Remove EXIF

Remove selected JPEG and PNG metadata chunks while retaining the encoded image bytes.

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ToolEXIF Remover
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How it works

JPEG output drops EXIF APP1 segments while copying the start marker and other segments. PNG output omits tEXt, iTXt, zTXt, and eXIf chunks, then returns the remaining byte stream as a data URL.

  • Only explicitly listed metadata containers are removed.
  • Pixel data is not re-encoded.

Worked example

Strip JPEG metadata
Input
											data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQ
Output
												data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQ (EXIF APP1 removed)

When to use this

Photo workflows remove GPS tags, web uploads strip textual PNG metadata, and privacy reviews check shared assets.

Edge cases

  • An unrelated JPEG APP1 segment is preserved when it is not identified as EXIF.
  • All three PNG textual chunk types are removed.
  • Malformed segment lengths are rejected rather than copied into a corrupt result.

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