Which privacy tool to choose
Before posting a photo on social media or in a listing, use Remove GPS location so nobody knows where it was taken. To clean everything, Remove EXIF metadata also deletes the camera, the dates and the XMP and IPTC data.
For documents, View PDF metadata shows what a file carries before you send it, Remove PDF metadata deletes it without touching the content, and Edit PDF metadata changes the title, author or keywords.
What each tool does
| Tool | What it is for | Formats |
|---|---|---|
| EXIF Viewer | See the camera, date, settings and GPS location stored in your photo | JPG → EXIF |
| EXIF Editor | Change the author, copyright, date, camera or location of your photos | EXIF, GPS, JPG, WebP |
| Remove EXIF & Image Metadata | Strip EXIF, XMP, IPTC and comments from your photos without losing quality | EXIF, XMP, IPTC, JPG, PNG |
| Remove GPS Location from Photo | Delete only the coordinates from your photos before sharing them | GPS, EXIF, JPG |
| PDF Metadata Viewer | Find out who created the PDF, with which program, when and what hidden data it holds | PDF, XMP |
| PDF Metadata Editor | Change the title, author, subject, keywords and dates of the PDF | PDF, XMP |
| Remove PDF Metadata | Delete the author, dates, software and hidden data before sharing a PDF | PDF, XMP |
Frequently Asked Questions
What data does a phone photo store?
A photo usually stores the phone or camera model, the date and time, the exposure settings and, if location is turned on, the exact GPS coordinates of where it was taken.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No. Only the data attached to the image is removed; the pixels are not recompressed, so the photo looks exactly the same.
Don’t social networks already remove this data?
Many networks strip part of the metadata when you post, but not all of them, and it does not happen when you send the file by email, as a document in a messaging app or upload it to a website. Removing it first is the safe way.
