The photos you take for an Etsy, eBay, Depop, or Facebook Marketplace listing are usually shot at home — and they can carry the GPS coordinates of exactly where you live. StripShot removes that location and the rest of the hidden data before you post, in your browser, with no quality loss.
Last updated June 2026
When you photograph an item on your kitchen table or living room floor, your phone usually tags the photo with the precise GPS coordinates of your home. Upload it to a marketplace and anyone who can pull the metadata from your listing photo can see roughly where you live — a real safety concern when you are selling to strangers and arranging pickups.
Stripping that data before you post removes the link between your listing and your address, without changing how your photos look to buyers.
People often assume the platform scrubs this automatically. Some do strip some EXIF on upload — but it is inconsistent across Etsy, eBay, Depop, Poshmark, Mercari, and Facebook Marketplace, it is rarely documented, and it can change without notice. Photos you send to a buyer directly in chat frequently keep everything.
The only reliable approach is to control it yourself: clean the files before they ever leave your device.
| Hidden field | Why it matters to a seller |
|---|---|
| GPS location | Pinpoints where the photo was taken — usually your home |
| Device make & model | Links all your listings to the same phone or camera |
| Timestamps | Reveals when you shoot and your activity patterns |
| Editing software tags | Shows the apps and workflow behind your photos |
A good listing has eight or ten photos, and cleaning them one at a time is tedious. StripShot Pro lets you drop a batch of up to 10 photos and strip them all in one go, so prepping a listing takes seconds. The free tier handles a few per day if you only list occasionally.
Gather your listing photos
Pull together the shots you plan to upload — the ones taken at home are the ones that carry your location.
Drop them into StripShot
Add your photos to the tool above. On Pro you can clean up to 10 at once; everything stays in your browser.
Check what they reveal
StripShot shows the GPS location, device, and timestamps embedded in each file before you remove them.
Strip and upload the clean copies
Save the cleaned photos and upload those to your listing instead of the originals.
To be clear: stripping metadata only removes your personal data — location, device, time. It does not alter the image, so buyers still see the exact condition and detail you photographed. It is about protecting you, the seller, not obscuring the product.
Some platforms strip some EXIF when you upload, but it is inconsistent, undocumented, and changes over time. Sending a photo as a file (for example to a buyer in chat) often keeps everything. The only way to be sure your location is gone is to remove it before you upload.
No. StripShot removes only the hidden metadata at the binary level. The pixels are never touched, so your product photos look exactly the same to buyers — same sharpness, same colors, same detail.
No, and it shouldn't. StripShot only removes your personal metadata — location, device, and timestamps. The image itself is unchanged, so buyers see precisely what you photographed. This is about your safety, not the product.
Yes. StripShot Pro processes a batch of up to 10 photos at a time, which is ideal for a multi-photo listing. The free tier cleans a few photos per day, one at a time.
No. Everything runs in your browser. Your photos never leave your device, so there is no server copy of the items you are selling or the place you photographed them.
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