# Remove location and metadata from a photo

By [HandyBots team](https://handybots.tools/en/about/)  · Updated: November 5, 2026

Free · in your browser · no upload**Choose a photo**or drag it here: JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC*GPS 55.7558, 37.6173**Camera · f/1.8**2026:11:05 09:41***EXIF ✕**Example result

**Found in the photo:**

Download clean photo

Next with this file

- [Compress it →](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/compress-photo-online/#next)
- [Crop it →](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/crop-image-online/#next)
- [Make a PDF →](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/photos-to-pdf-online/#next)

This tool needs JavaScript. Turn it on in your browser — or use the Telegram bot below, it does the same.

Choose a photo: the tool shows what it hides — **GPS location**, **camera model**, **date taken** — and gives you a copy **without any metadata** to send or post safely. The photo never leaves your device.

Works in your browser: what you type or choose stays on your device and is not uploaded anywhere.

## How to use it

1. **Choose a photo** —  Tap **Choose a photo** and pick a photo from your gallery or files.
2. **See what it carries** —  The tool lists the location, camera and date stored in the photo, if any.
3. **Download the clean copy** —  Tap **Download clean photo** — the copy has no EXIF data at all.

## Why do it here

- **Nothing is uploaded** The file is processed on your device, so private photos and documents stay with you.
- **Free, no sign-up** No account, no daily limit and no watermark on the result.
- **Works on your phone** Open the page in any browser on iPhone or Android and pick a file from the gallery.
- **Also in Telegram** Prefer a chat? The bot below does the same right in Telegram.

## The same in Telegram

[**Background Remover**](https://handybots.tools/en/bots/bgremoverphotobot/) @BgRemoverPhotoBot
In Telegram: send a photo as a file to the bot and choose compress — the result has no location either.

[Open in Telegram: @BgRemoverPhotoBot](https://t.me/BgRemoverPhotoBot?start=s_web_en_exif)

## Questions

**Does Telegram remove the location from photos?**

Telegram usually strips metadata from pictures sent as photos, because it recompresses them, but a picture sent as a file goes as is, with its metadata. Clean the file first if you send originals.

**What exactly is removed?**

All metadata: the copy is drawn anew from the pixels, so EXIF, GPS, camera and date are not copied into it.

**Is the photo uploaded?**

No. The check and the cleaning happen in your browser on your device.

## More in “Photos & stickers”

- [Compress a photo online](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/compress-photo-online/)
- [Image converter: JPG, PNG and WEBP](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/image-converter-jpg-png-webp/)
- [Resize an image](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/resize-image-online/)
- [Crop an image](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/crop-image-online/)
- [Rotate or flip an image](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/rotate-image-online/)
- [Crop a photo into a circle](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/round-profile-picture-maker/)
- [Resize an image for a Telegram sticker](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/resize-image-for-telegram-sticker/)
- [**Everything in “Photos & stickers”**](https://handybots.tools/en/tools/photo-tools/)
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Source: https://handybots.tools/en/tools/remove-location-from-photo/