Remove GPS data from photos
Add your photos with metadata removal switched on. The output JPG carries no coordinates. The original file is read in your browser and never sent anywhere.
If location services were on when you took it, your photo knows where you were to within a few metres — and keeps knowing after you send it.
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Don't take our word for it — check it yourself in DevTools.
Removing it from a file is not the same as turning it off
This tool cleans photos you already have. It does not change what your camera records next time, and that is the setting worth changing if the answer is usually "no".
- iPhone — Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera, then Never.
- Android — open the Camera app's own settings and turn off location tags. The wording varies by manufacturer.
Neither changes photos already in your library. For those, convert them here.
Where photos leak coordinates
| How you send it | GPS usually survives? |
|---|---|
| Email attachment | Yes |
| Cloud link (Drive, Dropbox) | Yes |
| Chat app, sent as a document | Yes |
| Chat app, sent as a photo | Usually not |
| Large social platforms | Usually not, on the displayed copy |
| Marketplace and forum uploads | Varies — often yes |
"Usually not" is doing a lot of work in that table. A platform stripping metadata is a behaviour, not a promise, and it applies to the copy they render rather than to any original they keep. Removing it yourself does not depend on anyone's implementation.
Questions
How accurate is the location stored in a photo?
Typically within a few metres outdoors, because it comes from the same GPS fix your maps app uses. It is precise enough to identify a specific building, and often a specific part of one.
Can I remove only the GPS and keep the capture date?
Not with this tool. It re-encodes the image, which clears the whole EXIF block — an all-or-nothing operation. If you need the date preserved, note it before converting. A selective editor is the right tool for surgical edits.
How do I stop my phone recording location in the first place?
On iPhone: Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera, then Never. On Android: open the Camera app settings and turn off location tags. This only affects photos taken afterwards.
Does sending a photo through WhatsApp or Signal remove it?
Sending as a photo usually does, because the app re-encodes the image. Sending the same file as a document usually does not. The distinction is easy to get wrong under time pressure, which is why removing it from the file is more reliable.