[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":83},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fdocs\u002Fhow-to-remove-image-metadata":3,"\u002Fdocs\u002Fhow-to-remove-image-metadata-adjacent":74},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":63,"description":64,"extension":65,"eyebrow":66,"meta":67,"navigation":68,"path":69,"published":70,"seo":71,"stem":72,"__hash__":73},"docs\u002Fdocs\u002Fhow-to-remove-image-metadata.md","How to remove image metadata without making assumptions",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":56},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,34,37,41,44],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Metadata removal is a verification task, not just a save operation. An image may contain EXIF, a thumbnail, color information, descriptive fields, or application-specific blocks. A new encode often drops some of them, but “often” is not enough for a sensitive workflow.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"start-with-a-preserved-source","Start with a preserved source",[10,19,20],{},"Keep the original outside the working folder. Create a derivative for sharing and use a filename that makes the distinction clear. Avoid repeatedly re-encoding the only copy, because lossy formats can accumulate visible damage.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"re-encode-locally-then-inspect","Re-encode locally, then inspect",[10,26,27,28,33],{},"The ",[29,30,32],"a",{"href":31},"\u002Fprivate-image-compressor\u002F","local image compressor"," decodes and re-encodes JPEG, PNG, or WebP on your device. That process can remove or change metadata, but the product is not a metadata viewer and does not certify complete removal. Open the output in a trusted metadata inspector appropriate to your environment and check the fields that matter to your policy.",[10,35,36],{},"Also inspect orientation and colors. Metadata removal can affect display when software relied on an orientation tag or color profile. Confirm the result in the actual destination application.",[14,38,40],{"id":39},"avoid-stronger-claims-than-the-evidence","Avoid stronger claims than the evidence",[10,42,43],{},"Do not assume that changing the extension removes metadata, that a smaller file contains no metadata, or that one inspector reports every possible block. For regulated or high-risk material, follow the organization’s approved sanitization and review process.",[10,45,27,46,50,51,55],{},[29,47,49],{"href":48},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fwhat-exif-metadata-contains\u002F","EXIF fundamentals guide"," explains common fields. The ",[29,52,54],{"href":53},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fwhy-local-image-processing-matters\u002F","local processing guide"," describes what stays inside the browser and what still requires network verification.",{"title":57,"searchDepth":58,"depth":58,"links":59},"",2,[60,61,62],{"id":16,"depth":58,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":58,"text":24},{"id":39,"depth":58,"text":40},"privacy","Use a verification-first metadata workflow and understand what browser re-encoding does and does not prove.","md","Privacy workflow",{},true,"\u002Fdocs\u002Fhow-to-remove-image-metadata","2026-10-08",{"title":5,"description":64},"docs\u002Fhow-to-remove-image-metadata","iLcAJenUce9Bn21i42dN8Fa3XeiNgvOTIQ2rPlOwGEs",[75,79],{"title":76,"path":77,"stem":78,"children":-1},"Image quality vs resolution: what should you reduce first?","\u002Fdocs\u002Fimage-quality-vs-resolution","docs\u002Fimage-quality-vs-resolution",{"title":80,"path":81,"stem":82,"children":-1},"How to compress an image to 500 KB or less","\u002Fdocs\u002Fhow-to-make-an-image-under-500kb","docs\u002Fhow-to-make-an-image-under-500kb",1793623265328]