Remove metadata & GPS from your photos
Every photo your phone takes carries more than the picture, where it was taken, which camera took it, and when. See exactly what yours are carrying, then strip it out before you share.
Want the best result? Read How to convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone.
What your photos are actually carrying
A photo file is not only pixels. Alongside the image, cameras and phones write a block of EXIF metadata that commonly includes the GPS coordinates where the shot was taken, often accurate to a few metres, plus the camera make and model, its serial number, the lens used, and the exact date and time down to the second.
None of that is visible when you look at the picture, which is precisely the problem. A photo of something harmless, posted publicly, can carry the coordinates of your home.
Some platforms strip this on upload. Many do not, and the ones that do rarely say so. Sending a file directly, by email, by message, on a forum, or as a marketplace listing photo, almost never strips anything.
How this tool removes it
For JPG and PNG the metadata is removed losslessly. The file's structure is walked, the metadata segments are dropped, and the compressed image data is copied across untouched. Your photo is not re-compressed and loses no quality whatsoever, only the boxes around the image are removed.
That is worth knowing because it is not how most metadata removers work. The usual approach is to redraw the image and re-save it, which does clear the metadata but re-compresses every pixel as a side effect. A lossless request quietly costs you quality.
The colour profile and display density are deliberately kept. Removing those would shift your photo's colours and could change the size it displays at, a cost with no privacy benefit, since neither identifies you.
What is kept and what is removed
Removed: GPS coordinates and altitude, camera make, model and serial number, lens details, capture and modification timestamps, software and editing history, author and copyright fields, embedded thumbnails, and any free-text comments.
Kept: the image itself, bit for bit; the ICC colour profile so colours render correctly; and JFIF density so the image displays at the intended size.
The tool tells you which of these were present in each file rather than simply reporting success, so you can see what was actually there.
Nothing is uploaded
The file never leaves your device. It is read by the browser tab, rewritten in memory, and handed back to you as a download. There is no server involved at any point.
You do not have to take that on trust. Load this page, disconnect from the internet, and clean a photo anyway, it still works, because everything needed is already in the tab. That is not a claim a tool which uploads your files could make.
This matters more for metadata than for anything else on this site. Uploading a photo to have its location data removed means handing that location data to whoever runs the server, which is an odd way to protect it.
When you should remove metadata
Think about the last photo you took on your phone. Maybe it was your new place, or your kid at the park, or your regular jogging route. That photo has GPS coordinates baked into it, accurate to a few metres. If you post it online or send it to someone, those coordinates go with it.
Same goes for sharing with people you don't know well. Selling something on Marketplace? Posting in a forum? Emailing a photo to someone? All of those can leak information you didn't mean to share.
Or when you're filling out forms, government stuff, insurance claims, job applications. They don't need your camera's serial number or the exact time you took the photo. The metadata is just extra personal info sitting there.
And if you're cleaning out old photos from a camera or phone you don't use anymore, stripping the metadata gets rid of information that might not even be accurate anymore but could still cause problems if it gets out.
Quick questions
Does removing metadata reduce my photo's quality?
Not for JPG or PNG. The image data is copied across untouched, only the metadata segments are dropped. Other formats are re-encoded, and the tool tells you when that happens.
Will this remove GPS coordinates?
Yes. GPS latitude, longitude and altitude are removed, and the tool reports how many of your photos contained coordinates in the first place.
Are my photos uploaded to check them?
No. Everything happens in your browser. Disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
Does social media already strip this?
Some platforms do on upload, many do not, and few state it clearly. Files sent by email, message or posted to forums are usually untouched.
Can I remove metadata from several photos at once?
Yes, up to 200 per batch, downloadable as a single ZIP.
Why is the colour profile kept?
Removing it shifts your photo's colours with no privacy benefit, since a colour profile does not identify you.
Can removed metadata be recovered?
Not from the cleaned copy, the data is not written to it. Your original file is unchanged, so keep or delete that as you prefer.
Converters
Start here if your files still need converting before you use this tool.