Remove EXIF & GPS
Wipe GPS location and camera data before you share a photo.
Processed on this device. Nothing is uploaded.
How to use Remove EXIF & GPS
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Click "Select files" or drag your files onto the box.
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Change the options if you need to.
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Click "Remove metadata" and download the result.
Phones hide a lot inside every photo: where it was taken, when, and on which device. This tool deletes that hidden data and leaves the picture itself untouched, so you can post or send photos without giving away your home address. The orientation is kept, so nothing turns sideways.
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How to remove EXIF data and GPS location from a photo
Add one photo or a whole batch and press the button. There is nothing to set. Each file comes back with _clean added to its name, next to the original, which stays as it was.
A JPG file is a row of blocks: the picture data and, before it, small blocks with extra information. EXIF is one of them. It holds the GPS position, the date and time, the phone or camera model, the lens and exposure settings, and often a small preview image. XMP and IPTC blocks can hold the same and more, such as a name or a caption. The tool reads the file in your browser, cuts those blocks out and joins the rest back together. PNG and WEBP are handled the same way with their own text and EXIF chunks.
Because the picture data is copied without decoding it, nothing is recompressed and the quality does not change by a single pixel. Two things stay on purpose. The colour profile keeps colours the same on every screen. The orientation is written back as a tiny block with nothing else in it, so a photo taken in portrait does not turn sideways. iPhone HEIC photos are decoded and saved as a fresh JPG, which carries no metadata. The files never leave your device.
Common questions when cleaning photo metadata
The cleaned file is only a little smaller
That is normal. Metadata usually takes a few to a few dozen kilobytes, the rest is the picture. If you also need a smaller file, run it through Compress Image afterwards. Compressing does not bring the metadata back.
A photo still shows a location in my gallery app
Some gallery apps keep their own database and remember where a photo was taken even after the file changes. Open the cleaned copy on another device or check it with an EXIF viewer, and you will see that the position is gone from the file itself.
The date in my photo app changed after cleaning
The date the photo was taken lives in EXIF, so it is removed too. Apps then fall back to the date the file was created or downloaded. If you need to keep the date, keep the original for your own archive and share only the cleaned copy.
A screenshot or a PNG from a website
Screenshots rarely carry a location, but PNG files can still hold text chunks with the software name, a date or a comment. Cleaning removes those too, while the image stays lossless.
Removing metadata vs re-saving the photo
Many apps remove metadata by opening the photo and saving it again. That works, but every JPG save is lossy, so the photo gets slightly worse each time, and some apps quietly lower the resolution.
This tool does not re-save the picture. It only cuts out the metadata blocks, so the result is the same image, pixel for pixel, without the hidden data. It is also faster, because nothing has to be decoded.
Questions
What exactly is removed?
EXIF (GPS position, date and time, camera and lens, settings, a small preview image), XMP and IPTC blocks, and comments. Only the orientation and the colour profile stay.
Does it lower the quality?
No for JPG, PNG and WEBP. The image data is copied byte for byte and only the metadata blocks are cut out. HEIC is converted to a high quality JPG.
Do social networks not remove this anyway?
Many large ones strip GPS when you post, but messengers sending files as documents, email, marketplaces and your own website often keep everything. Cleaning the file yourself is the safe option.
Can I clean many photos at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like. They are cleaned one by one in your browser and you can download them together as a ZIP file.
Is a photo without EXIF still a normal photo?
Yes. Every app, website and printer opens it as usual. EXIF is optional extra information and no viewer needs it to show the picture.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. The tool runs in your browser and the files never leave your device. Close the tab and nothing is left behind.