Instagram metadata cleaner.

Instagram removes most EXIF when you upload, but the original file on your phone still holds your GPS, capture date, and device. Strip it here before you share the file directly. Nothing leaves your device.

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  • Files never leave your device
  • No signup, no caps
  • GDPR & CCPA friendly
EXIF Remover

Drop photos to strip metadata

JPEG, PNG, or HEIC. We strip GPS, dates, camera details, software history, and IPTC tags. Files never leave your device.

Advanced: pick what to remove

Every hidden tag, gone before you share.

A photo from your phone carries 20 to 40 hidden tags: exact GPS, capture time, device serial. Instagram hides them in-app, but the file you share keeps them. We strip them all by default.

GPS location

Latitude, longitude, and altitude removed. The tag that quietly reveals where you live or work.

Capture date

The exact date and time the photo was taken, cleared along with the file's modified time.

Device fingerprint

Camera make, model, and serial number gone, so the file can't be tied back to your phone.

Editing history

Software tags from Lightroom, Snapseed, or Photoshop stripped. No record of how it was edited.

Works for the original file

Clean the copy on your device before you AirDrop, email, or re-upload it anywhere.

Nothing uploaded

The photo is cleaned in your browser. The file with its metadata never leaves your device.

Common questions about Instagram and photo metadata.

Does Instagram keep my photo's metadata?
No. Instagram strips most EXIF, including GPS, from the version it shows to other people when you post inside the app. So the photo your followers see does not leak your location through metadata. The catch is the original file: the copy still sitting on your phone, or one you send to someone directly, keeps every tag.
Then why clean the metadata at all?
Because you often share the original file, not the in-app post. AirDrop, email, a messaging app that keeps metadata, a re-upload to a marketplace, a cloud link, or another platform that does not strip EXIF will all carry your GPS, capture date, and device straight through. Cleaning the file first means the location is gone no matter where it ends up.
What does the cleaner remove?
Everything hidden in the photo: GPS coordinates, the capture date and time, the camera make, model, and serial number, editing-software history, and any author or copyright tags. The default strips all of it; advanced mode lets you remove just GPS or just dates.
Does it change how the photo looks?
No. Only metadata is removed. The image pixels are untouched beyond what a normal JPEG save does, so the picture looks exactly the same.
Is it free and private?
Yes. No account, no limit. The photo is cleaned in your browser and never uploaded, so the file with all its metadata never leaves your device in the first place.

Decide what gets recorded at the shutter.

Cleaning metadata after the fact is fine, but the iOS app lets you control what is written as you shoot. Stamp the visible date and place onto the image, and skip the hidden EXIF that platforms strip anyway.

Download on theApp Store
iOS 15.6+ · iPhone, iPad, Mac & Vision Pro
  • Date, GPS, and address rendered into the visible image
  • Atomic (network-synced) time at the shutter
  • No after-the-fact EXIF surgery needed
  • Works offline; address fills in later