Remove Photo EXIF & GPS
Strip your home location, the date and your phone model before a photo leaves you. JPGs stay pixel-identical. Batches welcome.
What is inside a photo
A phone photo usually carries the capture location (latitude and longitude), the date and time, the phone model and the editing app as EXIF metadata. Large social networks strip it on upload, but forum attachments, marketplace listings, e-mail and cloud links often pass the original through untouched.
Why quality is unaffected
A JPG stores metadata in separate segments ahead of the image data. This tool removes those segments (APP1–APP15 and comments) and never touches the image bytes, so there is no re-compression and no quality loss. PNG and WebP use different containers and are redrawn through a canvas and saved as PNG (lossless, transparency kept). HEIC, BMP and TIFF are redrawn and saved as JPG at quality 92, so a slight quality change is possible.
The orientation flag
Portrait photos are displayed rotated via the EXIF orientation value. If you strip that too, some viewers show the photo sideways. By default the tool keeps only that single value and removes everything else. Location, date and device are always removed.
Just checking
Drop a file and the tool first lists what it found, including coordinates if there is a location. That view is rendered locally as well.
Tips for common situations
Strip Camera Specs and Timestamps
Remove camera model, shutter settings, timestamps, and editing software tags while keeping the photo's resolution and quality completely intact. Enable the orientation flag option to keep vertical and horizontal photos displaying correctly after stripping.
Wipe GPS Coordinates Before Sharing
Check whether your photos contain latitude and longitude values, then remove all geotags before uploading to public platforms. All processing runs entirely in your browser, so no images or location data are sent to any external server.
Remove iPhone Photo Metadata in Safari
Load photos directly in Safari to see the embedded iPhone model, capture date, and GPS coordinates before stripping them. HEIC files are redrawn through a canvas process to save without any metadata, requiring no additional paid apps.
Tried with a sample file
Screens and numbers from actually running this tool with a sample file with no personal data (2026-10-06, Chromium-based browser on a Mac). Results vary with your input and device.
We added a 1.21 MB sample photo containing GPS coordinates (37.56630, 126.97790), a capture date (2026:10:01 09:30:00), and the device name SampleCam Sample Phone. The tool displayed all three on screen, then removed them. The downloaded file was still 1.21 MB with no EXIF data remaining.
The 'Keep photo orientation' option is on by default and can be turned off if needed. For JPGs, only the metadata is stripped, so image quality stays the same.
Frequently asked
Is the photo uploaded?
No. Reading, stripping and saving all happen in your browser. You can go offline after the page loads.
Do screenshots have location data?
Usually not. It mostly comes from the camera app. Drop one in and you will see immediately.
What about photos sent through messengers?
Most messengers strip EXIF and recompress on send, unless you choose an 'original quality' option.
Will stripping EXIF degrade my JPG image quality?
No, for JPGs, the metadata is cut out losslessly, leaving the image quality and pixels completely untouched.
Does the tool show the location on a map?
No, it only displays the raw GPS latitude and longitude numbers without any map or address lookup.
Will my photo rotate incorrectly after removing EXIF?
By default, the tool keeps the orientation flag so your photo will still display right-side up.
Can I remove metadata from multiple photos at the same time?
Yes, you can batch process them and download the cleaned images in a single ZIP file.