office documents may expose author names, organizations, editing history, comments, templates, and application metadata. Cleaning document metadata is useful before sending contracts, resumes, reports, or client files.
Metadata Remover vs. EXIF Remover
An EXIF remover focuses mainly on photo EXIF tags. A metadata remover is broader: it can also target IPTC, XMP, GPS, video tags, PDF properties, and other hidden file information where the format allows it.
Online Metadata Remover for Photos, Videos, PDFs, and Documents
Metadata Online is built as a practical metadata remover for people who need to clean files before sharing them publicly. It focuses on hidden file fields such as EXIF, GPS location, IPTC, XMP, video tags, PDF properties, document author fields, software names, and editing timestamps.
The safest workflow is simple: view the original metadata, remove private fields, then check the cleaned file. This gives you more control than relying on a social network, messenger, or storage service to remove metadata automatically.
What this Metadata Remover can clean
Best metadata remover workflow
- 1Upload the original file and inspect the metadata that is present.
- 2Use the metadata remover to create a cleaned copy without changing the original file.
- 3Download the cleaned file and verify it again before sending, publishing, or uploading.
Metadata Remover Guides
Go deeper on metadata removal by file type, privacy risk, and verification. These guides help you decide what to remove, what to keep, and how to check the cleaned file before sharing.
What a metadata remover does
Understand which hidden file fields a metadata remover can clean before sharing.
Image metadata remover guide
Clean JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, and TIFF metadata without changing the visible image.
Verify metadata removal
Check the cleaned file and confirm private EXIF, GPS, PDF, or video fields are gone.
Document metadata cleanup
Remove author, company, software, template, and edit-history fields before sending files.
Screenshot metadata
Learn what screenshots can still reveal and what to review before posting them.
Creator publishing workflow
Use metadata cleanup as part of a repeatable workflow for public photos, videos, and PDFs.
Guides for safer metadata removal
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What Is a Metadata Remover and When Should You Use One?
A clear guide to what a metadata remover does, which hidden file details it can clean, and when metadata removal is useful before sharing files.
Image metadata
Image Metadata Remover: JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, and TIFF Guide
Learn what image metadata can reveal in JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, and TIFF files and how to clean photos before publishing or sending them.
Verification
How to Check If Metadata Was Removed from a File
A verification checklist for confirming that EXIF, GPS, PDF, video, and document metadata has been removed before sharing a file.
Document privacy
Remove Document Metadata Before Sending Files to Clients
Documents can expose author names, company details, comments, software, templates, and edit history. Learn what to clean before sending files.
Screenshot privacy
Do Screenshots Have Metadata? What to Check Before Sharing
Screenshots can still contain file metadata and visible private details. Learn what to inspect before posting screenshots online.
Publishing workflow
Metadata Remover for Creators, Journalists, and Small Teams
A practical metadata removal workflow for creators, journalists, freelancers, and teams publishing photos, videos, PDFs, and documents.
FAQs
What is a photo metadata remover? It deletes EXIF and related hidden information from image files, including camera settings, timestamps, software details, and GPS location where present.
Can I remove GPS from photos? Yes. GPS coordinates and related location fields are removed where present.
Can I remove metadata from videos? Yes. Supported video files such as MP4 and MOV can contain metadata like title, author, creation date, device information, and location tags.
Can I clean PDF metadata? Yes. PDFs and office documents can expose author, company, title, software, and editing history fields; available cleanup depends on the file type.
Does removing metadata reduce quality? No. Metadata is removed without intentionally changing visible pixels.