Remove EXIF Data from Photos — Strip GPS & Metadata
Photos carry more than pixels. A picture taken on a phone usually stores the exact GPS coordinates, the date and time, the camera or phone model, and the settings used — and that travels with the file when you email it, message it, or upload it to a forum or a marketplace listing. This tool shows you what is in there and strips it, up to 30 images at a time, without uploading anything.
The risk is not theoretical. In 2012 a magazine published a photo of the fugitive software founder John McAfee taken on an iPhone; the location was still embedded in the file and revealed that he was in Guatemala. The same thing happens on a smaller scale every day: a marketplace listing photographed at home, a picture of a child taken in the garden, a rental advert shot from the front door.
Common ways to use it
- Selling something online — remove the coordinates of your home from the listing photos.
- Posting to a forum or a blog — strip the camera serial and location before publishing.
- Sending photos to a client — remove the editing software and timestamps.
- Checking a photo you received — see whether it still carries a location before passing it on.
Working with images already? Compress them, resize them, convert the format, or turn iPhone HEIC files into JPG first.
How to use Remove EXIF Data
- Choose up to 30 JPG, PNG, or WebP images.
- Look at what each file carries — GPS coordinates, camera, date, and the number of metadata entries.
- Click "Remove Metadata".
- Download a single clean image, or all of them as a ZIP.
Features
- Shows the location before it goes — GPS coordinates are read out of the file so you can see what you were about to share.
- Strips everything, not just GPS — EXIF, XMP, and text chunks all disappear with the re-encode.
- Verified after cleaning — Each result is re-checked and the remaining entry count is shown.
- Keeps the picture upright — Phone photos that relied on EXIF rotation are baked to the correct orientation.
- Up to 30 images at once — Download them individually or as one ZIP.
- 100% browser-based — Photos are never uploaded, which is rather the point for a privacy tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is actually stored in a photo?
EXIF metadata typically holds the date and time, the camera or phone make and model, exposure settings, the software used to edit it, and — when location services were on — the GPS latitude and longitude of the spot where the shutter was pressed. Some cameras also record a serial number.
Do Instagram and Facebook not remove this already?
The big social networks do strip most metadata from the copy they display, but that only covers photos posted through them. A file sent by email or a messaging app, uploaded to a forum, attached to a marketplace listing, or shared in cloud storage keeps everything it came with.
Does removing metadata change the image?
The visible picture stays the same size and shape. JPG and WebP are re-encoded at high quality, which is a lossy step, so a photo you plan to edit further is best cleaned at the end of your workflow. PNG is re-encoded without loss.
How do I know the metadata is really gone?
Every cleaned file is read back with the same parser and the result reports how many entries remain — it should say zero. You can also drop a cleaned file back into this tool and see an empty report.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The files are read and re-encoded inside your browser tab and never leave your device. That matters here more than on most tools, since the whole point is the private information inside those photos.
Can I clean HEIC photos from an iPhone?
Convert them first with HEIC to JPG, then clean the JPG. The conversion itself already drops most metadata, and cleaning afterwards confirms nothing is left.