How to Remove Hidden Metadata (EXIF & GPS) From a Photo or PDF

Step by step

1. Open the Metadata ScrubberGo to the tool — it runs entirely in your browser, so the file is never uploaded.
2. Drop in your fileAdd a JPEG, PNG, or PDF (up to 100 MB). It is read locally and inspected for hidden metadata.
3. Let it clean the fileThe tool removes EXIF/GPS and other tags from images, or the author/producer info from a PDF, without changing the visible content.
4. Download the cleaned copyDownload the “-cleaned” file. It looks identical, minus the hidden data — you can see how much was stripped from the size difference.

What is hiding in your files

A JPEG from a phone typically embeds an EXIF block: the GPS coordinates of where it was taken, the exact date and time, the camera or phone model, and sometimes a thumbnail. Editing apps can add more (IPTC/Photoshop data, your name). A PDF quietly records a title, the author, and the software that produced it in its “document information”.

None of this is visible when you look at the file, but anyone you send it to can read it with free tools — which is how a shared photo can accidentally reveal a home address.

Why do it in your browser

The data you are trying to remove is exactly the kind you would not want to hand to a random website. This tool never uploads the file: it reads and rewrites it locally, so the photo — and the location or personal data inside it — stays on your device.

It does not touch the image quality

Some “metadata removers” simply re-save the image, which quietly re-compresses it and loses a little quality every time. This tool instead edits the file’s structure directly and drops only the metadata segments, so a JPEG or PNG comes out with identical pixels — just lighter, because the hidden tags are gone. The colour profile is kept so the picture still looks correct.

What it keeps

The visible content is never altered: images keep their pixels and colour profile, and PDFs keep every page exactly as it was. Only the hidden, identifying metadata is removed. If you need the reverse — to read what metadata a file contains before deciding — you can compare the original and cleaned file sizes to see how much was stripped.