EXIF & GPS Stripper
See what a photo reveals about you, then remove it.
About EXIF & GPS Stripper
Photos taken on a phone usually carry hidden EXIF metadata: the exact GPS coordinates where the picture was taken, the date and time, and the camera or phone model. Anyone who receives the file can read all of it. This tool shows you what a given photo is revealing, then produces a clean copy with every trace removed by redrawing the image from its pixels alone. Worth doing before posting a photo of your home, your child, or anything taken somewhere you would rather not publish.
How to use it
- Drop in a JPEG from your phone or camera.
- Read the summary — it flags GPS coordinates in red if the photo contains them.
- Click "Strip all metadata" and download the clean copy.
Questions
What is EXIF data?
A block of information cameras and phones write into image files: GPS location, timestamp, camera make and model, exposure settings, and sometimes the owner name. It is invisible when you view the photo but trivially readable by anyone with the file.
Do social networks already remove this?
Most large platforms strip EXIF when you upload. But files sent over email, messaging apps that send "as a document", cloud links, and direct downloads usually keep it intact.
Does stripping metadata change how the photo looks?
It is re-encoded as JPEG at high quality, so the visible image is essentially unchanged. Only the hidden data is gone.
Can the original data be recovered from the clean copy?
No. The copy is built from pixel data only — the metadata is not hidden, it simply is not there.
EXIF & GPS Stripper is free and runs entirely in your browser. No account, no upload, no watermark, no limit on use.