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What gets removed
Photos from phones and cameras often hide extra information inside them: the place where you took it, the camera or phone, and the date and time. This tool redraws each photo from its pictures only, so none of that comes along. Where it can, it tells you what it found. The picture itself looks the same.
How to use it in 4 steps
- 1Drop your photos onto the box, or press Choose photos. iPhone photos work too.
- 2Each card tells you what was removed. For JPG photos it lists what it found, such as location, camera and date.
- 3Press Save, or Save all as one zip.
- 4Share the clean copies instead of the originals.
What is hidden inside a photo
Most photos carry a hidden record called metadata (often EXIF). It can include the date and time, the make and model of the camera or phone, camera settings and, if location was on, the GPS position where the photo was taken. Websites and messaging apps often remove this when you share, but not always, and sending a photo by email or putting the original on a site can pass it on.
How this page removes it
The page redraws your photo as a fresh image, which leaves the hidden details behind, and saves a clean copy. For JPG files it can also read out what the original carried, so you can see what would have been shared before you remove it.
When to use it
Before posting a photo of your home, selling an item online, sending pictures to someone you do not know or publishing a photo where the location should not be public. Remember that the picture itself can still give away a place, such as a street sign or a view, so check what is in the frame as well.
Good to know
Redrawing a photo means it is saved again, so a very small amount of quality can be lost in JPG files. Your original is never changed. The picture is never uploaded.
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A quick example: selling a bike online
You photograph a bike in your hallway to put on a classified site. If location was on when you took the picture, the original file may carry the coordinates of your home. Drop the photos onto this page, save the clean copies and upload those instead of the originals.
The photo looks identical, because it is saved again at high quality with the hidden notes left behind.
Good to know
Cleaning does not touch what is visible, so check the picture for house numbers, street names, reflections and faces before you post it. Keep the originals for yourself, because they have the date and place that you may want later. A JPG stays a JPG and a PNG stays a PNG, while WebP and iPhone photos come out as JPGs. Do the cleaning before you post, since a website that strips the notes for you may not do it for every kind of upload.
Take the same care with screenshots and with photos you have already edited, since other programs sometimes add their own notes. Cleaning a photo takes a moment, so it is easy to run every picture through this page before you put it anywhere public.
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Questions people ask
What details do photos hide?
Photos from phones and cameras often carry a hidden note: where you were when you took it, the camera or phone that took it, and the date and time. Anyone who gets the original file can read it.
Will the photo look different?
No. The picture is saved again at high quality, so it looks the same. Only the hidden information is left behind.
Does it remove things I can see in the photo?
No. It only removes hidden information. A street sign, a house number or a face that is visible in the picture stays visible.
What kind of file do I get back?
A JPG stays a JPG and a PNG stays a PNG. WebP pictures and iPhone photos come out as JPGs.
Should I clean photos before posting them online?
It is a good habit before sharing. Some websites remove this information when you upload, but not all of them do, so cleaning first is the safe choice.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The cleaning happens inside your browser, so your photos never leave your device.