Does the photo leave my device?

No, and that is the entire point. Reading and stripping both happen in your browser. Nothing is transmitted, logged or stored.

How can I confirm the metadata is gone?

Run the output back through the EXIF viewer — it will report no metadata found. Removal works by re-encoding the pixels, so there is no hidden block left behind.

Do I lose image quality?

The photos are bounded to 2000 pixels and compressed to around 500 KB, which looks identical on any screen. If you need the full resolution preserved, use the EXIF remover directly and download the lossless PNG.

Remove location data from your photos

Runs in your browser

Drop your photos in below. Every EXIF, GPS and device metadata block is removed, the images are bounded to a sensible sharing size, and the result is packaged for you.

Drop images hereor click to choose — nothing is uploaded

What a photo actually records

Phones write a metadata block into every image: the device make and model, the exact moment of capture, camera settings, and — unless location services were off for the camera — the latitude and longitude to several decimal places. That is precise enough to identify a specific building. A single photo taken at home and posted publicly can therefore disclose a home address.

Where it leaks

Large social platforms strip metadata on upload, which lulls people into assuming it is always removed. It is not. Files sent by email, shared through a cloud link, attached to a marketplace listing, or sent through a messaging app 'as a document' very often arrive with the original metadata intact.

Why this has to happen locally

Uploading a photo to a website so it can remove your location means handing that website your location first. This runs entirely in your browser: the image is decoded and re-encoded on your device, and only pixel data survives that round trip. There is nothing left to recover, and nothing was sent anywhere.

Stopping it at the source

Removing metadata after the fact is a cure; turning it off is prevention. On iPhone, Settings then Privacy and Security then Location Services then Camera, set to Never. On Android, open the camera app settings and disable location tags or store location. Both leave existing photos untouched, so a library shot over several years still needs cleaning — but everything you take afterwards is clean from the start.

FAQ

Does the photo leave my device?: No, and that is the entire point. Reading and stripping both happen in your browser. Nothing is transmitted, logged or stored.
How can I confirm the metadata is gone?: Run the output back through the EXIF viewer — it will report no metadata found. Removal works by re-encoding the pixels, so there is no hidden block left behind.
Do I lose image quality?: The photos are bounded to 2000 pixels and compressed to around 500 KB, which looks identical on any screen. If you need the full resolution preserved, use the EXIF remover directly and download the lossless PNG.

The tools behind this

Doing this regularly? The Privacy-Safe Photos recipe runs the whole job in one pass.