Category
Edit Metadata
Start here to clean a file, fix metadata fields, or prepare a share-ready copy.
Browse tools for removing metadata or editing the fields that can be updated safely online.
About this category
What you can do here
Start here when you want to remove metadata or edit fields in a file.
Browse tools for removing metadata or editing the fields that can be updated safely online.
Popular tasks
- Prepare travel or family photos for public posting
- Strip author and tool names from PDF documents
- Create a clean copy of an image for privacy
- Add or fix copyright information before publication
Common file types
JPEG images with full or selected EXIF cleanup • PNG images with text metadata and metadata-chunk cleanup • PDF document-info cleanup • WebP, GIF, AVIF, HEIC, HEIF, and BMP images with full image cleanup • TIFF, JPEG XL, and RAW images (DNG, CR2, NEF, etc.) for inspection before conversion • Discovered JPEG EXIF fields • PNG text metadata found in the file • PDF document-info fields found in the file
Tools in this category
Start with the tool that matches your file type or the task you want to finish now.
Metadata Remover
Remove metadata from images and PDF document-info fields, then download a cleaned copy.
JPEG images with full or selected EXIF cleanup • PNG images with text metadata and metadata-chunk cleanup
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Edit Metadata
Edit or delete JPEG, PNG, and PDF metadata fields online.
Discovered JPEG EXIF fields • PNG text metadata found in the file
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Common terms
Short definitions for the file terms used most often in this category.
GPS metadata
GPS metadata stores location-related information such as latitude, longitude, and sometimes altitude.
EXIF
EXIF is a metadata standard commonly used in photos. It can include camera details, timestamps, orientation, and GPS data.
XMP
XMP is a flexible metadata format used by many apps to store descriptive, rights, and file history information.
DPI
DPI describes print density metadata, while pixel dimensions describe the actual amount of image data.
Metadata scrubbing
Metadata scrubbing is the process of removing or sanitizing hidden data in files before sharing them.
Related guides
How to Remove Photo Location Data
Learn how to find GPS metadata in a photo, remove it from an image, and verify the cleaned copy before you share it.
How to Remove Metadata From Files
Learn how metadata removal works across different file types, which formats are a good fit for online cleanup, and how to verify the result.
What Is EXIF Data?
Learn what EXIF data is, which fields matter most, and why it matters for image privacy.