EXIF / GPS Stripper

Removes hidden location and camera data from a photo before you share it — nothing ever leaves your computer.

Drop in a JPEG and get back a clean copy with the EXIF metadata segment removed — no more hidden GPS coordinates, camera serial number, or timestamp riding along with a photo you post or send. Everything happens in your browser; the file is never uploaded anywhere, and you can verify that yourself by reading the page's source or watching your network traffic. One-time purchase, works offline forever.

What it does

What it does: Reads a JPEG file's raw bytes, locates the APP1 marker segment that holds EXIF data (this is where GPS coordinates, camera make/model, lens info, and capture timestamp live), and removes it — along with Photoshop's APP13 metadata block and any COM comment marker, if present. The compressed image data itself is copied byte-for-byte and never re-encoded, so there is no quality loss, unlike resizing or re-saving a photo through most editors.

Who it's for: Anyone about to post or send a photo who doesn't want the exact GPS coordinates it was taken at (or their camera's serial number) attached to it. The clearest case: a real-estate photographer stripping GPS data from exterior listing shots before they go on a public site — the interior of someone's home is already semi-public once listed, but the exact coordinates embedded in the file are a separate and unnecessary exposure. The same need shows up for event photographers delivering shots from a private venue, sellers photographing items for a marketplace listing from their home, and anyone forwarding a phone photo taken at their house.

Example scenario: A real-estate photographer has just finished shooting a listing. Their camera stamps every JPEG with the exact GPS coordinates of the shoot. Before uploading the gallery to the listing site, they run each file through this tool so the published photos carry no location metadata — only the pixels the buyer is supposed to see.

What it explicitly does not do:

• Does not touch PNG, HEIC, WebP, or any non-JPEG format — JPEG's marker-segment structure is what makes a clean byte-level strip possible without decoding pixels; other formats store metadata differently and would need a different approach.
• Does not remove XMP data carried in a separate APP1 segment that isn't EXIF (identified by its own signature) — this tool's job is specifically EXIF/GPS/camera metadata, not every possible embedded data block.
• Does not resize, recompress, or otherwise alter the image itself.
• Does not batch-process multiple files at once — one file at a time, by design, to keep the tool a single simple screen.
• Does not store or remember anything between sessions — reload the page and the last file is gone.

Features

• Strips the EXIF/APP1 segment — GPS coordinates, camera make/model, lens data, and capture timestamp — from JPEG files
• Also removes Photoshop IPTC metadata (APP13) and comment markers (COM) if present
• No re-encoding: image pixel data is copied byte-for-byte, so there is zero quality loss
• Runs entirely offline in your browser — no network requests, no analytics, nothing uploaded, verifiable by reading the page's own source
• Shows exactly what was found and removed, plus the exact byte count saved
• Handles large files instantly — tested clean on an 8000×8000px / 5.4MB JPEG with no slowdown

Browser support

Functional testing (drag-and-drop equivalent file selection, byte-level strip correctness, download, error states for a non-JPEG file and a corrupted JPEG, a 5.4MB/8000×8000px large file, light and dark mode, keyboard focus, and console cleanliness) was run end-to-end through each engine's real download and re-verified independently — not inferred from reading the code.

FAQ

Does my file get uploaded anywhere?
No. The entire tool is one static HTML file with no server component and no network calls. You can open it with your Wi-Fi off, or read the page's source yourself to confirm there's nothing that sends data anywhere.

Does this work on my iPhone/iPad?
Almost certainly, since iOS Safari supports the same standard browser APIs the tool relies on — but this has not been tested on a physical iOS device, so it isn't claimed as verified. If you try it on iOS and hit an issue, that's useful to know.

What happens to my file if I lose the download?
Nothing is stored by the tool anywhere — your original file is untouched on your computer the whole time, so you can just process it again. If you reload the page before downloading, you'll need to re-drop the file; the tool holds nothing in memory across a reload.

Can I use this for client or commercial work?
Yes — personal and commercial use are both fine, including client deliverables.

Is there a subscription?
No. One-time purchase, yours to keep and reuse forever.

Does it reduce image quality?
No. Only the metadata segment is removed; the compressed pixel data is copied byte-for-byte, untouched.

Try it free in your browser → Open the free version of this tool — runs entirely in your browser, nothing uploaded.