How to Remove EXIF & Location from HEIC Photos on Mac
HEIC photos can carry the exact GPS spot they were taken, the date and your camera or phone model. Drop them below to see what's hidden and save clean copies – on your Mac, nothing uploaded.
Drop photos here to remove their metadata
JPG, PNG and WebP are cleaned losslessly · HEIC and others become a clean JPG · nothing is uploaded
Cleaned on your device. Your photos are never uploaded.
Step by step: Remove EXIF & Location from HEIC Photos on Mac
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Open this page in Safari, Chrome or Firefox on your Mac.
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Drag the file from Finder onto the box above, or click the box to choose it.
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Each photo shows the metadata found in it – location, date, device – and a clean copy is made straight away.
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Click Download. The file is saved to your Downloads folder (Finder › Downloads, or the dock).
What gets removed
- GPS coordinates, date and time, camera or phone make and model, lens and exposure settings, editing software and any embedded thumbnail.
- JPG, PNG and WebP are cleaned without touching the image data, so they look exactly the same. HEIC photos are saved as a clean, high-quality JPG.
Tips for Mac
- Most social networks strip metadata when you post, but email, AirDrop, cloud links and many chat apps send the original file with everything still in it.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing EXIF data reduce quality?
Barely. HEIC photos are saved as a clean JPG at high quality, which looks the same to the eye.
Can I clean several photos at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like and download them all in one ZIP.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion runs in your browser using your device's own processor, so your photos never leave your device. You can even disconnect from the internet once the page has loaded.
Where does the converted file go on my Mac?
Click Download. The file is saved to your Downloads folder (Finder › Downloads, or the dock).
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