How do I check if a photo has GPS location data?

Drop it here. GhostImage decodes the EXIF GPS tags in your browser and, if present, shows the coordinates plus a link to see the exact spot on a map — so you know precisely what the photo would reveal before you share it.

What does stripping metadata remove?

GPS coordinates, camera and lens model, exposure settings, capture and edit timestamps, editing software, author/artist/copyright fields, and the EXIF, Adobe XMP, and IPTC blocks that hold them.

Is my photo uploaded to a server?

No. Both the inspection and the scrub run entirely in your browser — the image is never sent anywhere. You can verify it in your browser's DevTools Network tab.

Does removing metadata reduce image quality?

No meaningful loss. The photo is re-encoded at high quality with the metadata removed; the visible pixels stay effectively identical while the hidden data is gone.

See what your photo reveals.

A privacy X-ray for any image — GPS location on a map, camera model, edit history — then strip it all in one click, entirely on your device.

Photos carry a surprising amount of hidden information: the exact GPS coordinates where the shot was taken, the camera or phone model, lens and exposure settings, timestamps, editing software, and author or copyright fields buried in EXIF, XMP, and IPTC blocks. GhostImage's privacy X-ray decodes all of it in your browser and shows it back to you — including plotting the GPS location on a map link — graded by sensitivity, before you remove anything. One click then re-encodes the photo with every metadata block stripped and hands back a clean image. The photo never leaves your device; there is no upload. Free, no signup, no watermark.

How it works

1
Drop your photo
Drag the image onto the page or click to browse. It opens in the GhostImage studio with Inspect & scrub pre-selected.
2
Read the X-ray report
See exactly what the photo reveals — GPS location (with a map link), camera model, capture date, editing software — each tagged by how sensitive it is.
3
Scrub and download
Click Scrub all metadata to strip every EXIF, XMP, and IPTC field and download the clean photo, straight from your browser.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check if a photo has GPS location data?
Drop it here. GhostImage decodes the EXIF GPS tags in your browser and, if present, shows the coordinates plus a link to see the exact spot on a map — so you know precisely what the photo would reveal before you share it.
What does stripping metadata remove?
GPS coordinates, camera and lens model, exposure settings, capture and edit timestamps, editing software, author/artist/copyright fields, and the EXIF, Adobe XMP, and IPTC blocks that hold them.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. Both the inspection and the scrub run entirely in your browser — the image is never sent anywhere. You can verify it in your browser's DevTools Network tab.
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
No meaningful loss. The photo is re-encoded at high quality with the metadata removed; the visible pixels stay effectively identical while the hidden data is gone.

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