Remove GPS location from photos before sharing

Short version: open the free tool, drop your file, download the result. Nothing is uploaded.

Steps

1. Open the free WBS Image Converter (set to JPG).
2. Leave Resize on Keep size and Quality at 90 or higher if you want the copy to look the same.
3. Drop the photos onto the page. Each one is redrawn into a brand-new file.
4. Download the new copies and share those. The originals on your device keep their data.

What is hidden in a photo?

Most phones and cameras save EXIF metadata inside each photo: the date and time, the camera or phone model, settings, and, if location tagging is on, the GPS coordinates where it was taken. That can reveal your home address when you sell something online, send a photo to a stranger or post in a forum.

Why the converter removes it

The converter decodes each photo into plain pixels and encodes a new JPG, PNG or WebP from them. The new file contains only the image, so GPS, date, camera details and other EXIF data are left behind. Browsers apply the photo's rotation when they decode it, so the copy stays the right way up.

Use the converter rather than the compressor for this. The compressor keeps the original file when compressing wouldn't make it smaller, and the original still has its metadata.

Do websites strip it anyway?

Many big social networks remove location data from photos when you upload them, but you shouldn't count on it. Email attachments, cloud share links, chat apps that send "as a file", and many smaller sites often pass the original file through unchanged.

Stop it at the source

• iPhone: when sharing, tap Options at the top of the share sheet and turn off Location. To stop recording it, turn off location access for the Camera in Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services.
• Android: turn off the location tag in your camera app's settings. Many gallery apps also offer a "remove location" option when sharing.

Private by design

Uploading a photo to a website just to strip its location would defeat the purpose. The WBS converter runs in your browser and never uploads anything; the page's security policy blocks connections to other servers.

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