Photo and video
metadata guides
Understand what your files contain, what your device stores, and what changes when you share.
EXIF tags and metadata types
Search the reference directory of 161 EXIF and GPS fields.
Basics
What is EXIF data?
A guide to the camera, date, location, and technical information a photo can carry, and how EXIF differs from other metadata.
Device guides
Remove photo metadata on iPhone
Inspect an iPhone photo, remove its location, turn off camera location access, or create a copy without source metadata.
Remove photo metadata on Android
Understand Google Photos location controls, Samsung Gallery edits, and Pixel settings before sharing an Android photo.
Remove photo metadata on Mac
Understand Photos export options, original files, and XMP sidecars before making a clean copy on macOS.
Remove photo metadata on Windows
Use File Explorer’s property-removal controls, understand their limits, and create a fresh PNG copy when needed.
Comparisons
iPhone vs. Android photo metadata
What both platforms can store, what varies by camera and settings, and why the operating system alone does not predict a file’s contents.
Apple Photos vs. Google Photos metadata
Compare camera GPS, edited locations, sharing controls, and original exports without confusing a library setting with the downloaded file.
EXIF vs. XMP vs. IPTC metadata
Compare the main photo metadata standards, the information they hold, and where their fields overlap.
Video
Remove metadata from videos
Remove supported MP4, MOV, and WebM container metadata, while understanding what remains in the picture and audio streams.