EXIF · inspect & strip
Inspect & remove photo metadata
Every photo carries hidden EXIF metadata — GPS location, camera and lens model, serial number, the exact date and time. Drop a file above to see what yours exposes, then strip it before you share. iPhone HEIC, RAW (CR2/CR3/NEF/ARW/DNG), JPG and TIFF are all supported, one file or a whole batch at once.
Done locally — nothing is uploaded
Pixadel reads and removes metadata entirely in your browser. Your originals never leave your device, so there's no privacy trade-off in checking them. JPG and TIFF are stripped in place (same file, metadata gone); a RAW can stay RAW with just GPS removed and its serial masked; and a HEIC — which can't stay HEIC outside Apple — is decoded and saved as a clean, universally-openable JPG.
Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. Everything — reading metadata and removing it — happens in your browser. Your files never leave your device.
Does removing metadata change the photo?
For JPG/TIFF the pixels are untouched — only the metadata block is removed. For a RAW kept as RAW, only GPS is removed and the serial is masked; the sensor data is byte-for-byte intact. Exporting a RAW to JPG re-renders from the embedded preview.
I dropped a HEIC — why do I get a JPG back?
HEIC can't be cleaned in place: it's an Apple format that barely opens elsewhere, so keeping it as HEIC wouldn't help sharing. Pixadel decodes the HEIC and saves a JPG with all metadata (GPS, device, timestamp) removed. Bonus: the JPG opens on Windows, Android and the web, where HEIC often doesn't.
What does "review" mean on a stripped RAW?
A RAW kept in its original format has its serial masked (****), but a copy can remain in the vendor MakerNote that pro tools may still read. Export those to JPG if you need every trace gone.