Free photo tools that run in your browser
Three small tools for the moment before you share a photo. Each one opens the photo in your browser, on your device, and the photo stays there.
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View and remove photo metadata
See the place, the date, and the camera inside a photo file, and remove them.
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Remove the location from a photo
Take out the GPS position and the place names. The date and the camera stay.
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Cover or pixelate part of a photo
Draw boxes over a plate, a name, or a face, and save a copy with those pixels replaced.
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Guides
Short answers to the questions that come up before a photo leaves your phone.
What are content credentials (C2PA) in a photo?
Content credentials are a signed record in a photo file of how the picture was made and edited. What they hold, how to find them, and how to remove them.
Read the guideHow to remove metadata from a photo on an iPhone
Two ways to remove metadata from a photo on an iPhone: the Location switch in the share sheet for the place, and a Safari tool for the rest.
Read the guideWhat is EXIF data in a photo?
EXIF data is what a camera writes into a photo file: the date, the camera, the settings, and often the place. What it holds and how to remove it.
Read the guideHow to blur a license plate in a photo
Hide a license plate in a photo before you post it: draw a solid box over the plate, check mirrors and windows, and save a copy that carries no location.
Read the guideIs pixelation safe for hiding text?
No. Pixelation and blur compute the new pixels from the old ones, so text can be recovered. Why that is, what the research found, and what to use.
Read the guideHow to redact a screenshot before you share it
Hide a name, a number, or a message in a screenshot so that it stays hidden: use a solid box, cover enough, and check the saved file.
Read the guideCan someone find my location from a photo?
Yes, when the photo file carries its GPS position, and sometimes from the picture alone. How to check a photo before you send it, and how to remove the place.
Read the guideHow to share an iPhone photo without its location
Before you send a photo from an iPhone: tap Share, then Options, and turn off Location. What the switch covers, how to check it, and what to do with a file.
Read the guideHow to turn off the location for the iPhone camera
Stop the iPhone camera from saving where a photo was taken: Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera, Never. What changes and what stays.
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And for the photos you keep to yourself
I'm Paul, and I make Milkglass. It keeps private photos, videos, and files in Drawers on your iPhone. Draw a pattern, and the Drawer of that pattern opens.
See how Milkglass works Milkglass is coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and the date is still open.