View & Remove EXIF Metadata From Photos — Free & Private
See the hidden GPS location and camera data inside your photos — then download a clean copy.
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processed on your device — never uploaded
Every photo from a phone carries a hidden note. It can include the GPS coordinates of where you stood, the date and time to the second, the phone model, and sometimes more. Post that photo on a marketplace, a forum or a dating profile and you may be publishing your home address without knowing it.
This tool does two things. First it shows you what is actually inside your photo, so you can see whether there is a location and what else is recorded. Then it gives you a clean copy: the image is re-created on your device without any of the metadata, so the picture looks the same and the hidden note is gone.
It would make little sense to upload a photo to a server in order to protect your privacy, so nothing is uploaded; the reading and the cleaning both happen in your browser. One honest note: some large platforms strip location data themselves when you post, but many sites, email and direct file sharing do not. Cleaning the file yourself is the only way to be sure.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does a photo reveal about me?
- Photos can carry GPS coordinates, timestamps and device details — enough to reveal where you live or work.
- How is the metadata removed?
- We re-encode the image on your device, which discards every metadata field. The photo itself is never uploaded.
- Does removing EXIF change how the photo looks?
- No. The picture is the same. Only the hidden data is removed. If the photo was relying on a rotation note, the clean copy is saved the right way up.
- Do screenshots have location data?
- Normally not. Screenshots record little beyond the time and device. Camera photos are the ones that carry GPS.
Guides
- Image compression explained: JPG, PNG, WebP, and how to hit an exact file size Why a photo is 4 MB, what actually makes it smaller, the real differences between JPG, PNG and WebP, and how to get a file under 100 KB or 200 KB for a form without it turning to mush.
- What your photos reveal: EXIF, GPS location, and how to strip it before sharing Every phone photo carries a hidden record: where it was taken, when, on which device, sometimes a thumbnail of the uncropped original. Which apps strip it, which do not, how to check a photo, and how to share a clean copy.
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🔒 Your files are processed on your device. This tool runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.