Private browser tool
Remove tested image metadata
This tool creates a new JPEG from decoded pixels, then checks the result for a defined set of sensitive metadata names. Processing happens in your browser; selected file contents are not uploaded.
Choose a JPG, PNG, or WebP image.
How to use this tool safely
- Keep the original private and choose a separate copy for processing.
- Create the scrubbed JPEG and wait for the tested sensitive-field scan to pass.
- Download and inspect the new copy for orientation, quality, transparency changes, and visible private information before sharing it.
Input, output, and no-upload processing
JPG, PNG, and WebP inputs are decoded and re-encoded as JPEG. Transparency is flattened, animation is not preserved, and color or quality can change.
What Readyvio verifies
Readyvio scans the new output for a defined set of sensitive metadata field names. This is stronger than assuming re-encoding worked, but it is not proof against unknown formats, steganography, or information visible in the pixels.
Create a checked sharing copy without tested metadata
Readyvio decodes the visible pixels, creates a new JPEG, and checks that new file for a defined set of sensitive EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, author, device, and editing field names. The source stays unchanged and should be kept privately when its original quality or records matter.
Metadata removal cannot hide faces, signs, reflections, document numbers, landmarks, or other information visible in the pixels. Inspect the finished image as carefully as the metadata result.
Common questions
Is the scrubbed image guaranteed anonymous?
No. Faces, signs, reflections, document numbers, and scene details can identify people or places even when tested metadata is absent.
Why should I keep the original?
Metadata and quality can be useful for ownership, editing, or personal records. The scrubbed JPEG should be a separate sharing copy.
Does the tool remove GPS and EXIF metadata?
It re-encodes the pixels and checks the new JPEG for a defined set of GPS, EXIF, IPTC, XMP, author, device, and editing fields. Unknown or proprietary structures are outside that guarantee.
Will the output look exactly the same?
Not always. The new JPEG can change transparency, color profiles, orientation handling, file size, and fine detail, so inspect it before sharing.
Is the source image uploaded?
No. Decoding, JPEG re-encoding, and the defined metadata check run locally in your browser.
Before you submit
Re-encoding can change quality, transparency, and color profiles. It cannot promise removal of unknown steganography or every proprietary structure.
Readyvio is not affiliated with an issuing authority and cannot guarantee acceptance. Check the destination's current rules and keep the original file.