Inspect the file before changing it
EXIF can record camera details, timestamps, orientation, an embedded thumbnail and GPS coordinates. A photo may have some of these fields, none of them, or additional metadata outside EXIF. Open the EXIF Viewer & Editor to see the fields actually present in your JPEG, PNG or static WebP file.
The file stays in the browser while Photobox reads its metadata. The EXIF tool does not decode the image pixels or convert it to a new image format. Keep a separate original if you may need camera settings or capture dates later.
Choose removal when old values must be cleared
Changing a visible GPS field is different from removing EXIF. Ordinary edits preserve unknown fields and their existing byte positions, which helps avoid damaging camera-specific records. Old values can remain in the EXIF block even after the edited field displays a new value.
Use Remove EXIF when you want the old EXIF values, GPS directory and embedded EXIF thumbnail removed. This rebuilds the EXIF block instead of appending another set of edited fields. It retains necessary display orientation so a phone photo does not turn sideways.
- Open the photo and inspect or search the original EXIF table.
- Select Remove EXIF rather than only blanking or replacing visible location fields.
- Save a copy. Review the saved metadata table and download the result.
- Keep the cleaned copy separate from your original, and verify the exact file you intend to share.
Know what remains in the copy
Remove EXIF is not a complete metadata scrubber. XMP, IPTC and other non-EXIF container data remain unchanged. Those records may contain their own descriptions, locations or other information. Photobox does not claim to inspect or erase every metadata system.
The required Orientation tag may still appear. Its purpose is to tell viewers how to display the existing pixel data; preserving it avoids re-encoding the photo merely to rotate its appearance. The compressed image pixels and source format are retained by this tool.
Edit descriptive fields when that is your purpose
For author, copyright, camera or date corrections, use the supported field editor. The ASCII fields reject unsupported characters. Use Comment for Unicode text such as Chinese or Arabic. Dates use YYYY:MM:DD HH:mm:ss, and GPS fields use signed decimal degrees.
Read-only orientation and dimension fields cannot be changed here. Damaged or unsupported EXIF may allow removal while blocking ordinary edits. If a record cannot be parsed safely, the tool reports the problem rather than presenting a successful edit.
Treat visible content separately
Removing metadata does not hide a street sign, face, address or document visible inside the picture. Use Pixelate Image for visual editing; solid cover replaces selected pixels and is preferable to a coarse mosaic when the content must be unreadable.
The other image tools re-encode pixels without copying the original EXIF/GPS. That is a separate workflow from the EXIF editor and may change file size, pixel values, color handling or format. Choose the tool according to whether your aim is metadata editing or image editing.