Remove Image Metadata
Remove image metadata online, free — no sign-up. snapnedit strips EXIF (camera model, GPS location, timestamp), XMP, IPTC, C2PA Content Credentials, and AI-generator tags from any PNG or JPEG while leaving every pixel exactly as it was. Use it to protect your privacy before you share a photo, or to clear the provenance tags that flag an image as AI-generated. Runs on the server and never adds a watermark.
Drop a PNG, JPEG, or WebP here, or click to choose a file.
Remove EXIF & GPS location before you share
Every photo your phone or camera takes carries hidden EXIF metadata: the exact GPS coordinates where it was shot, the device make, model and serial number, the lens, the timestamp, and the editing software. Post that image and anyone can read where you live, work, or travelled. This tool wipes the whole EXIF, XMP and IPTC block so a shared picture can't be traced back to your device or your location — a one-click privacy clean before you upload anywhere.
Remove C2PA Content Credentials & AI tags
AI tools and modern cameras tuck a provenance trail into the file. C2PA Content Credentials — backed by Adobe, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and the camera makers — embed a cryptographically signed manifest naming the model or app that made or edited the image, and generators like DALL·E, Firefly, Midjourney and Gemini also write XMP and IPTC DigitalSourceType tags labelling themselves. Detectors and platforms read those tags first. snapnedit deletes the C2PA container (the caBX PNG chunk / APP11 JPEG segment) plus the XMP and IPTC provenance so the file reads as a plain photo.
Your pixels are never touched
Stripping metadata is a container edit, not an image edit. A PNG stores its pixels in IDAT chunks and a JPEG in its scan segment, while the provenance sits in separate side chunks and app segments around them. snapnedit rewrites only those side sections and copies the pixel data straight through, so the result is byte-for-byte the same photo — no recompression artefacts, no colour shift, no quality loss. Compare before and after pixel by pixel and they match; only the invisible tags are gone.
What it removes — and what it honestly cannot
This tool clears the metadata and content-credential layer: C2PA (caBX / soft-binding provenance), XMP and IPTC AI-generator tags, and EXIF. It does not remove a visible watermark, logo, or caption printed onto the pixels — for that, brush it out with Magic Eraser or the mask-guided Remove Watermark tool. And it cannot strip a robust invisible pixel watermark such as Google SynthID, which is baked into the pixels themselves rather than the metadata and survives a metadata wipe. Honest scope: it makes an image's tags disappear, not its pixels.
How it works
Upload the PNG or JPEG you want to clean.
Run it — EXIF, GPS, C2PA, XMP and IPTC tags are stripped on the server.
Download the metadata-free image; the pixels are byte-for-byte identical.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove metadata from a photo?
Upload the image, run the tool, and download the clean copy. It works on PNG and JPEG; every EXIF, XMP, IPTC and C2PA tag is stripped server-side and the pixels are left untouched.
Does this remove EXIF and GPS location data?
Yes. The full EXIF block — GPS coordinates, camera make, model and serial number, lens, timestamp and software — is removed, so a shared photo can't be traced to your device or where it was taken.
How do I remove C2PA Content Credentials from an image?
Just upload it. The tool detects and deletes the C2PA manifest (the caBX PNG chunk or APP11 JPEG segment) along with any XMP and IPTC provenance, so the Content Credentials no longer appear.
Will it remove the 'made with AI' tag from a DALL·E, Firefly or Gemini image?
It removes the metadata tags those tools embed — C2PA, XMP AI-generator markers and IPTC DigitalSourceType. It does not remove an invisible pixel watermark like Google SynthID, which lives in the pixels, not the metadata.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No. Only the metadata containers are rewritten; the pixel data is copied through byte-for-byte, so there is no recompression, colour shift or quality loss — the picture looks identical.
Can it remove a visible watermark or logo from the photo?
No — this tool only clears metadata. To erase a visible stamp printed on the pixels, use snapnedit's Magic Eraser or the mask-guided Remove Watermark tool instead.
Is it legal to remove image metadata?
Removing metadata from your own images is legal in most places and is a common privacy step. Stripping provenance from images you don't own may breach a platform's terms, so use it responsibly.