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Remove EXIF Data — strip GPS location & metadata from photos

See what metadata your photo carries and download a clean copy without it — locally in your browser, no upload.

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Runs locally in your browser – no upload.

Version 1 reads and cleans JPEG photos. PNG and WebP are coming.

Remove EXIF data from a photo — before you share it

Load a photo, see what metadata it carries (GPS position, camera model, capture time) and download a clean copy without that data. Everything happens in your browser — and here that is not a side note but the whole point: a photo whose location data you want to delete should not travel through a stranger's server first.

What is in the EXIF header anyway?

Every digital camera and smartphone writes metadata into the image file at the moment you press the shutter: model, lens, exposure, an exact timestamp — and, with location enabled, the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken. They are more precise than many expect: EXIF stores latitude and longitude down to fractions of an arc second, and one arc second of latitude corresponds to roughly 31 metres on the ground. A carelessly shared photo can reveal your home address.

Don't Instagram & co. strip EXIF anyway?

On upload to large platforms: usually yes. But e-mail attachments, cloud shares, USB sticks and many messengers pass the file on unchanged — metadata included. As soon as you hand over the file itself (job application, classified ad, forum), cleaning it is your responsibility.

Honest limits

  • Removal is lossless: only the metadata blocks are cut out of the file, the image data stays byte for byte identical. The orientation flag is part of EXIF, though — for rotated photos the tool offers to bake the rotation into the pixels first (a single re-encode), so the photo does not end up sideways.
  • Version 1 handles JPEG only — PNG and WebP are coming. In practice that covers the main risk: camera and phone photos with GPS are almost always JPEGs.
  • What is removed is the file's metadata — visible image content (street signs, reflections) naturally stays recognisable.
  • Copies you already shared keep their metadata; cleaning only helps going forward.

Frequently asked questions

Is my photo uploaded to remove the metadata?

No — and for this tool that is the whole point: a photo whose GPS position you want to remove should not travel to a stranger's server first. Everything runs in your browser.

What does EXIF reveal about me?

Typically the camera/phone model, the exact capture time and, if location was enabled, GPS coordinates. EXIF stores them down to fractions of an arc second — one arc second of latitude is roughly 31 metres on the ground, so a photo can pinpoint your home.

Does removing EXIF change the image quality?

No — the tool cuts only the metadata blocks out of the file; the image data stays byte for byte identical, with no re-encoding. One caveat: the orientation flag is part of EXIF. For rotated photos the tool therefore offers to bake the rotation into the pixels first (a single re-encode), or to strip losslessly with a clear note that some programs will then show the photo sideways.

Do social networks not strip EXIF anyway?

Large platforms usually strip metadata on upload, but e-mail attachments, cloud links and many messengers pass files on unchanged. If you share the file itself, you share the metadata.

Does this work for PNG or WebP files?

Version 1 covers JPEG photos, where EXIF — and with it the GPS position — practically always lives. PNG and WebP can carry metadata too, though far less often; support for both is planned.