Runs locally · Zero uploads

Strip Image Metadata

Remove EXIF, GPS, IPTC, and XMP. The pixels stay; the metadata is gone.

How it works

Phone photos embed GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers, and timestamps that you usually do not want to share publicly. Stripping is a privacy-critical step before posting screenshots or photos to forums, marketplaces, or dating profiles. Bytario does it locally — the file with the metadata never leaves your device.

Verify it yourself. Open DevTools → Network → run a conversion. The only requests you'll see are the page assets — your file never leaves this tab.

On mobile? Downloaded files save to your Files app (iPhone/iPad) or Downloads folder (Android), not your photo library. To move an image to Photos, open it from Files and tap the share button, then "Save Image." This is how all browser downloads work — not a Bytario limitation.

FAQ

What metadata gets removed?

Everything: EXIF (camera, lens, ISO, GPS), IPTC (titles, captions), XMP (Adobe metadata), and the JPEG comment block. The pixel data is untouched.

Will this change my image quality?

There is one decode/re-encode round trip at quality 95 which is visually indistinguishable from the source. If you need bit-exact pixel preservation, ask the API instead.

How do I verify the metadata is actually gone?

Run the cleaned file through our Read Metadata tool — it should return an empty result.

Use via API

Need to automate this? The same engine is available as a REST API at api.bytario.com.

curl https://api.bytario.com/v1/image/strip-metadata \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BYTARIO_KEY" \
  --data-binary @photo.jpg \
  --output clean.jpg

POST /v1/image/strip-metadata — full docs · pricing from $9/mo