File Privacy: What Happens to Your Files
Quick answer
Local tools process files entirely in your browser — they are never uploaded. This page explains exactly where each kind of processing happens.
| Tool type | Where it runs | Files uploaded? |
|---|---|---|
| Image compress / resize / convert | Your browser (local) | No |
| Remove image metadata | Your browser (local) | No |
| Calculators & text tools | Your browser (local) | No |
Every image tool runs locally. Your photos, their names and their metadata never leave your device, and nothing about them is sent to analytics.
How local processing works
- 1Your file is read into the page and processed off the main thread in a Web Worker.
- 2Re-encoding through the browser canvas drops EXIF/GPS metadata from the output.
- 3Temporary previews are cleaned up automatically; nothing is stored unless you download it.
Last verified · reviewed occasionally.
Change history
- — Initial publication.
Related tools & guides
How We Test & VerifyHow All Day Toolkit builds, tests and fact-checks: local-first processing, automated tests, sourced reference data and visible last-verified dates.Image Privacy Checklist Before Sharing a PhotoA free checklist to remove location, device and personal data from a photo before you post or send it. Download it or remove metadata in-browser.Remove Image Metadata (EXIF & GPS)Strip EXIF, GPS and device data from photos.