# Remove photo location > Strip GPS and camera details from photos before you share them. Free, no sign-up and no watermark. It runs entirely in the browser: files are opened on the user's device, never uploaded to a server, and the site keeps working offline after the first visit. Made by Umesh Malik (https://umesh-malik.com/). Last updated 2026-11-10. ## How to use it 1. Drop your photos here, paste them, or try the sample. 2. See what each photo reveals, and choose what to keep. 3. Remove the details and download each photo or a zip. ## Pages - [Remove photo location](https://photo-location.umesh-malik.com/): Remove GPS location and camera details from photos before you share them. Many at once, no upload, no quality loss. Works in your browser. - [Remove EXIF data](https://photo-location.umesh-malik.com/remove-exif-data/): Remove EXIF, XMP and IPTC data from JPEG, PNG and WebP photos in your browser. Lossless, many at once, nothing uploaded. - [Check photo location](https://photo-location.umesh-malik.com/check-photo-location/): See if a photo has GPS location, date, camera and serial number hidden inside. Checked in your browser, nothing is uploaded. - [Remove GPS from photo](https://photo-location.umesh-malik.com/remove-gps-from-photo/): Delete the GPS coordinates from JPEG, PNG and WebP photos without re-saving them. See what was inside first. Nothing is uploaded. ## Questions and answers ### How do I remove location from a photo? Drop the photo into this page, check what it reveals, press Remove details and download the clean copy. The picture itself is not re-saved, so it looks identical. ### Does WhatsApp remove location from photos? Photos sent as normal photos are compressed and lose their location. If you send a photo as a Document, the original file goes through with its location intact. ### Does removing the location make the photo lower quality? No. Only the metadata blocks are left out. The image data is copied byte for byte, so quality and dimensions stay the same. ### Are my photos uploaded anywhere? No. Everything runs in your browser and the page blocks requests to other sites, so your photos never leave your device. ### Can I remove the location from an iPhone HEIC photo? Not here directly. Convert it with HEIC to JPG, which drops location and camera details, or switch Settings, Camera, Formats to Most Compatible so new photos are JPEG. ### What is EXIF data? EXIF is metadata stored inside a photo file: camera make and model, date and time, exposure settings, orientation and, if location was on, GPS coordinates. ### How do I remove EXIF data on iPhone? Drop the photo into this page in Safari and download the clean copy. To stop new photos carrying a location, go to Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera, and choose Never. ### Does removing EXIF data change how the photo looks? No. The pixels are copied untouched. The only thing that could change is rotation, which is why Keep orientation is on by default. ### Does a screenshot remove EXIF data? A screenshot of a photo is a new image, so it does not carry the original photo's location or camera details. It does lower quality, though, which is why cleaning the file is better. ### Does this remove XMP and IPTC data too? Yes. XMP and IPTC blocks, JPEG comments, PNG text chunks and WebP EXIF and XMP chunks are all removed, and the tool checks the result to confirm. ### How do I check if a photo has location? Drop it into this page. If it has GPS data you will see a Found location badge with the coordinates, otherwise it says none was found. ### Why does my photo show no location? Location tagging may have been off when you took it, or an app, chat service or editor removed it when the photo was shared or saved. Screenshots never have one. ### Is it safe to check a private photo here? Yes. The photo is read inside your browser and never uploaded, and the page is blocked from sending data to other sites. ### How do I remove GPS from a photo on iPhone? Open this page in Safari, choose the photo and download the clean copy. To stop new photos having GPS, switch Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera to Never. ### How do I remove GPS from a photo on Android? Open this page in your browser, pick the photo and download the clean copy. To stop new photos having GPS, turn off Location tags or Save location in the Camera app's settings. ### Does turning off location on my phone remove it from old photos? No. It only affects photos you take afterwards. Older photos keep the location they were saved with until you remove it from each file. ### Does the photo still show where it was taken after GPS is removed? The file no longer holds coordinates, but anything visible in the picture, like a street sign or landmark, can still show the place. ### Can I remove GPS from many photos at once? Yes. Add as many as you like, remove the details in one go, and download the clean photos one by one or as a single zip. ## Other free private tools by the same author - [Redact PDF](https://redact.umesh-malik.com/): Black out or blur names, numbers and any text. 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