WEBP Metadata Remover
Delete EXIF, XMP, ICC, and animation metadata from WEBP files without altering quality or frame data. Ideal for sharing compressed images safely.
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Max file size: 100 MB
Looking to view metadata instead? Go to the Metadata Viewer.
Why remove WEBP metadata?
WEBP containers can embed EXIF/XMP, ICC identifiers, and comments that expose origin or tooling. Cleaning keeps compression and frames intact while dropping that data.
Share web assets safely
Strip author, software, and source comments before publishing WEBP assets or thumbnails online.
Remove location traces
Delete GPS and camera tags from WEBP exports that were converted from photos with location data.
Protect animated WEBP
Clear container metadata on animated WEBP without altering frames, timing, or color.
Secure WEBP cleaning
We scrub EXIF, XMP, ICC identifiers, and container tags from still and animated WEBP files while keeping frames and compression intact.
Upload your WEBP
Select a still or animated WEBP. The upload is encrypted, and no copies are kept after processing.
Detect WEBP-specific metadata
We remove EXIF/XMP blocks, location tags, and container fields (title, author, software, copyright) across frames.
Preserve quality and animation
Lossy/lossless compression, ICC color, timing, and frame order stay the same—the cleaning targets metadata only.
Download and auto-delete
You instantly receive the cleaned WEBP; the temporary server file is purged right after processing.
What WEBP metadata do we remove?
We clear EXIF/XMP blocks and container tags that can expose location, author, or software details while leaving WEBP compression and frames untouched.
- EXIF data including GPS coordinates, camera make/model, and timestamps
- XMP packets carrying author, copyright, and edit-history details
- Container tags such as title, description, software, and custom fields
- Animation-level metadata that can include labels or comments
- Optional ICC profile identifiers or embedded comments that reveal tooling
- Software and encoder notes added by export tools or CDNs
- Hidden user comments or custom key/value pairs in the container
- Embedded previews or thumbnails if present in the WEBP container
What WebP metadata quietly carries forward
WebP is a RIFF container, and when a pipeline converts a JPEG or PNG to WebP the EXIF and XMP chunks are almost always copied verbatim into the EXIF and XMP RIFF chunks — GPS, camera serial, edit history, and all. Most developers assume 'converted to WebP' means 'metadata dropped', but that only holds if the conversion tool was told to strip; cwebp, ffmpeg, Sharp, and the common CDN transformers all preserve metadata by default. So a WebP thumbnail served by a blog or an e-commerce product grid can still leak the GPS coordinates of the photographer's studio.
Animated WebP adds a second axis: each frame can carry its own metadata, and tooling that writes thumbnails or previews into ANIM/ANMF chunks sometimes inherits color and author tags from the source clip. Cleaning walks every RIFF chunk, strips EXIF/XMP/ICC identifiers, clears comment and description fields, and removes stray custom chunks added by exporters — all without recompressing the lossy or lossless frames inside the VP8/VP8L payload.
FAQs
Does cleaning WEBP files affect animation frames?
No. We scrub metadata while leaving the encoded frames as-is, so animated WEBP files keep their timing, order, and quality.
Which metadata is removed from WEBP images?
We remove EXIF, XMP, ICC profiles, and container tags like author, software, and location fields that can reveal how or where the WEBP was created.
Will my WEBP quality change after removing metadata?
Quality stays the same. The cleaning process does not re-encode the image; it only strips metadata and leaves lossy or lossless compression untouched.
Can WEBP files include GPS data?
Yes. WEBP can embed EXIF blocks with GPS coordinates. Those tags are removed so location data is no longer present in the cleaned file.