Remove Photo Location Data
Check before posting photos taken at home on marketplaces, forums or blogs.
| File | Location (GPS) | Camera & time | Other data |
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Remove hidden data before you share
Photos from phones and cameras carry invisible EXIF data: the date and time, the device model and — if location services were on — the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken. Post an original photo taken at home on a marketplace, forum or blog and someone could work out where you live. Many social networks strip location data, but forums, email attachments and cloud shares often pass the original file along untouched.
What this tool does
- Inspect — shows, per photo, whether there's location data (and the coordinates), which device took it and when, and any XMP, IPTC or comment data.
- Strip — cuts the metadata out of the file without recompressing the image, so quality and pixels are identical to the original. Works for JPG, PNG and WEBP.
- Re-check — reads the result again to confirm no location data is left before you download.
Options
“Keep orientation tag” keeps a single rotation value so portrait photos don't end up sideways — it contains no personal information. The color profile (ICC) makes colors display correctly, so keeping it is recommended. iPhone HEIC photos use a different format; they're converted to JPG with all metadata removed.
Visible details — faces, license plates, shipping labels — aren't touched by this tool. Hide those with Blur & Pixelate. Your photos are inspected and cleaned on this device only.
Frequently asked questions
Location shows “None”. Is the photo safe?
It means the file has no location record. Still check for visible clues like street signs or the view from a window.
How do I stop my phone adding location to photos?
Turn off location tagging in your camera settings (Android: camera app settings; iPhone: Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Camera).
Can removed data be restored?
Not from the cleaned file. Keep the original if you need it.
Related tools
- Compress ImageShrink JPG and PNG photos to a target size like 300 KB — batch, ZIP
- Blur & Pixelate ImageDrag a box over faces, plates or personal info → pixelate, blur or black box
- HEIC to JPGConvert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG or PNG — many at once, ZIP
- Resize ImageSet width and height in pixels or percent, use common sizes, batch resize
- WEBP to JPGConvert WEBP, AVIF, PNG and GIF to JPG or PNG — choose a background color
- Remove BackgroundErase the background behind people and products — transparent PNG or any color