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Remove metadata from a photo

Strip the hidden EXIF data — GPS location, camera, the date it was taken — from any photo, right here in your browser. See exactly what was in it, then download a clean copy.

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JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC. Up to ~50 MB.
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Your photo never leaves your device.

Trying to “reset” a video so you can post it again?

Clearing metadata won’t do it — Instagram fingerprints the footage itself, so a reused video is still seen as content you’ve already shared, and reach gets limited. TrialReel re-cuts your video into a genuinely new edit (new opening, new ending, tighter middle) so it counts as new. New edits of your videos every day, ready to download.

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Why photos carry metadata

Every photo your phone or camera takes stores a hidden block of EXIF data inside the file: the exact GPS coordinates where it was shot, the device model, the date and time, and often editing-software fingerprints. When you send that photo in a DM, post it to a forum, or hand it to a client, that data travels with it — including where you live or work if the photo was taken there.

How this tool removes it

It reads the file in your browser, shows you what metadata is present, then re-renders just the image pixels to a fresh file. Metadata lives in the file’s header, not the pixels, so the clean copy comes out with none of it — no GPS, no camera, no timestamps — while the picture looks identical. Nothing is uploaded; it all happens on your device.

Good to know

The clean copy is a re-encoded JPG (or PNG if your original had transparency). It’s great for sharing privately. If you need the image for print and want to keep the exact original bytes, keep your original too — this tool makes a new, metadata-free copy.

Does it remove GPS location?
Yes. If your photo has GPS coordinates embedded, they’re shown to you and removed from the clean copy.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The whole thing runs in your browser. Your photo is never sent anywhere.
What about videos?
Videos carry metadata too, but clearing it won’t make a reused video count as new on Instagram — the platform fingerprints the footage. TrialReel re-encodes and re-cuts your videos into real new edits, which is what actually earns new reach.