FAQ

EXIF is hundreds of metadata tags inside JPEG / HEIC. GPS is the most sensitive, but the camera serial number (device fingerprint), timestamp (routine/alibi), and editing software (whether you retouched it) also leak privacy. The default "strip GPS only" handles the worst offender fast; "strip everything" is for anonymity.

Open DevTools → Network, then drop files — you will see zero POSTs to exif.bal.pe.kr. The processing libraries (exifr, piexifjs, JSZip, Leaflet) are all open-source and run in your browser. OpenStreetMap tile images are fetched only when you expand the map preview.

If your browser supports HEIC decoding (current Safari and some Chrome builds), the Canvas re-encode path drops metadata entirely and outputs a clean JPEG. For the most predictable pipeline, convert HEIC → JPG first at heic.bal.pe.kr, then strip here.

Default send resizes and re-encodes (EXIF usually goes). But the "send original" option preserves EXIF as-is — dangerous for secondhand or real-estate photos taken at home. Strip here before you hit send.

Instagram, Facebook, and X strip most EXIF on upload. Reddit does strip eventually, but scrapers have been observed reading EXIF during the processing delay (especially r/photography). Strip locally first.

Yes. These platforms have no public EXIF-strip documentation and behavior varies by app version. Indoor photos carry your home GPS, and cached image URLs may retain EXIF even after you delete the post.

That's exactly what the default "strip GPS only" does: GPS and the embedded thumbnail go, everything else (camera, lens, capture time) stays intact — useful for blog posts and portfolios.

JPEG: lossless — piexifjs replaces only the EXIF block, pixels untouched. PNG: re-encoded, but PNG itself is lossless. WebP / HEIC: re-encoded at quality 0.92, so file size may differ slightly.

Processed in batches of 40 with no hard cap; 200–300 files typically run smoothly. Beyond that, browser memory becomes the bottleneck — split into two passes.

Yes. Names are handled in-browser and stored as UTF-8 inside the ZIP. Korean / Japanese / Chinese all work. Older Windows Explorer ZIP viewers can mangle UTF-8 names — use 7-Zip or Keka instead.

Stripped EXIF is gone for good. The tool never overwrites the source — it creates *-no-exif.jpg etc. — but you cannot recover metadata from the stripped output. Keep the original if you may want to revisit.

Only when you pick "strip everything" or enable the "author" category in custom mode. The default (GPS only) preserves copyright tags — safe for portfolios and blog posts.

Canvas re-encode paths (PNG / WebP / HEIC) drop every ancillary block including C2PA. The default JPEG path edits EXIF only, so C2PA may remain; "strip everything" removes most ancillary blocks from JPEG too. Note: some platforms prohibit removing AI-provenance tags — check terms before doing so.

Yes — current iOS Safari and Android Chrome both work. HEIC decoding is more reliable on iOS; some Android devices fail on HEIC directly, in which case convert at heic.bal.pe.kr first.

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