- GPS latitude and longitude
- Altitude, direction and positioning references
- Location names stored in XMP or IPTC
- Capture dates that may correlate with location
- Embedded thumbnails carrying duplicate metadata
PHOTO LOCATION REMOVER
Remove location data from a photo
A shared photo may disclose latitude, longitude, altitude, direction and capture time. KillMetadata finds supported embedded location records and removes them from a verified copy without uploading the image.
THE CLEANING PLAN
Remove what exposes you. Keep what makes the file work.
Every field is shown before the rewrite and classified by action and coverage.
- Image pixels and encoded quality
- Orientation and color rendering
- Transparency or animation
- Required container structure
- Buildings, signs and landmarks visible in pixels
- Location inferred from visual analysis
- Copies in iCloud, Google Photos or social networks
- App-level location history
WHY THE ENGINE MATTERS
Geotags can be duplicated
GPS is often stored as an EXIF subdirectory, but city, state, country or location identifiers may also appear in XMP and IPTC fields. A filename-only or single-tag scrub can miss those duplicates.
Supported image metadata carriers that may hold location data are removed or minimized. After rewrite, a new worker scans the output again and reports any known carrier that remains or any coverage gap.
Explore the complete verification methodology →BEFORE YOU SHARE
A four-step privacy check.
Metadata cleaning is one part of a safe sharing workflow.
- 01Inspect every reported EXIF, XMP, IPTC and location-related carrier
- 02Confirm the image format has Clean & verify support
- 03Create the copy without recompression
- 04Verify before posting or sending the photo
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Know the boundary before you clean.
No vague “100% clean” claim.
Are my files uploaded?
No. The cleaner runs in your browser, has no upload endpoint, and only enables the file picker after its processor assets are available locally.
Is the original file changed?
No. KillMetadata reads the original and creates a separately named cleaned copy. It never overwrites the source file.
Can someone still identify the location?
Possibly. Removing embedded coordinates does not hide visible landmarks, signs, faces, weather, or other clues in the image.
Will screenshots have GPS metadata?
Many do not, but screenshot tools and editing apps can add dates, software names, XMP or other descriptive fields. Scanning is safer than assuming.
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