How to remove GPS location from a photo

To remove stored GPS location from a photo, use docshift's image metadata remover to inspect the tags and save a cleaned copy. The tool processes JPG, PNG and WebP images in your browser and checks the output for remaining metadata.

Open Remove image metadata

Inspect the original

Choose the image and review the metadata list. GPS coordinates, capture time, camera make, author and software can reveal more than the visible picture. A missing GPS tag does not mean the image contains no other identifying information.

Clean and download

Run Remove metadata. The tool redraws the decoded image without copying its metadata, then reads the output again and shows the remaining count. Download and share the cleaned copy. Keep the original separately if you need its capture information.

Understand the quality tradeoff

JPG and WebP are encoded again and may lose some detail. PNG is re-encoded without loss. Orientation is applied to the pixels before the rotation tag is removed, so the cleaned photo should display the same way.

Check what is still visible

Metadata removal does not hide street signs, faces, house numbers or landmarks in the pixels. It also does not clear metadata from copies you already shared. Inspect the actual image before publishing it and confirm that you selected the cleaned download.

Tools for this task

docshift is a collection of free PDF, image, video, audio and data tools. File processing runs in your browser; files are never uploaded.