Does clearing metadata reduce image quality?

No. MetaScrub removes only the metadata; the image data is copied unchanged, so the cleaned photo is visually identical to the original.

How do I know nothing is being uploaded?

Open your browser developer tools, go to the Network tab, then clean a photo. You will see no request carrying your file. The entire process runs in the page using the local File API.

Which formats are supported?

JPEG, PNG and WebP. HEIC, TIFF and RAW are flagged as unsupported for now rather than processed incorrectly.

Clear 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.

Clean a photo now — free, no upload

Why this matters

A photo is not just an image. Embedded in the file is a quiet record of you: where you were (GPS), what device you used (make, model, serial), when you were there (timestamps), and sometimes who you are (author and copyright fields written by your editor).

You rarely see this data, but anyone who receives the file can. Forums, social platforms, dating profiles, support tickets and anonymous accounts all leak it if you upload the raw file — and once it is out, you cannot take it back.

MetaScrub clears the lot in one pass, in your browser. Drop your photos, see the full metadata each one carries, click Clean, and download files that contain only the image. Nothing is uploaded — the privacy claim is verifiable in your own network panel.

What this metadata leaks

GPS coordinatesWhere the photo was taken — often your home or workplace.

Device make, model, serialA fingerprint linking your photos to one device.

TimestampsWhen you were at a place, to the second.

Author / Copyright / SoftwareYour name and the tools you use, written by editors.

How to do it with MetaScrub

Open the MetaScrub cleaner and drop in the photo (or batch of photos) you are about to share.
Review the full metadata panel — GPS coordinates, device make/model/serial, capture timestamps and any author or copyright fields.
Optionally open your browser Network tab to confirm nothing uploads, then click "Clean" to clear every metadata field locally.
Download the cleaned files, which now contain only the image, and share those instead of the originals.

Before and after

Before — metadata present

GPS Latitude48° 51' 29.6" (48.85822)

GPS Longitude2° 17' 40.2" (2.29450)

Camera ModelGalaxy S24

Artist / AuthorJane Doe

Date/Time Original2026:04:30 19:55:12

After — cleaned by MetaScrub

No EXIF / metadata found.

FAQ

Most phone and camera photos carry GPS coordinates, the device make/model (sometimes a serial number), capture timestamps, and orientation. Edited files may also carry author, copyright and software fields. MetaScrub shows you all of it before you clean.

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