Free tool · CLEAN
Remove EXIF and Location Data from Photos
See the GPS coordinates, camera and timestamps hidden in a photo, then download a clean copy without them.
Runs 100% in your browser. Photos are processed on your device and never uploaded.
Drop photos here, or
JPEG, PNG, WebP (HEIC in Safari). Up to 20 at a time.
Photos are read and re-drawn on a canvas inside this tab, which writes a fresh file with only the pixels. Nothing is uploaded. The color profile is also dropped, so colors can shift slightly on wide-gamut photos.
How it works
Photos carry metadata called EXIF, and on phones it usually includes the exact place the photo was taken. Share the original file and anyone can read the coordinates, often accurate to a few meters, along with the device model and the time.
This tool first reads the file's bytes and lists what it finds: GPS location, camera make and model, capture time, editing software, and XMP or IPTC blocks. Then it decodes the image, draws only the pixels onto a canvas, and exports a new file. A canvas has no idea where a photo came from, so the export carries no EXIF, no GPS and no XMP. The tool re-reads the cleaned file to confirm.
Things to know
- Orientation is applied to the pixels, so the clean photo stays the right way up.
- HEIC photos open in Safari. In other browsers, export as JPEG first or use the iPhone share sheet Options toggle.
- Metadata is only half the story. Street signs, house numbers and reflections in the picture itself can still reveal where you are.
Read more: iPhone privacy settings checklist.
Questions
Yes, if the Camera has location access. iPhone photos store GPS coordinates, the phone model, lens and exact time in EXIF metadata. Some apps strip it when you post, but email, AirDrop, cloud links and many messaging apps send the original file with the location intact.
Drop the photo into this tool and download the clean copy. On iPhone you can also tap Options in the share sheet and turn off Location before sharing, and set Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera to Never for future photos.
No. The image is read by your browser, drawn onto a canvas and saved as a new file in the same tab. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
PNG output is lossless. JPEG and WebP are re-encoded at high quality (0.92), which is visually identical for normal sharing but not bit-for-bit the original. The color profile is also dropped, so wide-gamut photos can look slightly less saturated.
