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Remove EXIF and GPS data

Every phone photo carries where it was taken, when, and on what device. This removes all of it before you publish.

  • No upload
  • Exact target size
  • Batch ready

Drag images here, or click to choose

JPG / PNG / WebP / HEIC · up to 25MB each · batch supported

Files never leave your device — everything runs in your browser.

Output format
Quality
92%

What is actually inside a phone photo

  • GPS — latitude and longitude to a few metres, plus altitude and compass bearing
  • Timestamp — down to the second, including the timezone
  • Device — make, model, lens, serial number in some bodies
  • Thumbnail — a small unedited preview that can survive a later crop
  • Editing history — some apps write their whole pipeline into the file

Why “posting from home” leaks your address

Upload a GPS-tagged photo to a marketplace listing and the coordinates travel with it. Anyone who downloads the original can read them with a two-line script — no hacking required, the data is simply there. Social platforms strip metadata on upload; classifieds, forums, email and cloud links usually do not.

How the removal works

The image is decoded to raw pixels and re-encoded without any metadata block. Nothing is “edited out” of the original bytes — the original bytes are discarded entirely. That also removes the thumbnail and any vendor-specific blocks, which a metadata editor might miss.

The cost: one generation of re-encoding

For JPG and WebP the quality setting (92% by default) determines the loss. At 92% it is not visible in normal viewing. If you need zero loss, export PNG — that path is byte-exact for pixels and still has no metadata.

How it works

1

Add images

Drop a file, several files, or a whole folder. Nothing is uploaded.

2

Set the spec

Pick the target from this page — it is already filled in for you.

3

Download

Exact-size output, or a ZIP when you came with a batch.

Frequently asked questions

Does it keep the photo orientation?
Yes. The rotation is applied to the pixels while decoding, so the photo looks the same even though the orientation tag is gone. This is the part most metadata strippers get wrong — they delete the tag and leave the image sideways.
Can I see what was removed?
Not in this version. On macOS, Preview → Tools → Show Inspector reads EXIF from the original; on Windows, right-click → Properties → Details. Compare before and after to confirm the fields are gone.
Does it work on HEIC?
If your browser can decode HEIC (Safari can), it converts and strips in one pass. Otherwise export as JPG from Photos first.
Is batching supported?
Yes, up to 200 files. Useful when you are publishing an album and do not want to check each file individually.

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