Remove metadata from TIFF files

TIFF authorship and location fields

TIFF directories can carry author, camera, lens, software and GPS fields, along with IPTC, XMP or ICC data. Separate directories and embedded previews can carry additional information. The report needs to describe both fields and containers; inspecting only the primary image does not account for every directory in the file.

• IFD/Exif/GPS entries, authorship and camera/software identifiers
• IPTC/XMP and ICC fields
• SubIFDs, thumbnails, previews, MakerNote and vendor tags

Supported TIFF metadata assessment

The path assesses supported EXIF, GPS, IPTC and XMP entries and checks the processed file independently. Read the report for the exact entries and containers found. DNG and proprietary camera RAW files are outside this page's supported TIFF extension scope. They cannot inherit a removal claim from a TIFF result; read the disposition for the actual file.

TIFF decoding tags

A TIFF needs image dimensions, sample layout, compression and strip locations to decode its pixels. Those tags are retained separately from removable authorship or location information. The report distinguishes structural entries from private or unassessed tags; opening the processed image remains part of reviewing whether the intended content is present.

• Width, height, bits per sample, compression and photometric interpretation.
• Strip offsets, strip byte counts and rows per strip.
• Samples per pixel, planar configuration and the sample layout required for decoding.

TIFF format limits

The current TIFF and TIF registry excludes BigTIFF. Unknown vendor tags and nested previews need their own assessment, and an accepted extension is not a promise that every directory layout or profile succeeds. Check the format warning and independent result before using the output; no generic size or performance guarantee applies.

• BigTIFF is unsupported on the current TIFF and TIF paths.
• Private or unknown tags require an explicit structural, privacy or unassessed disposition.
• Nested previews need separate evidence from the main image.
• DNG and proprietary RAW files do not inherit this page's TIFF claim.
• Every multipage arrangement or colour-profile variation is not guaranteed to succeed.