Media Metadata Scrubber
Strip GPS, EXIF and hidden metadata from photos and videos in one click — batch processed, downloaded as a ZIP.
100% private — your files never leave your deviceDrop files to inspect and scrub
Photos (JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF) and videos (MP4, MOV). Files are identified by their actual content, not the extension — and everything happens on your device.
Add files to begin
Every photo from your phone carries hidden data — location, device, date taken. See exactly what yours carry, then strip it in one click.
How it works
Drop your files
Add photos or videos. Each file is identified by its real format (checked by file signature, not the extension) and scanned for metadata — EXIF, GPS coordinates, IPTC captions, XMP, color profiles, video container tags.
See the before
Every file gets a report of exactly what was found: the GPS coordinates, the camera model, the date taken. No vague "metadata removed" claims — you see the fields.
Scrub and download
One click strips the metadata losslessly — no re-encoding, no quality loss. The cleaned file is re-scanned to verify zero metadata remains, then download individually or as one ZIP.
What exactly is removed, per format
Most "metadata remover" tools either upload your files to a server (a privacy contradiction) or give you a vague "cleaned!" message with no proof. This one does neither: it works on the file's real binary structure, shows you every field it found, removes it, then re-scans the output to prove it is gone.
| Format | What is removed | Quality impact |
|---|---|---|
| JPEG | All metadata segments: EXIF (camera, date, GPS), XMP, IPTC/Photoshop data, ICC color profiles, comments. Only the harmless JFIF identifier is kept. | None — pixel data untouched |
| PNG | Text chunks (tEXt/iTXt/zTXt), eXIf blocks, ICC profiles. Image chunks kept intact. | None — lossless |
| WebP | EXIF, XMP and ICC chunks; the container flags are corrected to match. | None — lossless |
| GIF | Comment and application extensions (where XMP hides). Animation frames kept. | None — animation preserved |
| MP4 / MOV | Container metadata boxes: meta, udta (user data), XMP, and Apple location data. Audio/video streams copied verbatim. | None — no re-encoding |
| WebM / MKV | Not handled. The file is passed through unchanged and the report says so honestly. | — |
The honest edge case: video metadata occasionally lives in exotic vendor-proprietary boxes outside the standard layout. The report lists every box that was removed — and anything unrecognized is deliberately left untouched rather than risk breaking the file. For images, the post-scrub re-scan confirms zero metadata fields remain.
Scrubbing metadata is the invisible half of publishing a photo; the visible half is resolution. The guide to upscaling an image with AI covers enlarging for print honestly, and for video evidence the Timestamp Burner adds the date-and-time overlay that makes footage presentable.
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