Remove location data from a photo
A photo from a phone can carry the GPS position where it was taken, along with the phone model and the time. Load the photo here and save a copy. The copy is made in your browser from the pixels alone, so none of that comes along.
How to remove photo metadata
- Paste a photo with Ctrl+V, drop a file on the page or press Load.
- For JPEG files, a note under the options bar reports any location, camera or date data it finds. For other formats, it says they aren't checked.
- Save the photo as PNG, JPEG or WebP, or copy it with Ctrl+C. Neither keeps any of that data.
What gets removed
Saving encodes the image's pixels into a new file with no EXIF data at all: no GPS position, no camera or phone model, no lens or exposure settings, and no date. A copy made with Ctrl+C has none either.
What the note checks
The note reads the EXIF data of JPEG files. It doesn't read HEIC (what iPhones save by default), PNG or WebP files, but saved copies of those have no EXIF or location data either. On every other page of this site the note appears too, when a photo has location data.
Hide more before you share
Before you share, blur a face, black out a number plate or a house number, or crop down to what you want to show.
FAQ
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is read and saved in your browser, and it never leaves your device. With history off, your browser keeps it until you open the editor again after closing the tab; with history on, until you delete it in History.
Does the copy keep the photo's quality?
PNG keeps every pixel, at a larger file size. JPEG and WebP compress the photo again at the quality you pick. A photo over 8192 pixels on its long side (4096 on phones, tablets and computers with little memory) is scaled down to that size when it loads.
Does it remove location data from HEIC or PNG files?
Yes, from any file that opens here: the saved copy has no EXIF or location data. HEIC opens in Safari and in any browser on an iPhone or iPad, but not in Chrome or Firefox on a computer or an Android phone.