Remove EXIF and location data from photos
See what a photo reveals, then delete it. Lossless: pixels are untouched, only the metadata is removed.
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.
How it works
- Drop your photos. The page lists what metadata each one carries, including whether GPS coordinates are present.
- Choose whether to keep the color profile (recommended) and orientation.
- Download the cleaned copies.
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
What is EXIF data and why remove it?
EXIF is metadata your camera or phone writes into each photo: date and time, camera model, settings and often the exact GPS coordinates where it was taken. Posting a photo with GPS data can reveal your home address. Removing it before sharing is a simple privacy step.
Does removing metadata reduce quality?
No. This tool edits the file structure and drops only the metadata segments. The compressed image data is copied byte for byte, so the picture is identical to the original.
What is kept by default?
The embedded color profile (ICC) is kept because removing it can shift colors. Everything else, including EXIF, XMP, IPTC, comments and thumbnails, is removed. You can choose to drop the color profile too.
What about orientation?
Phones often store photos sideways with an EXIF orientation tag telling viewers to rotate them. If you remove EXIF, that hint disappears. Leave "Apply orientation" on to bake the rotation into the pixels first, which does re-encode the image; turn it off for a purely lossless strip.
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