Quire

Free image tool

Remove EXIF data and GPS location from photos

Photos from phones and cameras usually record where and when they were taken and which device took them. This tool shows what each JPG, PNG or WebP file contains, then removes it.

It cuts the metadata out of the file without re-encoding the image, so the pixels and the quality stay exactly the same. Your files never leave your browser.

Remove EXIF

Your files are cleaned on this device and never uploaded.
Keep

Without it, photos a phone saved sideways show sideways. Only this one tag is written back.

It describes the colors and holds no personal details. Removing it can make colors look duller.

Everything else is removed: EXIF (GPS, camera, dates, serial numbers), XMP, IPTC, comments and text fields. The image data is not touched.

Drop files here, or

JPG, PNG and WebP. Up to 100 files at a time, 50 MB each.

    How it works

    1. Choose your photos, or drop them anywhere on the page.

    2. Each row lists what the file contained: the GPS location (with the coordinates), the camera, the date, and any other metadata blocks.

    3. The metadata is removed straight away. The row shows how many bytes came out and what they were.

    4. Download each file, or all of them as one ZIP file. Files keep their names.

    The tool reads the file structure directly, in a background worker. A JPG is a series of segments: the tool drops the ones that hold metadata and copies the rest, including all of the compressed image data, byte for byte. A PNG is a series of chunks, and a WebP file is a RIFF container; the tool drops the metadata chunks in the same way and updates the headers that list them. Nothing is decoded or compressed again.

    Questions

    What it does and what it does not

    Privacy, metadata, file limits and browser support.

    Are my photos uploaded?

    No. The page loads from quireapps.com, and after that each file is read, cleaned and saved inside your browser tab. There is no analytics or tracking on this page. You can check this in your browser's developer tools, on the Network tab: cleaning a photo makes no requests.

    What exactly does it remove?

    From JPG files: the EXIF block (GPS, camera, lens, serial numbers, dates, the maker notes and the embedded thumbnail), XMP, IPTC and Photoshop data, Content Credentials (C2PA), comments, other application segments, and any data stored after the end of the image, which is where phones put extra preview images, depth maps and motion photo video. From PNG files: the eXIf, tEXt, zTXt, iTXt (including XMP) and tIME chunks, Content Credentials, and data after the end of the file. From WebP files: the EXIF and XMP chunks.

    What does it keep?

    The image data, unchanged. In JPG files it keeps the JFIF header and the Adobe segment, which only describe how to decode the image. In PNG files it keeps transparency, gamma, color and pixel density chunks. By default it also keeps the color profile, which describes the colors and does not identify you, and the orientation tag (see below). You can turn both off.

    Does it lower the quality?

    No. The image is never decoded or compressed again. In our tests the compressed image data in the output JPG is byte-for-byte identical to the original, and the decoded pixels of JPG, PNG and WebP outputs match the originals exactly.

    Why keep the orientation tag?

    Phones often save portrait photos sideways and add a tag that tells apps to rotate them. Without that tag the photo shows sideways. With "Keep the orientation tag" on, the tool writes back a new EXIF block that holds only that one tag and nothing else. Photos that do not need rotating get no EXIF block at all.

    What can it not remove?

    Anything that is part of the picture itself: faces, street signs, screens and other visible clues, and invisible watermarks mixed into the pixels. It also does not change the file name, and your computer gives the downloaded file a new date. HEIC files are not supported here; the HEIC to JPG converter can remove all metadata while it converts.

    Are there limits?

    Each file can be up to 50 MB, and the list holds up to 100 files at a time. Files whose structure the tool cannot follow are refused with a message rather than guessed at. A JPG that is cut off at the end is still cleaned, and the row says so. Removing the data after the end of a JPG also removes motion photo video and HDR gain maps that some phones store there.

    Which browsers does it work in?

    It is tested in Chrome. It uses only plain JavaScript, so current versions of Edge, Firefox and Safari should work too, but they have had less testing here.

    Is it free?

    Yes. There is no account, no sign-up, no watermark and no daily limit.