Remove EXIF Data & GPS Metadata from Photos Online - 100% Client-Side Privacy
Inspect and permanently strip hidden EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata, including exact GPS latitude/longitude, smartphone model, lens serial numbers, and capture timestamps, before sharing photos online.
This tool processes your input on your device.
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How to use it
Follow these steps in the workspace above.
- Drop your JPG, PNG, or WebP photo into the highlighted upload field.
- Review any detected image properties and metadata markers.
- Click Download Clean Image to export a fresh pixel-only file with 100% of EXIF/GPS headers stripped.
How it works
Every photo captured on an iPhone, Android device, or digital camera embeds hidden Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) headers inside the binary file container. Unless scrubbed, uploading an original photo to a forum, classifieds listing, personal blog, or public repository can expose your exact home or office GPS coordinates down to a few meters, alongside the exact date, time, device model, and editing software used.
What Hidden Metadata Does This Tool Strip?
- Geolocation Tags (GPS IFD): Latitude, longitude, altitude, compass bearing, and GPS speed vectors.
- Device & Optical Fingerprints: Camera make/model, body serial number, lens ID, shutter count, ISO, aperture, and focal length.
- Author & Software Headers (IPTC/XMP): Embedded copyright strings, Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop edit history, and embedded JPEG preview thumbnails (which can sometimes retain uncropped regions of an image).
Because our scrubber reconstructs the image from raw decoded RGBA pixel values on an HTML5 Canvas, no binary APP1 (EXIF) or APP13 (IPTC) segments survive in the exported file. Also cuts 20 KB-80 KB of dead weight, pair with our Image Compressor for even lighter web images.
