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# Metadata Anonymization Toolkit
Fortunately, there is a tool that comprehensively cleans metadata, and it is available as both a [command line interface](/glossary#command-line-interface-cli) and a graphical user interface. The command line version is called `mat2` and is [open-source](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2), and the graphical version is called [Metadata Cleaner](https://metadatacleaner.romainvigier.fr/) and is also [open-source](https://gitlab.com/rmnvgr/metadata-cleaner/). Both programs are included in [Tails](/tags/tails/) and [Qubes-Whonix](/posts/qubes/#whonix-and-tor) by default.
Fortunately, there is a tool that comprehensively cleans metadata, and it is available as both a [command line interface](/glossary#command-line-interface-cli) and a graphical user interface. The command line version is called `mat2` and is [open-source](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2), and the graphical version is called Metadata Cleaner and is also [open-source](https://gitlab.com/rmnvgr/metadata-cleaner/). Both programs are included in [Tails](/tags/tails/) and [Qubes-Whonix](/posts/qubes/#whonix-and-tor) by default.
# Using the Metadata Cleaner
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Metadata Cleaner shows the metadata it detects, but "it doesn't mean that a file is clean from any metadata if mat2 doesn't show any. There is no reliable way to detect every single possible metadata for complex file formats." This means that you should clean the file even if no metadata is displayed.
To use the Metadata Cleaner, first add a file. When you click it, the current metadata is displayed. Select the file, then select **Clean**, followed by **Save**. You can verify that the metadata has been removed by re-adding the cleaned file and viewing its metadata.
To use the Metadata Cleaner, first add a file. When you click it, the current metadata is displayed. Select the file, then select **Clean**. You can verify that the metadata has been removed by re-adding the cleaned file and viewing its metadata.
When you clean a PDF file, it is converted to images, so you cannot select the text in it. If you want to retain this ability, there is a *lightweight* cleaning mode that cleans only the superficial metadata of your file, but not the metadata of embedded resources (such as images in the PDF). Embedded resources with metadata can be avoided by using Metadata Cleaner on the images before importing them into the layout software, and by using layout software on Tails or Qubes-Whonix such as Scribus that are generic for those operating systems. You can enable "lightweight mode" in the Metadata Cleaner settings.
When you clean a PDF file, it is converted to images, so the quality is downgraded and you cannot select the text in it. If you want to retain this ability, there is a *lightweight* cleaning mode that cleans only the superficial metadata of your file, but not the metadata of embedded resources (such as images in the PDF). Embedded resources with metadata can be avoided by using Metadata Cleaner on the images before importing them into the layout software, and by using layout software on Tails or Qubes-Whonix such as Scribus that are generic for those operating systems. You can enable "lightweight cleaning" in the Metadata Cleaner settings.
Note the limitations of Metadata Cleaner: "mat2 only removes metadata from your files, it does not anonymise their content, nor can it handle watermarking, steganography, or any too custom metadata field/system. If you really want to be anonymous, use file formats that do not contain any metadata, or better: use plain-text."