PixHeic
Remove Photo Metadata for Anonymous Sharing
An anonymous account is only as anonymous as the files you post to it. Strip the photo header before it goes anywhere.
100% Local — Nothing Uploaded, Nothing Logged
Strip metadata from your photos now
Drop your .heic files into the converter. They are decoded and re-encoded on your own device, and the result carries no EXIF block — no GPS, no timestamps, no device details.
Open the converter Converting re-encodes pixels only. The EXIF block does not survive.Zero uploads
The decoder runs in your browser via WebAssembly. Your files never touch a server, so there is nothing to retain, leak or subpoena.
GPS coordinates gone
iPhones tag most photos with latitude, longitude and altitude. Conversion drops the whole EXIF block, coordinates included.
Timestamps gone
Capture date and time do not survive the re-encode, so the file carries no record of when it was taken.
What the file gives away
A photo straight from an iPhone typically carries GPS coordinates, a capture timestamp, the device model and lens, and exposure settings. On its own that is harmless; attached to an anonymous account, coordinates are an identity.
Device details matter too. If the same camera model, lens and settings appear across an anonymous account and a named one, that is a link — weak alone, stronger in combination.
What stripping does not solve
Removing metadata protects the file. It does nothing about the account, the connection or the content. Platforms log IP addresses and device fingerprints on upload regardless of what is inside the image.
And the visible frame is the bigger leak in practice: a recognisable view from a window, a regional plug socket, a reflection, or a distinctive object also visible on a named account. Look at the picture as carefully as the header.
Stripping metadata is not anonymity
Removing the EXIF block deletes GPS coordinates, timestamps and device details from the file. It does not change what is visible in the photo: house numbers, street signs, reflections in windows, a face in the background, or a distinctive interior can identify a location just as effectively.
It also cannot recall copies you have already shared, and it does not affect the metadata your network connection or the receiving platform records. Treat it as one necessary step, not the whole job.
Frequently asked questions
How does converting remove metadata?
HEIC stores EXIF in a metadata box inside its container; a JPEG stores it in an APP1 segment at the head of the file. PixHeic decodes your photo to raw pixels and re-encodes them, and nothing writes a new EXIF block — so GPS coordinates, capture timestamps and camera details are simply absent from the result rather than blanked out.
What information is left in the converted file?
The pixels, their dimensions, and the JPEG encoder's own markers. No location, no date, no device or lens identifiers, no serial number. What the picture shows is untouched, which is the part people underestimate — a street sign or a recognisable window frame carries location information no metadata tool can remove.
Do social platforms strip EXIF anyway?
Most large platforms do re-encode uploads and drop metadata — but they receive the original file first, and their handling is neither documented as a guarantee nor consistent across upload paths. Stripping beforehand means the coordinates were never transmitted at all, which is a stronger position than trusting a policy.
Is anything uploaded to a server?
No. PixHeic decodes your file with a WebAssembly build of libheif that runs inside your own browser tab, so the image is read from your device into memory and converted there. You can confirm it in your browser's Network tab, or disconnect from the internet after the page loads and convert anyway.