Strip every type of hidden metadata from a photo in one pass: EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, and C2PA. StripShot removes it all at the binary level in your browser, so the metadata is gone and your pixels stay byte-for-byte identical. Nothing is ever uploaded.
Last updated June 2026
"Metadata" is every piece of hidden data your camera, editor, or AI tool writes into the file alongside the actual picture. There are several types, and StripShot removes all of them. For the EXIF type specifically, see the dedicated EXIF remover.
Camera make and model, lens, exposure, GPS coordinates, timestamps, and device serial numbers.
The exact latitude and longitude where the photo was taken, stored inside the EXIF block.
Adobe's XML metadata: editing history, software signatures, and AI tool identifiers.
Editorial caption, credit, byline, and copyright fields used in publishing workflows.
Signed Content Credentials that declare a file as AI-generated and trigger platform AI labels.
tEXt, iTXt, and zTXt text chunks where editors and AI generators hide parameters.
Drop your photo
Drag a JPEG, PNG, or WebP into the tool, or tap to choose a file. Everything runs in your browser.
Inspect what is hidden
StripShot shows the EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, and C2PA metadata buried in your file.
Strip and download
Click strip to remove every metadata type at the binary level, then save the clean, full-quality file.
Most online removers open your image, strip it, and re-save it, which recompresses your pixels and quietly lowers quality. StripShot removes the metadata marker blocks and writes the original pixel bytes straight back. The result is identical in quality, in the same format. You lose the metadata, not the photo.
Many metadata removers upload your files to a server, process them there, and keep them for up to 24 hours. StripShot runs entirely client-side: the stripping happens on your own device, so your photos are never transmitted, stored, or logged. This is the difference between trusting a server and trusting nothing but your own browser.
If your only concern is location, the same strip removes GPS coordinates and geotags along with everything else. For a guide focused purely on location and geotag removal, see remove GPS & location data.
StripShot strips metadata from images (JPEG, PNG, WebP) and from video (MP4, MOV). The same binary-level approach applies: the container metadata is removed without re-encoding the media.
Drop a JPEG, PNG, or WebP into StripShot and click strip. It removes every metadata type at once: EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, C2PA, and PNG text chunks. The cleaned file downloads instantly, and nothing is uploaded to a server.
No. StripShot edits at the binary level and removes only the metadata marker blocks, never the pixels. Your image is byte-for-byte identical in quality and stays in the same format. Tools that re-save or alter the image fingerprint recompress your photo; StripShot does not.
No. The entire process runs in your browser using local code. Your photos never leave your device. Many online metadata removers upload your files to their servers and hold them for hours; StripShot has nothing to upload and nothing to store.
EXIF is technical camera and GPS data. IPTC holds editorial caption and credit fields. XMP is Adobe's XML metadata that can carry AI tool signatures. C2PA is signed provenance metadata that declares AI generation. StripShot removes all four types in a single pass.
Yes. StripShot strips C2PA Content Credentials along with XMP AI tags and 70+ AI generator signatures from DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Firefly, and more. This is the metadata that triggers the Made with AI label on Instagram and similar platforms.
Yes. GPS latitude, longitude, and altitude are removed with the rest of the EXIF block, and the embedded thumbnail (which can still show an uncropped version of your photo) is removed too.
Share or export the photo as a JPEG, then drop it into StripShot in your phone's browser. iPhone HEIC files should be exported as JPEG first, since StripShot processes JPEG, PNG, and WebP.
JPEG, PNG, and WebP. For video, StripShot also strips metadata from MP4 and MOV files on a paid plan.
Strip camera, GPS, and timestamp EXIF specifically.
Strip the C2PA tags behind the AI label before you post.
Focused on geotags and the location a photo reveals.
Inspect what is hidden in a file before you strip it.
iOS-specific: strip EXIF, GPS, and device data from iPhone photos.
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