Remove a specific kind of metadata
Want to strip just one thing - the GPS location, the AI workflow, the camera EXIF? Each guide focuses on one removal task and lets you clean your file on the same page.
About
The Metadata Remover strips the hidden metadata embedded in a file and gives you a clean copy to download. Drop an image, audio track, video or PDF and it removes EXIF (camera, lens, exposure), GPS coordinates, XMP, IPTC, MP3 ID3 tags and the PDF Info dictionary - then shows a before/after list of exactly what was removed.
It works by raw buffer cutting, not re-encoding: it walks the file structure and removes only the metadata bytes, keeping the actual image, audio and video data byte-for-byte. That means zero quality loss. Its edge is AI: it removes the traces AI tools embed - a ComfyUI workflow, an Automatic1111 parameters block, or a C2PA Content Credentials manifest. It strips the data embedded in the file; it does not analyze pixels, so it removes AI generation traces, not the visual signature.
100% in your browser: cleaning runs locally on your device - no upload, no account needed, nothing stored on a server. After cleaning, the tool re-parses the output to confirm zero metadata fields remain, and can hand the clean file straight to the Metadata Viewer for a full breakdown, no re-upload.
Frequently Asked Questions
About stripping EXIF, GPS, AI workflow data and other embedded metadata.
It strips embedded metadata from images (PNG tEXt/iTXt/zTXt text chunks, JPEG EXIF/IPTC/XMP, WebP EXIF/XMP), audio (MP3 ID3v1/ID3v2 tags, FLAC Vorbis comments, M4A tags), video (MP4/MOV container metadata including GPS) and PDF (Info dictionary and XMP). That covers GPS location, camera model, timestamps, author, editing software and embedded AI generation data.
No. It does not re-encode. It reads the file structure and cuts out only the metadata bytes - the actual image, audio and video data is kept byte-for-byte, so there is zero quality loss. That is why removal is instant and the pixels are untouched.
No. Everything runs in your browser with the File API. The file is read, cleaned and downloaded locally and is never sent to a server, which is why the tool works offline and shows a "Processed locally, nothing uploaded" badge.
Yes. AI image tools save the generation recipe into PNG text chunks - ComfyUI under a "workflow" key, Automatic1111 under a "parameters" key with the prompt, seed and model. This tool removes those chunks so a shared PNG no longer carries your prompt, node graph or settings. It removes the embedded traces; it does not alter the pixels, so a pixel-based AI detector is a separate matter.
If a file carries a C2PA manifest (a cryptographic "made with AI" / provenance tag), the tool removes it. Note that removing the manifest breaks its signature - that is usually the goal, but the file can no longer be verified as having those credentials.
No. Removing the EXIF orientation tag can rotate an image at some viewers, so for JPEGs that carry a non-default orientation the tool bakes the rotation into the pixels before removing the tag - the downloaded photo stays upright. This is the only case where a file is re-encoded; every other file is cut losslessly with no re-compression.
Yes. Drop multiple files and the tool cleans them all, shows what was removed from each, and lets you download the whole set as a single ZIP. Everything is processed in your browser.
After cleaning, the tool re-parses the output with the same reader used by the Metadata Viewer and shows "0 metadata fields remaining". For a full breakdown, use "See full metadata info in Metadata Viewer" - it opens the cleaned file in the Viewer without a re-upload.
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