Remove EXIF data from photos
Drop images in with metadata removal on and the output is a clean JPG — no GPS, no camera serial, no capture time. The file never leaves your device, which matters more here than anywhere else on this site.
A photo straight off a phone is a small document about where you were and what you were carrying. Usually that is harmless. Occasionally it is not, and the file does not know the difference.
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Don't take our word for it — check it yourself in DevTools.
What your photos are carrying
| Field | Records | Exposure |
|---|---|---|
GPSLatitude / GPSLongitude | Where the photo was taken, to a few metres | high |
DateTimeOriginal | The exact second of capture | medium |
Make / Model | Phone or camera model | medium |
BodySerialNumber | The camera body’s serial number | high |
LensModel | Which lens was fitted | low |
Software | OS version, or the editor used | low |
Artist / Copyright | Whatever name the camera was configured with | medium |
The serial number is the one people underestimate. It is stable across every photo a camera has ever taken, which makes it a reliable way to link otherwise unconnected images to the same owner.
When it matters
Selling something online from home. Posting a photo of a pet, a garden, a view from a window. Sending a picture of a document to someone you do not know. Anything involving a child's school, a workplace, or a routine.
In each case the photo is the thing you meant to share and the coordinates are the thing you did not. Platforms that strip metadata on upload cover some of these; email, chat attachments and file links cover none of them.
Questions
What is EXIF data?
A block of metadata cameras write into image files. It records the settings used, the equipment, the time, and — on any phone with location services enabled — the coordinates. It travels with the file unless something removes it.
Do social networks already strip it?
Most large platforms strip EXIF on upload, but that protects the version they display, not the file. Anything sent by email, chat, cloud link, or a site that does not re-encode keeps the original metadata intact.
Does removing EXIF change how the photo looks?
The image is re-encoded as a JPG, so there is a compression step, controlled by the quality slider. At the default setting the difference is not visible at normal viewing size. Orientation is applied to the pixels, so the photo stays the right way up.
Is the photo uploaded to check it?
No. The file is read and re-encoded in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, which is the point — a tool that uploaded your photo to remove its location data would be self-defeating.