Privacy
What’s hidden in your photo?
Phones and cameras write where a photo was taken, when, and on which device into the file itself. Open one here to see everything it carries, then save a copy with all of it removed. The photo never leaves your device.
Drop a photo here, paste one, or
JPEG, PNG or WebP
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What a clean copy keeps
The image itself is copied byte for byte, so there’s no loss in quality. Removed: EXIF (location, device, serial numbers, dates), XMP and IPTC (names, captions, edit history), comments, the hidden preview, and any extra pictures or video stored after the image, such as depth maps and motion photos. Kept: the colour profile, so colours look the same, and the orientation, so the photo stays the right way up.
Most big social networks remove location data when you upload. Email attachments, photos sent as files in chat apps, and shared cloud links usually keep all of it. On an iPhone, the share sheet has an Options button that can leave out the location. HEIC photos aren’t supported here yet; send them as JPEG first (Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible).
Some apps use the camera serial number or unique image ID to link photos to the same person, even without a location. See what else your browser gives away on the exposure test.