How to Remove EXIF and GPS Data Before Posting Photos
EXIF can expose camera model, software strings, timestamps, and GPS. Learn how to strip EXIF and related metadata in your browser before you share photos online.
Why EXIF still matters
Phone and camera JPEGs often embed EXIF: capture time, device model, lens or software strings, and sometimes precise GPS. Even without an AI label, that is a privacy leak for travel photos, home exteriors, or client work.
Editors can also write software fields into EXIF or XMP that social apps treat as provenance clues alongside C2PA.
What to strip before sharing
For public posts, many creators want a smaller metadata footprint:
- GPS / location tags
- Device and serial-style fields when present
- Software and description strings from editors
- C2PA / Content Credentials if an AI-assisted step wrote them
Do it locally with Unmade AI
Drop PNG, JPEG, or WebP files into Unmade AI. Processing stays in your browser. Download only when removable metadata was found and cleaned, then upload the cleaned copies. AI provenance is covered in the AI metadata cleaner guide and C2PA guide.
For a trip album or client batch, choose a folder and download a single ZIP of cleaned files.
What stays the same
Stripping metadata does not change how the photo looks in normal cases. It also does not remove text you typed into a caption, or on-image graphics you added yourself.