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Remove EXIF Data and GPS Location from Photos

Strip the GPS location, camera details and dates from photos before you share them.

or drag and drop here, or paste with Ctrl+V / ⌘V

Accepted: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF

Convert on our server?

If you continue, the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection and converted on our server. You can keep using the site meanwhile. The original is deleted as soon as it is converted; the result is kept for 7 days so you can download it, and you can delete it at any time. Files are never shared or used for anything else.

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How to use: EXIF Remover

  1. 1 Choose or drag in one or more photos.
  2. 2 Keep “colour profile” on unless you want to remove absolutely everything.
  3. 3 Each photo is cleaned as soon as it is added; the list shows what was removed.
  4. 4 Download the clean photos one by one, or all at once as a ZIP file.

About this tool

Every photo from a phone or camera carries hidden information: often the exact GPS location, the date and time, the camera and lens, and sometimes your name or the software you used. When you send the original file, the recipient can read all of it.

This tool removes that metadata. JPG, PNG and WebP files are cleaned without being re-compressed, so the picture stays exactly the same. HEIC, AVIF and TIFF photos are saved again from their pixels (HEIC as JPG), which leaves all metadata behind.

Two things are deliberately kept: the orientation, so photos don't end up sideways, and, if you leave the option on, the colour profile, which keeps colours accurate and contains no personal data. Everything runs in your browser; your photos are not uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is removed?

EXIF data (camera, lens, settings, dates, GPS location, embedded preview), XMP and IPTC blocks (editing history, captions, author, copyright), comments and text chunks. The list next to each file shows which kinds were found.

Does removing metadata reduce quality?

Not for JPG, PNG and WebP: the image data is copied unchanged and only the metadata blocks are left out. HEIC, AVIF and TIFF are saved again at high quality, because their metadata cannot be removed reliably in place.

Why is the orientation kept?

Many phones store photos sideways and add an orientation tag. Removing it would make photos appear rotated, so the tool writes back that single tag and nothing else.

Should I keep the colour profile?

Usually yes. It describes how colours should look and contains no personal information. Without it, photos from some cameras look duller or shifted.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. The metadata is removed by your own browser and the photos never leave your device.

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