Remove GPS location from a photo
Phones write GPS coordinates into nearly every photo they take. Post one online with metadata intact and you've published where you were standing, sometimes down to a few meters, which for photos taken at home is your address.
This tool reads the photo's metadata locally, shows you the coordinates it found, and exports a clean copy with everything stripped. It then rescans its own output and shows a before and after count, so the removal is proven rather than promised.
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This is Image Metadata Viewer & Remover preconfigured for this task — open the full tool for every option.
How it works
Select a photo. Metadata is parsed locally and grouped by Location, Device, Time, Identity, and Other.
Risky fields such as GPS coordinates are highlighted first.
Export a clean copy — the image is re-encoded without metadata.
The output is reparsed to confirm the fields are gone, and you get a before/after report of field counts.
What the tool does
- Reads EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, and ICC metadata locally
- Groups fields by risk: Location, Device, Time, Identity, Editing, Other
- Shows GPS position on a plain-language summary (no map service is contacted)
- Strips all metadata via clean re-encode
- Reparses the exported file and reports before/after field counts
How the result is verified
The exported bytes are reparsed with the same metadata engine. Success requires zero remaining EXIF/GPS/XMP/IPTC fields; the report lists field names and counts only, never values.
Frequently asked questions
Which photos have GPS in them?
Almost anything from a phone with location services on, plus many drone and mirrorless camera shots. The tool shows you exactly what's present in yours, highlighted first when it finds coordinates.
Does screenshotting a photo remove GPS?
Yes, screenshots are new images without the original's EXIF. But they also cost you resolution and quality, and this does the job without either loss.
Is my photo uploaded to check it?
No. Metadata parsing, stripping, and the verification rescan all run inside your browser tab.