Camera and location fields
A WebP EXIF chunk may carry device, timestamp, orientation or GPS data inherited from an earlier image.
WebP / RIFF chunk inspection
Clean WebP metadata without re-encoding
Inspect the RIFF container, then remove supported EXIF, XMP or C2PA chunks from a separate local copy while preserving the encoded WebP media data.
CONTEXT / EVIDENCE
WebP metadata lives in RIFF chunks
The WebP container specification defines separate EXIF and XMP chunks alongside VP8/VP8L image data and optional animation chunks. C2PA can use its own supported container placement. This chunk layout allows metadata to be removed without decoding the image frames.
ClearTags creates a new RIFF/WEBP file, removes only the supported EXIF, XMP and C2PA chunks you select, and updates the related feature flags. Image, alpha, animation and ICC profile chunks are preserved.
WebP layers kept distinct
C2PA · EXIF · XMP · CONTAINERWorkflow and provenance
XMP can contain creator or edit fields, while C2PA is treated as a separate signed provenance layer.
Frames and color
VP8/VP8L, alpha, animation and ICC profile chunks remain outside the selected metadata cleanup.
Remove WebP metadata locally
WORKFLOW / LOCAL COPY- 01
Select the WebP export
Use the exact still or animated .webp file you plan to publish.
- 02
Review the report
Check EXIF, XMP and C2PA separately before changing the container.
- 03
Choose sections
Remove every supported metadata chunk or select only the privacy or provenance layer you do not want in the derivative.
- 04
Preview and reinspect
Confirm still-image or animation playback and verify the new metadata report before download.