PHOTO NOTES
Remove GPS and EXIF from photos before sharing
What metadata removal does—and what remains visible in your photo.
Understand the hidden records
Photos can include location coordinates, capture dates, camera details, descriptions or author records. The exact contents depend on the camera, software and earlier edits. Not every photo contains GPS. Sharing a screenshot is not a reliable general method of preserving or removing particular records.
Create a clean copy
Open Remove Metadata and select supported images. Choose PNG to avoid another lossy JPEG save, or JPG for broad compatibility. Photo Toolbox decodes the picture and creates a new file without copying source EXIF, GPS, IPTC or XMP blocks. Processing takes place in your browser.
Understand the re-encoding tradeoff
Orientation is baked into the new pixel arrangement. Original ICC profiles and capture records are not preserved. Browser encoders may include basic technical information such as resolution. A new JPG may lose fine detail; a new PNG may be larger than the original.
Check the picture itself
Metadata removal cannot hide a street sign, car registration, reflection, face or document visible in the pixels. Crop those details out when possible. Blur and pixelation are visual effects with limits, not guaranteed secure redaction. Check filenames too, because filenames can disclose names or places.
Inspect the final file
Review the downloaded image with your device’s information panel or a trusted metadata inspector when location privacy matters. Keep the original separately if you need dates and camera data for your own archive. A sharing service may add its own metadata later.