Remove EXIF and GPS Data From Photos Before You Share (Free, Lossless)
Every photo from a phone carries a silent passenger: camera model, lens, timestamp and often the exact GPS point where you stood. Upload the original to a public listing and that metadata travels with it.
Removing it does not require re-saving the image or touching its pixels. This guide explains what lives in EXIF, what the removal tool strips, and how to verify the result yourself.
What hides inside a photo
EXIF blocks store capture settings and timestamps; GPS tags store coordinates; XMP carries editing history and ratings. None of it is visible in the picture, all of it is visible to anyone who receives the file.
Marketplace listings, rental portals and public forums are the usual leak points because they keep originals.
Step by step
- Open Remove Image Metadata and add JPEG, PNG or WebP files.
- The tool lists what it found: EXIF, GPS, XMP or thumbnail blocks.
- Run the strip; metadata blocks are dropped from the file container without re-encoding the image data.
- Download the cleaned file, or check it first with Photo Metadata Viewer.
Lossless means lossless
Because pixels are never decoded or re-saved, file quality is bit-identical apart from the removed blocks. There is no generation loss, unlike opening and re-exporting in an editor.
- File size usually shrinks by a few kilobytes, sometimes more when embedded thumbnails go.
Dimensions, colour profile handling and orientation flags you rely on for display are preserved.
Batch behaviour is per file, in order, so cleaned downloads match your input list.
When you should keep metadata
Photographers submitting to contests or stock agencies often must retain EXIF as proof of capture. Keep an untouched master archive and strip only the copies you publish.
If you need to edit specific tags rather than delete everything, use Photo EXIF Editor instead.
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