Remove location and hidden data from photos
Photos carry hidden details: where they were taken, when, on which phone, sometimes your name. See what yours give away and download clean copies. It all happens on your device, so your photos are never uploaded.
Cleaned on your device. Your photos are never uploaded.
How it works
- Choose one or more photos, or drag them onto the box.
- See what each photo gives away: location on a map, date, phone, names and more.
- Download the clean copy. The picture is exactly the same; the hidden data is gone.
Questions
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Photo Scrub runs entirely in your browser, so your photos never leave your device. Nothing is sent to a server or stored. The only thing that ever loads from elsewhere is the map, and only if you tap Show on map.
What does it remove?
Everything except the picture: GPS location, place names, date and time, phone or camera model and serial number, your name, editing software, unique photo IDs, comments, and the small hidden preview some cameras store. Two harmless things are kept so the photo still looks right: its rotation and its colour profile.
Does it reduce the quality?
No, for JPEG, PNG and WebP. The picture itself is copied byte for byte and only the hidden data around it is removed, so the photo is exactly the same. HEIC photos are saved as high-quality JPEGs, because that's the only way to clean them in a browser.
What's a hidden preview?
Many phones and cameras store a small copy of the photo inside the file. Some editing apps don't update it when you crop, so it can still show the part you cut out. Photo Scrub shows you the preview if there is one, and removes it.
Which photos work?
JPEG, PNG, WebP and HEIC (iPhone photos). HEIC needs a browser that can open it, such as Safari; otherwise, export the photo as a JPEG first. Up to 20 photos at a time, each up to 100 MB.