Strip GPS coordinates, location tags, and camera metadata from your photos 100% privately in your browser.
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Supports: .jpg,.jpeg,.png,.webp
Max file size: 15MB
Photos captured on modern smartphones and cameras automatically embed hidden EXIF metadata tags — including exact GPS latitude/longitude coordinates, home address data, camera models, exposure settings, timestamps, and device identifiers. Publishing these photos online exposes your private location and digital footprint.
When you post unscrubbed photos to public forums, social platforms, real estate sites, or online classifieds, anyone can extract the image file and read your exact home or work GPS coordinates. Using CompressKaro's offline metadata scrubber strips away all sensitive headers while preserving 100% of the visual pixel quality.
Traditional tools like exiftoolrequire command-line knowledge or complex desktop installations. CompressKaro offers a instant browser-based alternative that runs entirely on your device's CPU using HTML5 Canvas & WebAPIs. No files are uploaded to any server, making it completely safe for confidential photos and sensitive documents.
EXIF metadata scrubbing is the process of removing hidden header tags — such as GPS location coordinates, camera model info, timestamps, and author info — from digital images and PDFs to protect user privacy.
No. Metadata scrubbing only deletes hidden textual header entries. The visual image data and pixel resolution remain 100% identical.
Yes. Photos taken with GPS-enabled smartphones contain precise latitude and longitude coordinates in their EXIF data, which can pinpoint your exact physical location.
No. All scrubbing takes place locally inside your browser memory. Your images never touch any remote cloud server or external database.
Yes. The scrubber cleans author details, software tags, and creation histories from PDF files as well as JPG, PNG, and WebP images.