Remove GPS Location from Photos
Strip embedded GPS coordinates, altitude, speed, and direction data from your photos before sharing them online.
#Remove GPS Location from Photos
Strip embedded GPS coordinates, altitude, speed, and direction data from your photos before sharing them online.
##Pinpoint accuracy to your front door
Smartphone GPS data embedded in photos is typically accurate to within 3-5 meters. That's enough to identify your exact home address, workplace, gym, school, or any other location you photograph. A single photo can reveal where you live.
⚠ A photo of your pet, your cooking, or your hobby taken at home reveals your home address to anyone who checks.
##Multiple photos map your life
One photo reveals one location. A dozen photos reveal your daily routine — where you live, work, eat, exercise, and socialize. Combined with timestamps, they create a detailed timeline of your movements.
⚠ Sharing photos regularly over weeks gives anyone a predictive map of where you'll be and when.
##Not every platform protects you
Instagram and Facebook strip GPS on upload. But email, WhatsApp (when sending as document), cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox), forums, personal websites, and many messaging apps preserve GPS data completely.
⚠ Every time you share a photo outside of Instagram/Facebook, assume the GPS data is intact.
##Location metadata has real consequences
There are documented cases of stalking, burglary, and harassment enabled by photo GPS metadata. Posting vacation photos reveals you're away from home. Sharing photos of valuable items reveals where they're stored.
⚠ This isn't theoretical. Law enforcement agencies regularly extract GPS data from photos in investigations.
##What's hidden in your files
| Category | Field | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Latitude | 34.0522° N |
| Longitude | 118.2437° W | |
| Altitude | 71m above sea level | |
| Direction | 247.3° (WSW) | |
| Speed | 0.0 km/h | |
| Map Datum | WGS-84 | |
| GPS Timestamps | GPS Date | 2025:02:15 |
| GPS Time | 19:42:33 UTC | |
| Offset | -08:00 (PST) | |
| Device (also location-linked) | Make | Samsung |
| Model | Galaxy S24 Ultra | |
| Serial | RF8R... |
##Supported formats
##Why remove GPS location data from your photos?
Every photo taken with a smartphone contains embedded GPS coordinates that pinpoint exactly where the photo was taken — often accurate to within a few meters. This data is stored in the EXIF metadata of the image file and travels with the photo when you share it.
While major social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook strip location data on upload, many other sharing methods do not. Email attachments, messaging apps (when sending as files), cloud storage links, forum posts, and personal websites all preserve GPS coordinates by default.
The privacy implications are significant. A photo taken at home reveals your home address. Photos taken over time reveal your daily patterns — where you work, eat, exercise, and socialize. For public figures, journalists, activists, and domestic abuse survivors, this data can be genuinely dangerous.
MetaStrip removes all GPS and location data from your photos before you share them. Processing happens entirely in your browser — your photos and location data are never uploaded anywhere. It's the most private way to strip location metadata from images.