Shutterkit · Free tool
Remove location from photos and videos
Phones and many cameras save where every photo was taken. Drop your files here to see what's hidden in them and get clean copies to share. It all happens in your browser: nothing is uploaded.
Your files never leave this device. The page does its work locally, so it keeps working if you turn off Wi-Fi after it loads. The picture and sound aren't changed or re-compressed; only the hidden details are blanked.
What's hidden in a photo
Most photos carry a block of details alongside the picture, called EXIF. A phone photo usually includes the exact GPS position where it was taken, accurate to a few metres, plus the date and time and the phone model. Many cameras add their serial number, and some add the owner's name. Videos from phones store the location the same way, and action cameras such as GoPro record a GPS track for the whole clip.
None of it shows when you look at the picture, but anyone who gets the original file can read it with free tools, and a map pin takes one click.
When it matters
Photos of your home, your children's school or anything you sell online can reveal where you live. Many social networks remove location when you post, but the original file keeps it when it's sent by email, AirDrop or a messaging app as a file, uploaded to a cloud-sharing link or a forum, or attached to a listing. If you're not sure, remove it.
Stop your phone adding it
- iPhone, one photo: in the share sheet, tap Options at the top and turn off Location before sending.
- iPhone, every photo: Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Location Services ▸ Camera ▸ Never.
- Android: open the Camera app's settings and turn off the option called Location tags or Save location (the name varies by phone).
- Cameras with GPS or a phone link: turn off location in the camera's menu or its companion app.
Questions
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The page reads your files and writes the clean copies on your own device. Nothing is sent to Shutterkit or anyone else. You can check by turning off Wi-Fi after the page loads: it keeps working.
Does it reduce the quality?
No. The picture and sound are copied exactly as they are. Only the hidden details are blanked, so a cleaned photo looks identical to the original, down to the last pixel.
What exactly does it remove?
Always: GPS coordinates and place names, from the photo's EXIF data and from Adobe XMP and IPTC blocks, and the location stored in phone videos. With "Serial numbers and names": camera and lens serial numbers, owner and artist names, and the camera maker's private notes. With "Date and time": when the photo was taken and edited. Camera model and settings like exposure are kept.
Which files does it work with?
JPEG, HEIC and PNG photos, and MP4 and MOV videos. We've tested it on iPhone photos and videos, DJI drone photos and PNG screenshots. Videos of any size work, since only the small index part of the file is changed. RAW photos aren't supported yet.
Why does the cleaned photo still show the right date in Photos?
Dates are kept unless you tick "Date and time". Some apps also use the file's own creation date, which comes from your computer rather than the photo.