Why remove GPS from photos?
Geotags can reveal where you live, work, or traveled. Marketplace listings, family albums, and screenshots are common leak paths—even when the picture looks harmless. Removing GPS does not guarantee anonymity if the scene itself shows a street or landmark, but it stops the invisible map pin in the file header.
What location tags we look for
- GPS latitude and longitude
- Altitude, speed, and image direction when present
- GPS date/time stamps tied to the fix
- City / country IPTC fields that name a place
High-risk tags are labeled in the tool so you can see why stripping matters before you download.
How to strip GPS with ExifClean
- Use the tool above and choose a photo.
- Scan the metadata list for GPS or location fields.
- Pick JPG, PNG, or WebP output and download a cleaned copy. Processing stays local.
Honest limits
There is no separate “GPS only” mode yet—re-encoding drops EXIF / XMP-style containers as a whole, which removes location tags along with other metadata. It does not erase text, watermarks, or maps burned into pixels.