What Is File Metadata?
A practical explanation of file metadata.
🔒 Privacy without file uploads
Check and remove hidden data from files
Metadata can reveal location, authorship, devices, dates and software. Review it and remove supported fields entirely locally.
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Drop a file here
or choose it from your device
Up to 500 MB on desktop and 150 MB on mobile.
Local privacy report
The score covers recognized fields, not the complete safety of the file.
Cleaning options
Tools
Most popular operations
Every page launches a real preset of the shared analysis engine.
A–C
Check metadata in any file
A local metadata analyzer for photos, PDFs, Office documents, audio and video. Your file never leaves your device.
A–BRemove metadata from a file
Remove supported metadata from photos, PDFs, Office documents and audio. Processing happens locally.
A–CCheck photo EXIF, XMP, IPTC and GPS
Read camera model, dates, GPS location and other photo metadata locally in your browser.
ARemove EXIF data from a photo
Remove EXIF, XMP, IPTC and comments from JPEG, PNG or WebP without uploading the image.
ARemove GPS location from a photo
Remove GPS coordinates and location tags from a photo without uploading it. Verify the result before sharing.
ARemove metadata from JPG or JPEG
Remove EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC and comments from JPG without recompressing the image.
ARemove metadata from PNG
Remove eXIf, tEXt, zTXt, iTXt and tIME chunks from PNG without recompressing pixels.
ARemove metadata from WebP
Remove EXIF and XMP from WebP locally. The image or animation is not re-encoded.
Format support levels
Level A means analysis and cleaning, B means limited cleaning, and C means safe analysis without rewriting.
| Format | Level | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| JPEG / JPG | A | EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC |
| PNG | A | eXIf, text, time |
| WebP | A | EXIF, XMP, ICC |
| B | Info, XMP, hidden elements | |
| DOCX / XLSX / PPTX | A–B | properties, comments, macros |
| MP3 / WAV | A | ID3, BEXT, iXML |
| MP4 / MOV / M4A | C | container analysis |
1. Choose a file
The browser reads the signature and selects the appropriate parser.
2. Review the result
Fields are grouped by risk and their source inside the file structure.
3. Download a copy
After cleaning, the output file is analyzed again automatically.
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Metadata and privacy guides
How to Check Photo Metadata
A practical explanation of photo.
How to Remove EXIF Data
A practical explanation of EXIF.
How to Remove GPS Location from a Photo
A practical explanation of photo GPS.
Do Messaging Apps Remove Photo Metadata?
A practical explanation of messaging apps.
What Data Do Cameras and Phones Store in Photos?
A practical explanation of cameras and phones.