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OriginalCleaned
No preview for this file. The After list is the result.
Field report
Before
After
Same pixels. Cleared fields are listed here.
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Windows and macOS can each remove some metadata without extra software. This page sets those options next to a
browser tool and ExifTool, and says which parts we tested and which we only read about.
Windows: the built-in dialog
The route that Windows Central and How-To Geek both describe is File Explorer, then right-click the file,
Properties, the Details tab, and the link
Remove Properties and Personal Information. It offers two choices: create a copy with all
possible properties removed, or remove the properties you tick from the file itself. Windows Central says you can select
several files first.
Sources: Windows Central,
How-To Geek.
How-To Geek also reports that this dialog does not remove all photo metadata even with the “all possible
properties” copy, and recommends a dedicated tool. We have not run it ourselves, so treat it as a lead to check,
not a measurement: after using it, read the copy with the viewer or
ExifTool.
macOS: Preview and Photos
Apple’s Preview guide covers
seeing where a photo was taken:
open the image, choose Tools, Show Location Info, and the GPS section shows a map. Guides such as
512 Pixels describe the
same Inspector having a Remove Location Info button, after which you save the image. These steps
address location. They are not described as removing camera, XMP, IPTC, or C2PA fields. We have not run macOS
ourselves.
To check which GPS position a file carries on any computer, use the
photo location finder.
The browser tool, tested in two browsers
The tool is the same code on every computer, so what changes is the browser. The same files were cleaned in Chrome
and in Firefox. That shows two engines agree. It is not a claim about every Mac, Windows PC, Safari, or Edge.
Test file
Chrome output
Firefox output
ExifTool on both
jpg-mixed.jpg (EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC)
1,666,303 bytes
1,666,303 bytes
no GPS, camera, XMP, or IPTC tags
comfyui-style.png (prompt, workflow)
2,248,172 bytes
2,248,172 bytes
no text chunks
signed-test.webp (EXIF, XMP, C2PA)
375,112 bytes
375,112 bytes
no EXIF, XMP, or C2PA
ExifTool on either system
ExifTool runs on both. The flags are the same, but the shell quoting is not: use double quotes on Windows. We ran
ExifTool 13.25 on Linux only. The commands that keep rotation and colour are on
ExifTool remove all metadata.
Which to use
You want
Use
To check what is in the file first
Inspect only, Windows Details, or Preview’s Inspector
Location gone from one photo, nothing else matters
The built-in option for your system, then re-check the copy
Sharing a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file rather than a photo? The
Word document metadata remover clears the author, company and
template fields in the browser and re-checks the copy.
Does the Windows “Remove Properties and Personal Information” option remove everything?
Not according to the sources we read. Windows Central and How-To Geek describe the steps, and How-To Geek reports that even the option to create a copy with all possible properties removed does not remove all photo metadata. We have not run it on Windows ourselves. Check the copy’s Details tab, or read the file with ExifTool.
How do I remove location from a photo with Preview on a Mac?
Apple’s Preview guide describes viewing the GPS information (Tools, then Show Location Info). Third-party guides such as 512 Pixels describe the Inspector’s GPS pane with a Remove Location Info button, then saving the file. We have not run macOS ourselves, and these steps are about location rather than every field.
Does the browser tool behave the same on Mac and Windows?
We tested it in Chrome and Firefox on Linux, with identical output for JPEG, PNG, and WebP, byte for byte in size. We did not test Safari, Edge, macOS, or Windows.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in the page, and the file is not uploaded. ExifTool is the other no-cost route, and it is a download.
Can I clean a whole folder?
One image is free. Pro is a one-time unlock for unlimited images and one ZIP. Windows’ built-in dialog can also take several selected files, according to Windows Central.
Will it remove the AI watermark from an AI image?
No. It removes metadata such as C2PA and prompt text. Watermarks in the pixels, such as SynthID, stay.
Remove image metadata Mac and Windows
Remove image metadata Mac and Windows users can do in the browser without installing a program. The built-in options, and what they leave in the file, are below.