Every photo quietly carries a dossier: the camera that took it, the settings, the date — and often the exact GPS spot where you were standing. Drop a photo below to see what yours reveals, then strip it all out in one click. Your photo is analysed on your own device and never uploaded.
Why local-only matters — especially for photos
Most online EXIF removers ask you to upload your photo to their server first. That is backwards: the whole point is to stop strangers learning things from your pictures, yet the upload itself hands the original — GPS and all — to a stranger's server, where it may be logged, cached or kept.
This tool takes the opposite approach. The analysis and the cleaning happen entirely in your browser, on your device. It works with the network cable pulled out. Your photos never leave your hands, so there is nothing to leak, log or misuse.
What your photos are telling the world
Where you were. Phones tag most photos with GPS coordinates accurate to a few metres. A snap of something you're selling, a pet, or a child's birthday can quietly publish your home address to anyone who downloads the original file.
When and with what. Timestamps, camera and lens models, and even software names build a detailed picture of your routines and your gear. Artist and copyright fields can contain your real name, put there by your camera or editing app without you noticing.
Where it leaks. Big social platforms usually strip metadata from the copies they display — but originals shared by email, cloud-drive links, messaging apps that send "full quality", forums and marketplace listings often keep every byte. Checking before you share takes five seconds; this page is those five seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What is EXIF data?
EXIF is metadata your camera or phone embeds inside every photo file: the camera make and model, the date and time, exposure settings like shutter speed, aperture and ISO, the lens used — and, on most phones, the exact GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken. It is invisible when you look at the picture, but anyone who receives the original file can read it.
Can a photo reveal where I live?
Yes. If location tagging is on, the photo carries GPS coordinates precise to a few metres. Post that original file to a forum, a classifieds site, or send it by email or a cloud link, and anyone can pinpoint where it was taken — often your home. This viewer shows you the coordinates and a map link so you can check before you share, and the remover deletes them.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No — never. This tool runs entirely in your browser with JavaScript. Your photo is read on your own device, analysed locally, and the cleaned file is generated as a download from your browser. Nothing is sent to or stored on any server, which is exactly how a privacy tool should work.
Will removing metadata change or damage my photo?
No. JPEG files are cleaned at the byte level: only the metadata segments are removed and the image data is copied byte for byte — there is no re-compression and zero quality loss. PNG and WebP files are re-encoded losslessly as PNG, so their pixels are preserved exactly too.
What exactly gets removed?
EXIF (including GPS), XMP, IPTC and embedded comments are removed. On JPEG files the ICC colour profile is deliberately kept, because it is not personal data and removing it could shift how colours render. After cleaning, the tool re-scans the new file in front of you so you can confirm nothing is left.
Does this edit my original photo?
No. Your original file is never modified. You download a separate cleaned copy (the file name gets a "-clean" suffix), so you can keep the full-metadata original in your private archive and share only the cleaned copy.