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Remove EXIF Data – Delete GPS Location and Hidden Details from Photos

Photos from phones and cameras often carry hidden information: the exact GPS location where they were taken, the date and time, and the make and model of the device. Add your photos here to see what’s inside and save clean copies with all of it removed — before you post, sell or send them.

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How to remove EXIF data

  1. Add your photos — JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 20 at a time.
  2. The tool reports what each photo contained — for example GPS location, camera model and date taken.
  3. Download the clean copies one by one, or all as a ZIP.

What’s hidden in a photo

DataExampleRisk
GPS location51.5034° N, 0.1276° WReveals your home, school or workplace
Date and time2026:11:08 07:42Shows your routine
DeviceiPhone 15 Pro, Canon EOS R6Identifies your equipment
SoftwareEditing app namesShows how a photo was edited
Camera settingsExposure, lens, flashUsually harmless

When to remove EXIF data

  • Selling items online: photos taken at home can reveal your address.
  • Sharing photos of children: avoid revealing their school or home.
  • Dating profiles and forums: protect your location.
  • Sending images to strangers by email or messaging apps.
  • Publishing on your own website or blog, where files are served as they are.
  • Journalism and activism, where locations and devices must stay private.

How it works

The tool reads the EXIF block at the start of each JPEG to tell you what it found. Then it draws the picture onto a blank canvas and saves it as a brand-new file. Because the new file is created from the pixels alone, no EXIF, GPS, camera or software information is carried over. The photo is rotated upright first, so pictures that relied on an orientation tag still look right.

Checking whether a photo has EXIF data

On a computer, you can see EXIF data in the file’s properties (Windows: right-click → Properties → Details; Mac: open in Preview → Tools → Show Inspector). On phones, swipe up on a photo in the gallery to see its location and details. This tool shows a short summary when you add a photo, so you know what was removed.

Other ways to share privately

  • Turn off location tagging in your camera app so new photos don’t contain GPS.
  • Use “Remove location” options when sharing from your phone’s photo gallery, where available.
  • Blur faces, plates and addresses in the picture itself with blur image — EXIF removal doesn’t hide what’s visible.
  • Watermark your photos with watermark image if you want to show ownership.

For PDFs, the equivalent tool is edit PDF metadata. To reduce file size at the same time, run the clean copies through the image compressor.

Frequently asked questions

What is EXIF data?

Exchangeable Image File Format data is information saved inside a photo file: camera settings, date and time, the device model, and on phones often the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken.

Can people see where my photo was taken?

If the photo contains GPS data and the site or app you share it with doesn’t remove it, anyone who downloads the file can see the location on a map. Many big social networks strip it, but email, messaging apps, forums, marketplaces and file-sharing services may not.

Does removing EXIF change the picture?

The picture looks the same. It’s saved again — PNGs exactly, JPGs at 95% quality — so the file may be slightly different in size. Photos are kept the right way up.

How do I stop my phone adding the location?

On iPhone, go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Camera and choose Never. On Android, open the Camera app’s settings and turn off location tags or “Save location”.

Is my photo uploaded to remove the data?

No. Photos are read and saved in your browser; nothing leaves your device.

Does this work for HEIC photos from iPhone?

Convert them first with the HEIC to JPG tool, then remove the EXIF data from the JPG.

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