Remove GPS location, camera model, date, and other EXIF metadata from JPEG and PNG images before sharing online for free. Protect your privacy. Free.
Upload your JPEG or PNG photo at tools.arkaserve.com/image-metadata — the tool shows the GPS coordinates currently embedded in the image, then click "Remove Metadata" to download a clean version with all location data stripped. Smartphone photos taken with location services enabled contain your exact GPS coordinates in EXIF data. Removing it before sharing on social media, forums, or websites protects your location privacy. Completely free, no signup.
All EXIF data is stripped: GPS latitude/longitude and altitude, device make and model (iPhone 15, Samsung S24, etc.), capture date and time, camera settings (ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length, flash), software version, image orientation, color space, artist/author tag, and copyright information. The cleaned image contains zero metadata — it's indistinguishable from a freshly created image file.
No. EXIF metadata is stored in invisible header bytes at the start of the image file, completely separate from the actual image pixel data. Removing it only deletes those header bytes. The image content, colors, resolution, and visual quality are completely unchanged. The cleaned file is slightly smaller because the metadata bytes are gone, but visually identical to the original.