Your listing photos are broadcasting your home address
Every photo taken with a smartphone embeds invisible metadata including your exact GPS coordinates, camera model, date, and time. When you upload these photos to Etsy, anyone who downloads your listing images can extract this data with free tools — revealing your home studio address, daily schedule, and equipment.
This isn't a theoretical risk. GPS EXIF data has been used to locate individuals from photos posted online. For Etsy sellers photographing handmade goods, jewelry, or vintage items at home, this is a real privacy and security concern — especially when selling high-value items.
The EXIF Remover strips all sensitive fields from your photos in one click: GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers, timestamps, and device identifiers. Your images stay sharp — only the hidden metadata disappears.
GPS latitude/longitude (your exact home address), camera make/model/serial number, exact date and time of photo, device software version, and sometimes even your name from camera settings. All embedded invisibly in every smartphone photo.
What gets removed vs. what stays
The remover targets only metadata fields — your image pixels, resolution, color profile, and visual quality remain completely untouched. Files come out the same size and quality, just without the privacy-compromising hidden data.
Use Exif Injector to simultaneously strip GPS data AND inject commercial metadata (IPTC keywords, titles, copyright). Your files go from privacy risk to SEO asset in a single operation.
How it works
Upload your photos
Drag & drop listing photos. GPS and sensitive fields are detected automatically.
Review what's found
See exactly which metadata fields are present: GPS, camera info, timestamps. Choose what to strip.
Download clean files
GPS removed, sensitive data gone. Optionally inject keywords and copyright at the same time.