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.
- 100% browser
- Files never leave your device
- No signup, no caps
- GDPR & CCPA friendly
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.
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?
Then why clean the metadata at all?
What does the cleaner remove?
Does it change how the photo looks?
Is it free and private?
Photo guides on social media and metadata.
Why Instagram Strips EXIF Data
What Instagram removes on upload, what it quietly keeps, and what the original file still leaks.
Read →Which Social Media Platforms Strip EXIF Data
A verified table of who removes GPS and metadata on upload, and who does not.
Read →What Can EXIF Data Reveal About You?
The location, timing, and device a shared photo can leak, and why cleaning it first matters.
Read →
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.
- 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