| name | exifremove |
| version | 1.0.1 |
| description | Remove EXIF metadata from JPEG images. Use when working with JPEG files that contain metadata to be stripped, processing images for privacy, or automating EXIF removal in Node.js scripts or pipelines. Triggers include "exifremove", "remove exif", "strip exif", "strip metadata", "jpeg metadata", "image metadata removal". |
| metadata | {"short-description":"Strip EXIF metadata from JPEG images","compatibility":"claude-code"} |
exifremove
exifremove strips EXIF metadata from JPEG images by operating directly on the raw bytes of the file. It locates and removes APP1 segments (the standard carrier for EXIF data) without re-encoding the image, so there is no quality loss.
Two usage modes are available:
| Mode | Package | When to use |
|---|
| CLI | exifremove-cli | One-off file processing, shell scripts |
| Node module | exifremove | Programmatic use inside a Node.js application |
Installation
CLI (global):
npm install -g exifremove-cli
Node module:
npm install exifremove
Quick Examples
CLI — strip a single file:
exifremove photo.jpg
Node module — strip from a buffer:
const { remove } = require('exifremove');
const fs = require('fs');
const input = fs.readFileSync('photo.jpg');
const output = remove(input);
fs.writeFileSync('photo.modified.jpg', output);
References
- cli — CLI flags, output naming, and examples
- node — Node module API, options, and TypeScript types
