July 13, 2026 · 4 min read

Do Screenshots Have Metadata? (And How to Remove It)

Screenshots seem harmless, but they can carry device info, timestamps and more. Here's what metadata a screenshot contains and how to strip it for free before sharing.

Screenshots feel anonymous — but they're image files, and image files can carry metadata. A screenshot usually won't have GPS (you didn't take it with a camera), but it can still embed your device model, the operating system, timestamps, and sometimes software details. Here's what's in there and how to strip it.

What a screenshot can reveal

• Device and OS: the phone or computer model and system version that took the screenshot.
• Timestamps: exactly when it was captured.
• Software tags: some editing or annotation tools add their own metadata.
• The pixels themselves: remember a screenshot can also visibly leak names, notifications, or tabs — crop before sharing.

How to remove it (free, in your browser)

• Open Skrubly's Metadata Cleaner and drop your screenshot in.
• It shows what's embedded and re-encodes the image to strip it.
• Download the clean copy — it never leaves your device.