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How to remove EXIF metadata from photos
Protect your privacy by stripping location, camera, and timestamp data before sharing images online.
What EXIF metadata contains
EXIF can include camera model, date taken, exposure settings, and sometimes GPS coordinates. Social platforms often remove some fields, but not always. Screenshots and exports from editing apps may still carry sensitive details.
Why remove it before sharing
If you publish photos of your home, family, or workplace, embedded GPS or timestamps can reveal more than you intend. Removing metadata is a simple privacy step before posting to forums, marketplaces, or client deliverables.
How to strip metadata in PixBench
Open the Metadata viewer to inspect what is embedded, then re-encode the file with Convert or Compress. Re-encoding removes most EXIF while keeping the image usable. Everything runs locally — nothing is uploaded.