Remove Image Metadata Online: Strip GPS, Camera Data & All Hidden Photo Info
This EXIF metadata remover strips all hidden data from your photos β GPS coordinates, camera make and model, lens, ISO, shutter speed, timestamps, author name, and copyright. Upload up to 20 images, choose exactly what to remove (GPS only, device info, timestamps, or everything), and download completely clean files. 100% browser-based β your photos never leave your device.
Why You Should Remove GPS Data from Photos Before Sharing
EXIF GPS coordinates are accurate to within 3 to 15 metres. Every photo taken on a smartphone with location services enabled embeds your exact position at the moment of capture. A photo of your food posted to a forum, a selfie shared in a chat, or a product photo emailed to a client β if the file is shared directly, anyone who downloads it and reads the EXIF data can see exactly where it was taken.
This means a photo taken at home reveals your home address. A photo from work reveals your office location. A photo from a regular cafΓ© reveals your routine. Before sharing any photo as a file (not via social media upload), strip the GPS data using this tool.
What Each Removal Mode Does
- Remove Everything β strips all EXIF, IPTC, XMP and metadata using canvas re-encoding. The clean file contains only pixel data. Use before sharing photos publicly.
- GPS Only β removes latitude, longitude and altitude data while preserving camera settings, timestamps and all other EXIF. Use when you need to share technical metadata but protect location.
- Device Info β removes camera make, model, lens and software fields while preserving GPS and timestamps. Use when you want to keep location data but not expose your device.
- Timestamps Only β removes date/time fields while preserving GPS and camera data. Use when timing is sensitive but location is acceptable.
Who Needs to Remove Photo Metadata
Privacy Users
Strip GPS before sharing photos via email, WhatsApp, Discord or direct download links. Social media strips EXIF, but direct file sharing does not.
Journalists
Remove location data from photos taken at sensitive locations before publishing. Protects sources and conceals reporter positions.
E-commerce Sellers
Clean product photos before uploading. Remove studio location, camera model and personal data from product shots before distribution.
Photographers
Control what metadata clients receive. Strip camera settings and location before selling prints or licensing images to clients.
Businesses
Clean photos before publishing to websites or press kits. Remove office GPS coordinates and staff device identifiers from business images.
Real Estate
Strip property GPS from listing photos before uploading to portals. Prevent automatic location disclosure through metadata.
How the Metadata Removal Works
Remove Everything uses the browser's HTML5 Canvas API β the image is drawn to an offscreen canvas and re-exported as a new JPEG file at 95% quality. Canvas output contains only pixel data β every EXIF tag, IPTC record, XMP packet, and ICC profile is discarded during re-encoding.
Selective modes (GPS, Device, Timestamps) use binary EXIF editing β the JPEG file is read as bytes, specific IFD tag entries are located and zeroed, and the file is reconstructed with those fields removed while all other metadata is preserved intact. No re-encoding occurs, so there is absolutely zero quality loss.
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