Strip GPS location, camera details, and all hidden data from your photos — right in your browser. The pixel content stays identical.
Your files never leave this deviceFour steps, a few seconds, zero uploads.
Drag photos onto the box above, or click Browse. JPEG, PNG, and WebP are all accepted. Up to 50 at once.
Latch reads the EXIF data present in each file — GPS coordinates, camera make and model, date taken, software, and more.
The browser re-encodes the image through its Canvas API, which only copies pixel data — all EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata is discarded automatically.
Save your metadata-free photo. Your original file on your device is completely untouched.
Every photo taken on a smartphone contains precise GPS coordinates showing exactly where the shot was taken. Share that photo publicly — on social media, a forum, a property listing, or via email — and anyone who inspects the file can extract your home address, workplace, or travel route.
Beyond GPS, EXIF data includes the camera make and model (which can identify the device), the date and time, lens settings, and sometimes even a serial number. Stripping it before sharing is a simple habit with a meaningful privacy benefit.
Common use cases: posting photos to public forums or social media, sending images to people you don't fully trust, submitting photos for competitions or publications, listing a property for sale, or simply keeping your metadata your own business.
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata embedded in photo files by cameras and phones. It can include GPS coordinates, the camera make and model, lens settings, date and time, and sometimes even the device's serial number.
For JPEG photos the tool re-encodes at 99% quality, which is visually identical to the original. PNG images are re-encoded losslessly. The pixel content is unchanged in both cases.
No. Everything happens in your browser using the Canvas API. Your photos never leave your device — which is rather fitting for a privacy tool.
All of it. The Canvas API re-encodes only pixel data, discarding all EXIF fields (GPS, camera info, dates, lens settings), IPTC metadata (captions, keywords, copyright), and XMP metadata (editing history, colour profiles).
Photos taken on a smartphone contain precise GPS coordinates of where they were shot. Sharing a photo publicly — on social media, a forum, or via email — can inadvertently reveal your home address, workplace, or travel habits to anyone who inspects the file metadata.