# Convert WebP removing metadata

Convert WebP images to WebP format with all metadata stripped for privacy and smaller file size

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/webp-to-metadata-removed-webp

- **Category:** Media

- **Keywords:** webp, metadata, strip, privacy, remove, convert, image, format, optimize

## Overview

This tool allows you to strip all embedded metadata from your WebP images while maintaining the WebP format, ensuring your files are privacy-compliant and optimized for smaller storage footprints.

## Inputs

- **WebP Image File** (file): Select WebP image to remove metadata
- **WebP Quality (0-100)** (number): Enter WebP quality (default: 90)

## When to use

- Before uploading images to public websites to remove sensitive EXIF data like GPS coordinates.
- When you need to reduce the file size of WebP images for faster web page loading.
- To clean up images by removing unnecessary camera or software-generated metadata tags.

## How it works

- Upload your WebP image file to the tool.
- Adjust the quality setting if you wish to further compress the image.
- Process the file to strip all metadata and download the cleaned WebP image.

## Use cases

- Protecting user privacy by removing location data from photos before sharing.
- Optimizing website assets to improve Core Web Vitals and page speed.
- Standardizing image files by removing inconsistent software-specific metadata.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does this tool change the image format?

No, the tool keeps the file in the WebP format while stripping the metadata.

### What kind of metadata is removed?

It removes all non-essential metadata, including EXIF, IPTC, and XMP data.

### Can I adjust the image quality?

Yes, you can set a quality value between 0 and 100 to balance compression and visual fidelity.

### Is my data stored on your servers?

Files are processed in memory and are not permanently stored on our servers.

### Is there a file size limit?

Yes, the maximum file size for uploads is 10 MB.

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## Samples

- [WebP Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/webp-samples): Sample WebP images in different aspect ratios and resolutions
- [WebP Viewer Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/webp-viewer-samples): Sample WebP image for the in-browser WebP Viewer
- [Web Image Processing Python Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/web-image-processing-python): Web Python image processing examples using PIL/Pillow including reading, saving, resizing, and format conversion
- [Android Image Processing Java Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-image-processing-java): Android Java image processing examples including reading/saving images, scaling, and format conversion

## Related content

- [Image Metadata Inspection, Orientation, and Privacy Cleanup](https://elysiatools.com/en/hubs/image-metadata): Inspect EXIF, IPTC, and XMP, fix orientation safely, decide between metadata editing and irreversible privacy removal, and verify the exported file no longer exposes unwanted data.