PhotoRiyaWhy remove the location from a photo?
If location services are on, your phone writes the exact latitude and longitude into every photo it takes. Share the original file, by email, in a cloud link, on a classifieds site or as a download, and anyone who opens the file's details can see where you were. That can mean your home, your children's school or your workplace.
Many social networks remove this data when you upload, but not all of them do, and not when you send the file directly. Removing it yourself first is the safe choice.
How to remove the GPS data
Drop the photo onto the box above. If it has a location, a notice appears with the coordinates and a link to the spot on a map. Press Remove all metadata and download the clean copy. The tool then re-reads the clean file to confirm that the location is gone.
The location is deleted together with the rest of the EXIF data, so the camera details, dates and serial numbers go too. The picture is not recompressed, so it looks exactly the same.
Stop it at the source
To stop photos being tagged, switch off location access for the camera app in your phone's privacy settings. Photos you took earlier still need cleaning, and so do pictures from cameras that have a built-in GPS.
Questions people ask
How do I remove the location from a photo?
Drop the photo onto the tool above and press Remove all metadata. Then download the clean copy. The GPS coordinates are deleted from the file.
How can I tell if my photo has a location?
Drop it onto the tool. If the file has GPS data, a notice shows the coordinates and a Location section lists them. If not, it says no personal data was found.
Does removing the location change the picture?
No. Only the metadata is removed. The picture is copied exactly, with no recompression.
Do screenshots contain a location?
Normally not, because they aren't taken by the camera. You can drop a screenshot onto the tool to check.
Will the photo still be the right way up?
Yes. The orientation is kept by default, as a tiny note that says how to rotate the photo, and it contains no personal information.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read and cleaned inside your browser tab, on your own device, and nothing is sent anywhere. That matters here more than anywhere: the whole point is that the details in your photo stay private.
Which file types does it support?
It can show the metadata of JPG, PNG, WebP and TIFF files, including TIFF-based RAW files such as DNG. It can remove metadata from JPG, PNG and WebP. For other formats, convert the picture first with the image converter.
What is the largest file I can use?
Files up to 400 MB. A browser tab has limited memory, so very large files work best on a computer rather than a phone.
More free tools
- EXIF data remover to clean photos before sharingRemove EXIF, GPS, XMP and text metadata from JPG, PNG and WebP photos, with no recompression.
- EXIF data viewer that shows what your photo revealsSee the EXIF metadata of a photo, with GPS location and other personal details flagged.
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