Image EXIF & GPS Location Remover
Protect your physical privacy and home location by forensically removing hidden EXIF metadata headers, GPS coordinates, device serial numbers, and camera firmware tags from photos. All pixel rasterization and binary slicing happen 100% inside your local browser RAM.
Image EXIF & GPS Remover
Detects all hidden metadata, shows what was found, and strips it 100% in-browser.
Drop an image here (JPG, PNG, WebP)
Metadata is inspected and stripped locally in memory — zero server uploads
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⚙️ How This Tool Works Locally
When you use this tool on PrivacyKit, every byte is processed directly in your device RAM.
- 1. No Network Traffic: No HTTP POST or PUT requests are made to any server. Your internet can even be disconnected.
- 2. Modern Native APIs: Computation uses native HTML5 Canvas, Web Cryptography (SubtleCrypto), and client-side binary parsers.
- 3. Zero Footprint: Closing this browser tab immediately frees the memory buffer. No persistent cookies or caches remain.
💡 Frequently Asked Questions
What is EXIF metadata and why is it dangerous?
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is hidden technical data automatically embedded by smartphones and digital cameras. It records exact GPS coordinates (pinpointing your house), date/time stamps, camera serial numbers, and device models. Anyone who downloads your original photo can read this data in seconds.
Does removing EXIF metadata reduce image visual quality?
No. PrivacyKit uses direct binary header stripping and high-fidelity canvas processing that removes only the metadata headers (APP1/EXIF segments) while leaving image pixel data intact.
Are my photos uploaded to PrivacyKit servers?
Never. PrivacyKit has zero backend servers. All processing is executed directly inside your web browser using HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript ArrayBuffers. You can even disconnect your internet and the tool will still work.
Which image file formats are supported?
We support all standard web and mobile photography formats including JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg), PNG (.png), and modern WebP (.webp) images.
How do I know if the GPS location was actually removed?
You can test the cleaned output photo using any online EXIF viewer or our built-in Metadata Viewer tool. You will see that all GPS coordinates and device serials are completely gone.
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