Remove Specific EXIF Fields While Keeping Others — Free
- Remove any combination of five EXIF categories independently
- Strip GPS while keeping camera settings — or dates while keeping location
- No upload required — all processing happens in the browser
- Works on JPEG files in any desktop or mobile browser
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To remove specific EXIF fields while keeping others, use the Free EXIF Editor — it splits EXIF metadata into five independently toggleable categories: GPS Data, Camera Info, Photo Settings, Date/Time, and Software/Creator. Toggle off exactly what you want removed, leave the rest checked, and download a clean copy. Nothing is re-encoded and nothing is uploaded.
Most "remove all" tools give you a binary choice: keep everything or strip everything. Selective removal matters when you are a photographer who wants GPS stripped for privacy but camera settings preserved for credibility, or when you want to clear software tags before submitting photos but keep the capture date intact.
The Five EXIF Categories You Can Remove Independently
The EXIF Editor groups metadata fields into five categories:
- GPS Data — latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, compass direction, and GPS timestamp. This is the most sensitive category — it can pinpoint exactly where a photo was taken.
- Camera Info — make, model, lens model, and serial number. Removing this hides which camera or phone was used without affecting any other metadata.
- Photo Settings — ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length, flash, white balance, and metering mode. Valuable for professional portfolios; remove if you do not want technical specs visible.
- Date/Time — DateTimeOriginal, DateTimeDigitized, and related timestamp fields. Removing this hides when the photo was taken.
- Software/Creator — the camera software, editing software used, and any artist/copyright fields written by your camera or editing tools.
Each category can be removed independently. The tool strips all fields within a toggled-off category and leaves everything else byte-for-byte unchanged.
Common Selective Removal Combinations
Most people removing EXIF data have one of these goals:
Remove GPS only, keep everything else — the most common request. You want the photo's technical details and timestamps preserved, but you do not want to broadcast where you live, work, or photograph. Toggle only GPS Data off.
Remove GPS and Camera Info, keep photo settings — useful when sharing photos publicly where you want technical specs visible (aperture, ISO) but not device or location identity. Toggle GPS Data and Camera Info off, leave Photo Settings on.
Remove Software/Creator, keep everything else — before submitting photos to competitions or publications that prefer clean files. Toggle only Software/Creator off.
Remove Date/Time only — if you do not want the capture date visible but want location data intact (unusual case, but possible for archival submissions). Toggle only Date/Time off.
Remove all except Camera Info and Photo Settings — for professional portfolio use where shooting specs prove your work but nothing else needs sharing. Toggle GPS, Date/Time, and Software/Creator off.
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Go to /image-tools/exif-editor/ and drop or select your JPEG. The tool reads the file and displays which of the five categories are present. Categories with no data in the photo are greyed out.
Uncheck the categories you want to remove. Checked categories are preserved intact. Click Apply Changes — the modified file is generated immediately in your browser. Click the download link to save it.
The original file is not modified. If you want to try a different combination, reload the original file and make a different selection. Each download is a separate clean copy.
Can You Remove Individual Fields Within a Category?
The browser editor removes at the category level, not the individual field level. For example, you cannot keep GPSLatitude while removing GPSLongitude — the GPS category is removed as a whole.
For field-level precision — removing a single tag while keeping others within the same category — a command-line tool like ExifTool gives you that control. The browser editor covers the use cases where category-level removal is sufficient, which is the majority of everyday privacy and submission needs.
If you need field-level control on a Linux system, the ExifTool syntax is: exiftool -TagName= file.jpg to remove a single tag.
Remove Exactly What You Want — Keep the Rest
Toggle GPS off, leave camera info on. Or any combination. The EXIF Editor gives you five independent controls. Free, browser-based, nothing uploaded.
Open Free EXIF EditorFrequently Asked Questions
Can I remove GPS data without affecting image quality?
Yes. Removing GPS data only strips the EXIF metadata fields. The image pixels are never re-encoded or touched. Quality is identical to the original file.
What happens if a category has no data in my photo?
The tool shows it as greyed out or empty. Toggling an empty category off has no effect — there is nothing to remove. The download will still work normally.
Does removing Camera Info affect how the photo looks or displays?
No. Camera Info fields are informational only. Removing them does not affect the image rendering, color profile, or any visual aspect of the photo.
Is this different from an EXIF stripper?
Yes. An EXIF stripper removes all metadata in one click. The EXIF editor gives you a toggle for each category so you can keep some and remove others. Use the stripper when you want everything gone; use the editor when you need selective control.
