PixHeic
Remove Metadata Before Public Cloud Uploads
A shared album or public link exposes whatever is inside the file. Decide what travels with your photos before they leave the device.
100% Local — Stripped Before It Ever Uploads
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.
Private backup and public sharing are different jobs
For a personal backup, you almost certainly want metadata intact — it is what lets Photos, Lightroom or any future software rebuild a timeline and a map. Stripping your archive would be a mistake.
The calculation changes when a folder becomes a shared album or a public link. Anyone with the URL can download originals, and coordinates in a family photo set map out where you live, where your children go to school, and where you were on given dates.
A practical split
Keep your master archive untouched and private. Create a stripped set for anything you publish, share by link, or upload to a service you have not read the terms of.
Convert in batches here and save the output to the shared folder rather than the archive. Filenames are preserved, so the two sets stay easy to reconcile.
Keep your originals.
Conversion produces a new file; it does not modify your source. For a backup you want the original .heic with its metadata intact, and the stripped JPGs only for the copies you share.
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.
Should I strip metadata from my whole photo library?
No. For a personal archive, capture dates and locations are among the most valuable data in the file — they are what make an archive searchable decades later. Strip copies destined for public sharing and keep your originals complete.
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.
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.