4/ ๐Ÿ On macOS:

Option A โ€” ImageOptim (GUI): download imageoptim.com โ†’ drag photos in โ†’ click Strip metadata ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธโžก๏ธ๐Ÿงน

Option B โ€” ExifTool (CLI):

brew install exiftool

Then:

exiftool -all= photo.jpg

(creates photo.jpg_original โ€” delete if desired) ๐Ÿ’ป

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5/ ๐ŸชŸ On Windows:

Quick but unreliable: Photos app (Edit โ†’ Save a copy) ๐ŸŸก

Best: ExifTool from exiftool.org and run:

exiftool -all= photo.jpg โœ…

6/ ๐Ÿ“ฑ Mobile quick options:

Use Exif-remover apps or editors (e.g., Snapseed โ€” edit โ†’ export a copy removes some metadata) ๐Ÿ“ฒ

7/ โš ๏ธ Reminder: stripping metadata removes location, camera info, timestamps โ€” do it before sharing sensitive images.