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Remove EXIF data from photos — location, device & more
Strip hidden GPS coordinates and camera metadata before you share.
Drop photos here or click to choose
Metadata stripped on your device — photos are never uploaded
What your photos are telling people
Every smartphone photo carries an invisible passenger: EXIF metadata recording the exact GPS coordinates where it was taken, the date and time to the second, and your device's make and model. Share the photo as a file — an email attachment, a marketplace listing, a "send as document" in a messaging app — and all of it travels along, readable by anyone with a right-click. Selling a couch with a photo taken in your living room can hand a stranger your home address. (Full breakdown in our article:what your photos reveal.)
How to strip EXIF data
- Drop your photos above — several at once is fine.
- Each photo is rebuilt from its pixels in your browser: the visible image survives, the metadata block simply isn't carried over.
- Download the cleaned copies. Originals on your device are untouched.
Why rebuilding beats "editing out" metadata
Tools that edit EXIF in place have a history of missing things — secondary metadata blocks (IPTC, XMP), maker notes, and the classic gotcha: the embedded thumbnail, which can preserve a pre-crop version of the image. Re-encoding from raw pixels sidesteps the whole category: the output file never contained metadata to begin with. The trade is a re-encode (quality 92 for JPG — visually identical for photographs) and it usually makes the file a little smaller too.
When to use it
A simple rule covers nearly every case: any photo leaving your circle as a file gets stripped first. Marketplace and classified listings, rental applications, insurance claims, forum posts, photos on your own website, attachments to strangers. Photos posted to major social feeds are already stripped by the platform — it's the direct file transfers where the leak happens.
Frequently asked questions
How does this remove EXIF data?
The image is re-drawn onto a fresh canvas and re-encoded in your browser. The new file contains only pixels — GPS coordinates, device model, timestamps, and embedded thumbnails are all left behind.
Is the photo uploaded anywhere?
No — that would defeat the purpose of a privacy tool. Everything runs on your device; the original and the cleaned copy never leave it.
Does removing EXIF change image quality?
JPGs are re-encoded at quality 92, which is visually indistinguishable for photos; PNGs are re-encoded losslessly. Files often shrink slightly as a bonus.
Does this remove ALL metadata?
It removes EXIF, GPS, IPTC/XMP blocks, and embedded thumbnails by rebuilding the file from pixels. It cannot remove information visible IN the image itself — street signs, reflections, screen contents.
Which platforms strip EXIF for me?
Instagram, Facebook, and X strip metadata from displayed images. Email attachments, messaging "send as file" options, marketplace uploads, and your own website generally do NOT.