Remove GPS location info from photos Mac

The GPS coordinates can be tagged to pictures we take using our smartphone and digital cameras. Before you share the photos with others or publish them online, you may need to strip them out. Both Windows and Mac computers have the native support to view and edit GPS data or location info of your photos. You do not need to download or install third-party image editors or meta data editors in order to remove the GPS location information from your photos on PC or Mac.

Remove GPS data from photos with Preview on Mac

Preview is the default image viewer app on Mac OS. Open the picture in Preview. Then click Tools from the top menu bar, select Show Inspector from the drop-down menu. Click the Info (i icon) to open the info panel, switch to the GPS tab to view the GPS data of your photo. Here you can find the altitude, date, time, latitude, longitude and other information of your photo. You can see the place where your photo was taken in the map below.

remove gps location info from photos using preview app on mac

At the bottom of this More Info dialogue, you will find two options: Show in Maps and Remove Location Info. To remove location data from your photos, click the Remove Location Info button, then go to save your photo. You can now share your photo, publish them online without sharing the GPS info.