How to remove location and EXIF data from a photo

Steps

1. Open the Remove EXIF data tool and drop in your JPG, PNG or WebP photos.
2. Press Remove metadata.
3. Download each cleaned file, or all of them as a ZIP.
4. Optionally check the result: on Windows, right-click the file, choose Properties and open the Details tab.

What is hidden in a photo

Phones and cameras write extra details into the file: the exact place it was taken, the date and time, and the device model. Anyone who gets the original file can read them, even if the picture itself shows nothing private.

Many social sites strip some of this themselves, but not all do, and a photo sent by email or chat usually arrives unchanged. Cleaning it first is the safe habit.

What this does not hide

Removing metadata does not change what is in the picture. A street sign, a house number or a face is still visible. To hide part of the image itself, use the Blur or hide tool.

Because JPG data is not recompressed, the picture looks exactly as before and the file is only slightly smaller.

Tips

Clean photos before you send them, not after. A picture you have already posted or emailed cannot be taken back, but the next one can be sent clean.

Screenshots usually carry no location, so they are a safe way to share a picture of a screen. Photos from a phone camera are the ones worth cleaning, especially pictures taken at home.