How to remove EXIF data from a JPEG photo

A portfolio photo can reveal more than what is visible in the image. Its EXIF metadata may include the date it was taken, camera details, and sometimes GPS coordinates. If you are sharing work publicly, check the JPEG itself before publishing it.

Use Photo Info & Cleaner to inspect the JPEG and remove the EXIF details you do not want to share. Then reopen the saved copy and check what remains.

Clean EXIF data from the JPEG

1. Open Photo Info & Cleaner and add the JPEG you plan to publish. Work on a copy so your original photo and its metadata remain available.
2. Review the information shown for the file. Look for location coordinates, capture date and time, camera or lens details, and any device identifiers.
3. Use the cleaner's available cleanup option to remove the EXIF information you do not want included. If you want a simpler privacy check, remove all EXIF data the tool offers to clean.
4. Save or download the cleaned JPEG as a separate file. Give it a clear name, such as portfolio-photo-clean.jpg, so you do not confuse it with the original.
5. Open the saved copy in the tool and inspect it again. Confirm that the fields you intended to remove are no longer shown before uploading that copy to your portfolio.

Keep the original until you have checked the cleaned file and uploaded the right version. If you edit the photo again later, check the new export too, since an image editor may write metadata back into it.

What the result means

GPS coordinates are no longer shown

The saved JPEG no longer includes the location fields the tool displays. This is especially useful for photos taken at home, in a private studio, or at a client location. If the picture includes a visible address, street sign, or recognizable private space, metadata cleanup will not hide those details in the image itself.

Camera and date details are gone

The copy no longer displays those EXIF fields. These details can be useful when sorting your own work, but they may disclose your equipment or reveal when a photo was taken. Keep an untouched original if you rely on that information for your own archive.

Some fields are still listed

Check which fields remain and whether the tool offers a cleanup option for them. EXIF is one metadata format, but JPEGs can also contain other information, such as XMP or IPTC fields for captions, creator names, and copyright. A clean EXIF report does not necessarily mean every metadata format has been removed.

The image looks the same

That is expected. EXIF is information stored alongside the image data, not a visible layer over the photo. Removing metadata should not be a substitute for cropping, retouching, or blurring a detail that appears in the picture.

Choose what to keep for your portfolio

Removing every field is not always the best choice. A portfolio image may benefit from an author name, copyright notice, or caption that helps identify your work. Before cleaning, decide whether your goal is to hide private information, remove all metadata, or preserve selected credits.

• Usually remove for privacy: GPS coordinates, exact capture times, and device identifiers you do not want public.
• Consider keeping: creator, copyright, or caption information that identifies your authorship, if the cleaner allows you to retain it.
• Keep in your archive: an original with full camera and capture details, stored separately from the public portfolio copy.

Do not assume that a website will preserve your credits or remove private data for you. Some services resize or convert images, while others may leave metadata untouched. Prepare and check the version you intend to share.

If private details are still present

1. Check that you opened the cleaned copy. Compare its filename with the original. It is easy to inspect the source file again by mistake.
2. Run the cleanup on the copy again. Make sure the cleanup option covers the fields you want to remove. If there is a choice between selected fields and all available EXIF, choose the option that matches your privacy goal.
3. Check whether the remaining information is another metadata type. Creator, rights, and description fields may be stored outside EXIF. Use the fields the tool reports to see what it recognizes, and do not treat an empty EXIF section as proof that all metadata is gone.
4. Check the final export after editing. If you adjusted or exported the photo again in an image editor, inspect that latest file. The editor may have added fresh metadata.
5. Remove visible clues separately. If a private address, reflection, or client document is visible in the photo, edit the image itself before sharing. Metadata cleanup only addresses information stored in the file.

Photo Info & Cleaner runs in your browser, and the JPEG stays on your device while you check and clean it.