How do I strip GPS and other metadata from a phone photo?
EXIF metadata remover online - strip GPS coordinates, camera model, capture date, serial number from any photo before publishing online.
Drop a file - tool shows exactly what it found (highlighting sensitive fields), warns if GPS coordinates are present, and lets you download a metadata-free copy.
All processing locally - photo never leaves your browser.
Useful before posting a phone photo on Twitter, Reddit, a forum, or sharing to a private gallery.
How to use it
- Drop a phone / camera photo onto the dropzone or click "Choose file". JPG (most common EXIF carrier), PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC supported.
- Tool lists every metadata tag detected - camera, model, date, GPS, serial number. Sensitive fields highlighted red.
- If the photo contains GPS coordinates you'll see a strong warning - that's literally your home or workplace baked into the file.
- Click "Download cleaned file". Result visually identical, but with all metadata stripped - safe to publish.
When this is useful
Why strip EXIF before publishing - typical reasons:
- Privacy - a phone photo carries the exact GPS location of where it was taken - your home, office, or holiday spot. Posting it publicly on Twitter = open invitation to stalkers.
- Anonymity - EXIF includes a camera serial number. If you post photos under one account and others elsewhere with the same camera, they can be linked.
- Source-protection journalism - anonymous photo sources must strip EXIF to avoid exposing gear/time/location.
- Selling a used camera - photos taken with it carry the serial number - after the sale you may run into trouble.
- Marketing and SEO - some platforms treat EXIF-free photos as more "raw" - keeping EXIF can hurt you when republishing the same image.
After cleaning, run the file through the image compressor to shrink before social-uploading.
Questions and answers
Exchangeable Image File Format - a metadata block embedded in photos by cameras and phones. Typical contents:
- Camera make and model
- Shooting parameters (ISO, shutter, focal length, aperture)
- Capture date/time
- GPS location
- Device serial number
- Author, copyright, software
EXIF is part of the file - travels with the image everywhere.