How to remove GPS location from a photo
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To remove a photo's GPS location, re-export it with a tool that strips metadata instead of copying it. Open the photo in the EditItAll image tools and download a fresh copy — it keeps the image but drops the embedded coordinates. Everything runs in your browser, so the location never leaves your device.
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Strip location data in the image toolsHow your location ends up inside a photo
When your phone takes a picture with location services on, it records where you were — latitude and longitude — into the photo's hidden metadata, alongside the time and camera details. This is called geotagging. The coordinates aren't visible in the image, but they travel with the file, so sharing an original taken at home, school, or work can quietly reveal that address to anyone who inspects it.
GPS coordinates are stored inside the photo's EXIF block. Removing them isn't about editing the picture — it's about exporting a fresh copy of the file that simply never carries that block. If you want the broader picture of what else is hidden in a photo, see how to remove EXIF data from a photo.
Strip the GPS location in your browser
Re-encoding a photo rebuilds the file from its pixels alone, so the clean copy has no coordinates attached:
- Open the EditItAll image tools and drop your photo in — JPG, PNG, HEIC and more all work.
- Export a fresh copy; keeping the same format at high quality is fine, because the point is that a new file is written.
- Download it. The downloaded image looks identical but no longer contains the GPS location.
If the photo is a HEIC straight from an iPhone, the HEIC to JPG converter does the same strip while also fixing compatibility. The work runs on your device — you can go offline after the page loads and it still works, which is the clearest sign nothing is being sent anywhere.
Check that the location is really gone
A little caution helps. Screenshots almost never carry GPS, and most large social platforms strip location on upload, so a photo re-downloaded from one is usually already clean. The files that reliably do carry coordinates are originals straight off a phone or camera — and those are the ones people share most.
If you're unsure, run the photo through the tools once and use the clean export; a file with no coordinates stays clean, so there's no harm in re-exporting. Because the whole process happens locally, your privacy doesn't depend on trusting a server — see our privacy page for how the on-device model works.
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Frequently asked questions
Does removing GPS change how the photo looks?+
No. Stripping location doesn't touch the pixels. Re-export at high quality in the same format and the visible image is unchanged — only the hidden coordinates are gone.
Is my photo uploaded to remove the location?+
No. The image tools run entirely in your browser, so the photo and its GPS coordinates never leave your device. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
Does this also remove the rest of the EXIF data?+
Yes. GPS is part of the EXIF block, so exporting a fresh copy removes the location along with the timestamp and camera details in one step.
Can I get the location back afterward?+
No — stripping is one-way. If you might need the coordinates later, keep an untouched copy of the original before you export the clean one.
Do photos from social media still have GPS?+
Usually not. Most large platforms strip location when you upload, so a re-downloaded copy is typically already clean. Originals straight from a phone are the ones that carry coordinates.