Remove Timestamps and Dates from Photos

Every photo carries a capture date and time — usually to the second — plus a timezone, a file-modification date, and often a separate "digitized" date. Editing apps add their own timestamps on top. All of this sits inside the file’s EXIF block and travels with the image unless stripped.

Timestamps can expose your schedule, when a home was empty, when a product was listed versus photographed, or when an event actually happened. Journalists, landlords, resellers, and anyone sending photos to strangers often strip the date so the file no longer reveals the context around when it was taken.

Open Metadata Remover, import the photo, and tap Export. The app creates a clean copy with the capture date, time, timezone, and modification fields stripped. The exported file opens normally in any photo viewer — it just no longer tells the recipient when it was taken.

The iOS Photos app lets you adjust the date shown in your library, but that change only affects your own view — the original EXIF timestamp inside the file stays the same. A dedicated remover is needed to actually strip the date from the file’s metadata before sharing.

Partially. A screenshot drops the original EXIF block, so capture date and GPS are gone — but the screenshot itself gets a new timestamp, and you lose image quality. Exporting a clean copy keeps the original resolution and removes only the metadata you want gone.

Yes. Metadata Remover supports batch cleanup — select multiple photos or videos and export clean copies in one pass. This is faster than editing each file individually, and useful before posting marketplace listings, uploading trip albums, or forwarding a set of work photos.