Privacy and metadata · OnDevice
Remove EXIF and GPS location from photos before you upload them
Clear GPS location and other hidden metadata before you upload a photo somewhere else. JPEG, PNG, and WebP are cleaned without re-encoding the pixels when possible. Other formats are re-encoded to PNG so hidden data is not carried over.
No upload. Files never leave your device.
Drop photos here
JPEG, PNG, and WebP can be stripped in place. TIFF, AVIF, and similar files are decoded and saved as PNG. Multiple files are fine.
Results
No files yet. Nothing is sent to a server when you add them.
Clear GPS location before you upload
A photo file can hold more than the picture. If the camera had location on, the file may include a GPS coordinate, plus the time and camera model. Cleaning the copy you are about to attach is the last step before a form, an email, a marketplace listing, or a social post. This tool does not turn off location in the camera app; it strips metadata from the files you drop here, on this device.
iPhone
Photos can include location when Location Services was enabled for the Camera. Sharing through AirDrop, Files, or a USB export often keeps that EXIF intact. Run the file through this page in Safari or another browser before you upload it to a site that does not need to know where the picture was taken.
Android
Many camera apps tag GPS in the same way. A share to a drive folder or a messenger may still include it. Clean the file here first, then attach the download. You can do that in the phone’s browser or on a computer.
Mac
Preview’s inspector can show whether a JPEG still has location. This page handles a batch of JPEG, PNG, and WebP files and, when it can, removes the metadata without re-encoding the pixels — useful before you send a set of photos out from a Mac.
Frequently asked questions
Does this upload my photos?
No. Cleaning runs in a Web Worker on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.
Why should I clear GPS location before I upload a photo?
Phone photos often store where they were taken, along with the time and camera details. If you attach that file to a form, a listing, or a public post, you may be sharing a location you did not mean to publish. This page removes GPS and other EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and comment fields from the copy you drop here. It does not change the camera app’s settings on your phone.
Does this work on iPhone, Android, and Mac photos?
Yes. iPhone and Android cameras can both write location into the file when Location Services or location tagging is on. AirDrop, Files, USB, or a cloud-folder export can still carry that EXIF. On a Mac, Preview can show location in the inspector; this page will strip it from a batch of JPEG, PNG, or WebP files. You can run the page in a browser on any of those devices.
What is removed?
On JPEG, PNG, and WebP, the tool drops EXIF (including GPS), XMP, IPTC, and comment fields. Color profiles (ICC) are kept so colors stay closer to the original. Other metadata-bearing formats are re-encoded to PNG, which does not carry EXIF.
Is the picture re-compressed?
Not for JPEG, PNG, or WebP when a lossless strip succeeds — the pixels stay as they were. If a file has to be re-encoded, it is saved as PNG and the result will mention that.
How can I tell it worked?
Each result line lists what was removed, or says that no EXIF, IPTC, XMP, or comment fields were found. You can also inspect the download with any EXIF viewer.
Can I clean many files at once?
Yes. Add a batch, run the cleaner, then download a ZIP.
Is there a file size limit?
Files larger than 40 MB are refused.