How to Remove a Date Stamp From a Photo (Free)

That orange date stamp in the corner? AI can rebuild the photo behind it. Here's how to remove a date stamp, free.

Old cameras (and some phone apps) burn an orange date/time stamp into the corner of photos — charming once, distracting now. Because it's baked into the pixels, you can't just toggle it off; you rebuild what's behind it. AI does exactly that. Here's how to remove a date stamp from a photo, free.

Why the date is 'stuck'

A burned-in date stamp is part of the image, not metadata you can switch off — the camera drew it onto the photo. Removing it means reconstructing the pixels it covered, which is what AI inpainting is built for.

How to remove a date stamp (free)

Step 1 — Open sjpt.io/watermark-remover (it handles date stamps too).

Step 3 — Click Remove — the AI rebuilds the area under the date.

Step 4 — Download the clean photo.

Free to try, no software.

Best results

Date stamps usually sit in a corner over a fairly plain area — which is the easy case, so results are often flawless. If the stamp overlaps busy detail, expect a good result that may need a light touch-up. Start from the best copy you have.

Turn it off for future photos

To stop new photos getting a stamp, check your camera/app settings for a "date stamp" or "timestamp" toggle and switch it off. The date is still saved in the photo's metadata, just not drawn onto the image.

Frequently asked questions

Upload it to the AI remover, click Remove, and download — it rebuilds the area under the date. Free.

It's burned into the pixels, not metadata. Removing it means reconstructing what's behind it.

Usually yes — date stamps sit over plain corners, which clean up cleanly.

Turn off the date/timestamp setting in your camera or photo app.

Key takeaways

A burned-in date stamp is pixels, not metadata — AI rebuilds the corner behind it cleanly. Do it free at sjpt.io/watermark-remover, and switch the stamp off for future shots. Remove Date Stamp →