Remove EXIF and XMP metadata from HEIC photos
Remove metadata from a HEIC without touching the picture. Strip everything, keep only date and camera, remove just the sensitive fields, or choose fields by hand.
Drop HEIC photos here, or pick them from your device
Stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Processing on this device
How to use it
- Add your HEIC photos.
- Pick a mode: remove everything (EXIF and XMP), keep date and camera, remove only sensitive fields, or select fields manually.
- Review what will be removed.
- Apply and download. The page confirms the change.
What it keeps
- The compressed image data, untouched, so no new quality loss.
- The ICC colour profile, which is needed to show colours correctly.
- Everything the mode says it keeps.
What it removes or changes
- EXIF and XMP are removed according to your mode. Sensitive-field mode targets GPS, serial numbers and owner details.
- Removal is done at byte level and verified by re-parsing the file.
- The page hashes decoded pixels before and after to show they are identical.
Limits
- It removes metadata inside the file. It cannot remove information that is visible in the picture, such as a street sign.
- The file name and the file-system dates on your computer are not part of the file and are not changed.
- ICC stays on purpose. It is not personal data, and removing it would change how colour looks.
Compatibility
The result is still a HEIC and opens wherever the original did. It is a good way to prepare a photo for sale listings, public posts or documents without lowering image quality. For other formats use the image metadata remover.
Privacy
Parsing, removal and verification happen in your browser. The file is not uploaded, so the metadata you are trying to hide never leaves your device.
Remove everything or only the sensitive fields?
Removing everything gives the cleanest file and the least to think about. Keeping date and camera suits photographers who want sorting and credit to survive. Sensitive-only mode is the middle path: location, serial numbers and owner fields go, the rest stays. If your only worry is location, the GPS tool does just that.
Troubleshooting
Some data is still shown by another tool.
Check the mode. Keep date and camera leaves those fields on purpose. Choose remove everything for a clean file.
The photo looks different.
It should not. The ICC profile is kept and the pixel hash is compared. Compare the decoded results again.
I cannot tell what a field is.
View it first in the metadata viewer.
Frequently asked questions
Is picture quality affected?
No. Image data is not rewritten, and pixel hashes are compared.
Is the colour profile removed?
No. The ICC colour profile is kept on purpose, because colours would look wrong without it.
Does it work on other formats?
Use the image metadata remover for JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF.