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Re-export image without EXIF GPS and camera data for privacy.
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JPG, PNG, WebP supported · Max recommended 25MB
Remove EXIF metadata from your photos online for free with ResizerPhoto. EXIF data can contain sensitive information including GPS location coordinates, device model, date and time, and camera settings. Strip this data before sharing photos online to protect your privacy.
Every photo taken with a modern phone or digital camera carries hidden metadata called EXIF data embedded inside the file — information like the exact GPS coordinates where the photo was taken, the specific camera or phone model used, and the precise date and time of capture. While this information can be useful for organizing your own photo library, it becomes a privacy concern the moment you share a photo publicly, since anyone who downloads the original file can extract that hidden location and device information even if it's never visible while simply viewing the image.
This makes the tool particularly useful before posting photos to public forums, marketplace listings, or social media accounts where you don't want your home location or personal device information available to anyone who downloads the image file, a risk that isn't obvious since most platforms don't display this hidden data anywhere in their normal interface. Because the entire process runs locally in your browser, the original photo, including its metadata, never needs to be uploaded anywhere for this privacy cleanup to take effect.
Removing metadata works by decoding your uploaded photo into raw pixel data on a canvas and then re-encoding that pixel data into a brand new image file from scratch, rather than editing the existing file's metadata fields directly. Because the new file is built entirely from the visual pixel information alone, none of the original file's embedded metadata, including GPS location, camera details, or timestamps, carries over into the output, since that information was never part of the pixel data in the first place — it existed only in a separate section of the original file that simply isn't recreated during this process. This method is more thorough than tools that attempt to selectively delete specific metadata fields, since there's no possibility of a hidden or unusual metadata field being accidentally missed — the new file simply never contains any metadata section to begin with. The visual appearance and quality of the photo remain unchanged throughout this process, since only the hidden metadata is affected, not the actual pixel content that determines how the image looks.
Beyond location privacy, stripping metadata also removes information about the exact camera or phone model used to take a photo, which some photographers prefer to keep private when sharing work publicly, and removes precise timestamp data that isn't always necessary or desirable to share alongside a public post. Since the resulting file is a genuinely new image built from scratch rather than a modified copy of the original, there's no residual trace of the original metadata anywhere in the downloaded file, giving complete confidence that no hidden information is being unintentionally shared alongside the photo.
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data is information automatically embedded in photos by cameras and phones. It can include GPS coordinates, camera model, date and time, exposure settings and more.
Yes. If your phone has location services enabled, every photo you take likely contains your precise GPS coordinates in the EXIF data.
Yes, if the EXIF data is intact. Use our tool to remove GPS data before sharing photos publicly.
No. EXIF data is separate from the visible image content. Removing it does not affect how the photo looks.
No. All EXIF removal happens in your browser. Your photos never leave your device.
At moderate settings, most compression is invisible to the eye. Very aggressive compression can introduce visible blockiness in fine detail.
JPG generally compresses photos far smaller than PNG. PNG suits graphics, logos, and images needing transparency.
No. Compression happens directly in your browser using JavaScript — your image never leaves your device.