MetaScrub
100% in your browser · no upload · no signup

Remove EXIF & GPS Metadata from Photos

Your photos quietly carry where they were taken, which device shot them, and when. MetaScrub strips all of it — entirely in your browser. The files never leave your device, and you can verify it in your own network panel.

Clean a photo — freeHow it works
Before and after: a photo with GPS metadata, then with the metadata removed
Files never upload100% browser-local processingNo signupDone entirely on your device

Three steps, zero uploads

1. Drop your images

JPEG, PNG or WebP — straight from your device. Nothing uploads.

2. See the hidden data

View the EXIF, GPS and device fields each photo is carrying, with sensitive ones flagged.

3. Clean & download

One click strips it all locally. Download the clean image, pixels untouched.

Why “no upload” actually matters

Most online EXIF removers send your photo to a server to strip it. You have to trust that the server deletes the file — and that it does not log the GPS coordinate it just received. With a private photo, that is a lot to take on faith.

MetaScrub never uploads anything. The image is read, inspected, rewritten and downloaded entirely inside your browser tab. Because the claim is verifiable, you do not have to trust us:

  1. Open your browser developer tools and switch to the Network tab.
  2. Drop a photo into the tool and clean it.
  3. You will see no request carrying your file. The work happens locally.

Common reasons to scrub a photo

EXIF from JPEG

JPEG photos from phones and cameras carry the most metadata of any format — GPS coordinates, device model, serial number and timestamps. Remove all of it locally, in your browser.

GPS location

The GPS tag in a photo is a pin on a map. Remove it locally before you post, so a picture of your couch is not also a picture of your address.

Metadata from PNG

PNGs carry metadata too — text chunks written by editors, modification timestamps, and sometimes a whole embedded EXIF block. Remove them all locally.

Before selling online

Listing photos taken at home leak your address through their GPS tag. Strip the metadata locally before you upload to a marketplace.

Camera & device info

Your photos name the exact camera or phone that took them — down to the serial number. Remove that device fingerprint locally before sharing.

Photo metadata for privacy

Every photo you share carries hidden data about you. Clear all of it locally — GPS, device, timestamps and author — before it reaches anyone else.

Frequently asked questions

No. All processing happens in your browser using the File API — the image bytes never leave your device. You can verify it: open the browser network panel before cleaning a photo, and you will see no upload request. That is the whole point of MetaScrub versus sites that claim "client-side" but quietly upload.