Remove location data from photos
See what a photo reveals, then delete the GPS and camera metadata on your device. The pixels are untouched.
Done
Open the network tab. It stays empty.
Add files and run the tool to see every request this tab makes.
Your files are processed on this device and never sent to a server. Reload the page to clear everything from memory.
Phones write the exact GPS coordinates of where a photo was taken into the file, along with the date, the phone model and sometimes the owner's name. Messaging apps usually strip this; email, cloud folders, marketplaces and many forums do not. Drop a photo here and the panel shows exactly what it contains, GPS included, before anything is changed.
Removing it is lossless. The tool deletes only the metadata segments of the JPG, PNG or WebP container and writes the untouched image data back, so the picture is pixel-identical and the file gets slightly smaller. Because this runs in your browser, the location never travels anywhere, which is the point of removing it.
How it works
- Drop one or many photos, or tap to pick them. The panel lists what each one contains.
- Keep the colour profile ticked (recommended) so colours do not shift.
- Remove metadata. Download each cleaned photo, or all of them as a zip.
In your browser, not on a server
This tool does not re-encode your photo at all. It reads the JPG, PNG or WebP container byte by byte and removes only the metadata segments (EXIF, XMP, ICC, IPTC), writing the untouched image data back out. That is why the output is pixel-identical and the file only gets smaller.
Compared with upload-based tools: Sending a photo to a website to remove its location data is a contradiction: the site has the location the moment you upload it. Here the GPS block is deleted on your device and never travels anywhere.
Verify it yourself. Load this page, turn off Wi-Fi or switch to airplane mode, and run the tool. Or open your browser's developer tools (F12, or Cmd-Option-I on a Mac), pick the Network tab, and watch it while you convert. The panel above does the same count for you.
Questions
Which apps already remove location data?
WhatsApp, Signal, Messenger, Instagram, Facebook and X strip metadata from photos you post or send. Email attachments, Google Drive and Dropbox links, iMessage in full quality, marketplaces like Craigslist, and most forums keep it.
How can I check that the location is gone?
Drop the cleaned photo back onto this page. The panel reads the file and reports "GPS location: no" and no removable metadata.
Does it work for HEIC photos from an iPhone?
Use the HEIC to JPG converter with "Keep EXIF metadata" unticked, which is the default: the converted JPG has no metadata at all.
Is the image re-compressed?
No. Only the metadata blocks are removed. The image data is copied byte for byte, so there is zero quality loss.
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