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Remove EXIF Metadata & GPS Coordinates from Photos

Protect your location and identity. Zero recompression, 100% untouched pixels.

Every photo taken with a modern smartphone or DSLR embeds invisible metadata called EXIF headers: your precise GPS latitude and longitude, home address, camera serial number, date and time, and exposure settings. Sharing these photos on blogs, social media, or forums exposes your private location. Pixora EXIF Cleaner parses binary image blocks and purges telemetry data while leaving your image pixels 100% untouched.

How It Works In-Browser

Instead of re-encoding or re-compressing the image which causes generation loss, Pixora reads the binary structure of your JPEG, PNG, or WebP file. It locates the EXIF marker segments (APP1 in JPEG, eXIf in PNG) and cleanses them cleanly, preserving original visual sharpness and file dimensions bit-for-bit.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Drop your original camera or smartphone photos into the cleaner.
  2. View the detected privacy tags that are scheduled for scrubbing.
  3. Click "Clean Metadata & Protect Privacy".
  4. Download the sanitized photos ready for safe public sharing.

Audience Playbooks

Families & Individuals

Remove home and school GPS coordinates before sharing family albums or kids’ photos online.

Journalists & Whistleblowers

Purge camera serial numbers and shooting timestamps to protect confidential sources.

Real Estate & Sellers

Clean metadata from property and vehicle listing photos to prevent accidental location leaks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does removing EXIF metadata re-compress or degrade photo quality?

No. Pixora performs binary stripping of metadata headers without decoding or re-compressing the image pixel stream. Your image quality remains 100% identical to the original.

Which metadata tags are permanently removed?

All GPS coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude), camera make/model, lens serial number, camera owner name, shooting timestamp, and software editing history.

Can stripped metadata ever be recovered from the downloaded file?

No. The binary segments containing metadata are omitted from the saved file. Once downloaded, the telemetry is permanently gone.

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