Phone photos carry EXIF metadata: the date and time, the phone model, camera settings, and, if location was on, the GPS coordinates of where you stood. Large social networks usually strip it on upload, but email attachments, file shares, marketplace listings and forum posts often keep it intact.
On this page every still image is re-encoded from its pixels, even when the new file is not smaller, so none of that metadata is carried over. Quality is set to 92 and each file keeps its format, so the cleaned copy looks the same as the original.
How to remove EXIF and location data
Add the photos
Drop them or paste them. Batch is fine.
Download the cleaned copies
Each result has no EXIF, no GPS and no camera fields.
Share the new files
Send or post the downloaded copies, not the originals.
What gets removed
Location
GPS latitude, longitude and altitude, which can point to your home.
Device and time
Phone or camera model, lens, settings, and the exact capture time.
Orientation and color
Some photos store rotation as an EXIF flag rather than in the pixels. The browser applies that rotation before drawing, so the cleaned file is saved upright and no longer needs the flag.
Embedded color profiles are not carried across either; the image is saved for standard sRGB display, which is what browsers and most apps expect.
Where metadata survives
| Sharing method | Metadata usually |
|---|---|
| Email attachment | Kept |
| Cloud share link | Kept |
| Large social networks | Stripped on upload |
| Messaging apps, sent as a file | Often kept |
EXIF removal questions
How do I remove location from a photo?
Drop it here and download the result. The GPS coordinates are not copied into the new file.
How can I check that EXIF is gone?
On Windows open Properties then Details, on a Mac use the Inspector in Preview, or open the file in any EXIF viewer. The GPS and camera fields will be empty.
Does removing EXIF reduce quality?
The file is re-encoded at quality 92, which looks the same. Raise it to 100 if you need near-lossless.
Is the photo uploaded to strip the data?
No. That would defeat the purpose. It happens in your browser.