Photos can contain metadata such as capture time, camera model, lens information, software, orientation, and location. Removing selected metadata can reduce unintended disclosure when sharing an image.

Choose photos

  1. Open Privacy.
  2. Choose Remove Photo Metadata.
  3. Add the photo or photos you want to inspect.
  4. Grant access to the selected files or Photos data if macOS asks.
  5. Review the metadata shown for each item.

Decide what to preserve

Metadata can be useful for organization, editing, authorship, accessibility, and evidence. Preserve the original when you may need capture details later.

For important images, create a separate sharing copy and remove metadata from that copy instead of changing your only original.

Remove metadata

Select the supported metadata fields or removal action, verify the destination and overwrite behavior shown by the tool, then confirm.

Afterward:

  1. Inspect the output in Finder or Preview.
  2. Confirm image quality, orientation, color, and date behavior.
  3. Reopen it in diCleaner if you want to verify the remaining metadata.
  4. Share the cleaned copy rather than the source.

Limitations

Removing embedded metadata does not remove information inferred from visible content, file names, messages, cloud services, or social platforms. A service may also create its own records when the file is uploaded.

Unsupported or read-only files

Convert or export the image using its owning application when the format is unsupported or the source is read-only. Avoid editing package internals or a managed photo library directly.