Photo EXIF & GPS Scrubber
Inspect hidden GPS location tags, camera models, and timestamps embedded in your photos—and permanently strip them before sharing online.
Metadata Inspector & Cleaner
Reveal all hidden EXIF and location tags embedded in your image, then strip them completely with one click.
Batch Metadata Scrubber
Drop multiple photos at once. Every file is sanitized simultaneously in browser memory and packaged into a single clean ZIP download.
GPS Geolocation Scrubbing
Smartphones embed exact latitude, longitude, and altitude coordinates in photos. Tangent completely purges raw EXIF GPS blocks.
Hardware Fingerprint Wipe
Strip camera serial numbers, iPhone/Android lens models, exposure timestamps, and embedded thumbnail previews before sharing.
Zero-Recompression Stripping
Purges metadata headers without degrading visual sharpness or introducing compression artifacts, keeping your pictures pristine.
What is EXIF metadata and why is it dangerous?
EXIF metadata is hidden technical information recorded automatically by your smartphone or camera every time you snap a picture. It frequently includes your exact GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude accurate to your home address), camera model, and timestamp.
Do social media sites and marketplaces remove EXIF data?
While some platforms like Instagram strip metadata upon upload, many classified sites, forums, chat apps, and email clients preserve full original EXIF tags, exposing your private location to anyone who downloads the image.
Does scrubbing metadata degrade photo quality?
No noticeable loss occurs. The scrubber re-encodes pure image pixels at 95% quality (or your custom selected quality) while permanently omitting all hidden binary metadata blocks.