What's hiding in your photos?
Every photo your phone takes carries hidden data — GPS coordinates, device model, timestamps, even software used to edit it. See it, then strip it before you share.
Your photos never leave your device. Everything happens in your browser. No upload, no server, no copy kept anywhere.
About the libraries this tool uses: EXIF data is a complex binary format — getting it wrong on a privacy tool is worse than not reading it at all. Metadata is read with exifr (MIT license, v7.1.3, full build), self-hosted here with no external calls. It reads EXIF, GPS, TIFF, and PNG header tags, plus XMP/IPTC/text metadata — the fields editing software (Photoshop, screenshot tools, design apps) tends to leave behind, like creator name and edit timestamps. HEIC/HEIF photos (the default format on modern iPhones) can't be decoded by any browser but Safari, so this tool also self-hosts heic-to (LGPL-3.0, CSP-safe build) — a WebAssembly decoder that loads only if you drop a HEIC file, never for anyone else. This tool also checks for C2PA Content Credentials — the signed provenance manifests AI image generators (ChatGPT/DALL·E and others) embed to mark how an image was made. That's a separate binary format from EXIF/XMP with no lightweight reader available, so we flag its presence rather than parse it — either way, stripping below removes it along with everything else. The stripping itself uses your browser's own canvas — no library involved.
Your photo is more than a picture.
GPS tells them where you are
Smartphones embed precise GPS coordinates by default. Share a photo from home and you've shared your home address — permanently, in the file.
Device info can identify you
Camera make and model, serial numbers, and software versions are all recorded. Combined with other data, this can uniquely identify your device.
Timestamps reveal your habits
The exact date and time a photo was taken is embedded. This can contradict an alibi, reveal a routine, or simply tell people more than you intended.
Want to understand why this matters? Read The Hidden Data Inside Every Photo You Share on NewToPrivacy.com