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title: "Metadata Removal Tools"
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icon: material/tag-remove
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---
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When sharing files, be sure to remove associated metadata. Image files commonly include [Exif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif) data. Photos sometimes even include GPS coordinates in the file metadata.
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## Desktop
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### MAT2
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!!! recommendation
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**MAT2** is free software, which allows the metadata to be removed from image, audio, torrent, and document file types. It provides both a command line tool and a graphical user interface via an [extension for Nautilus](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2/-/tree/master/nautilus), the default file manager of [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org), and [Dolphin](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2/-/tree/master/dolphin), the default file manager of [KDE](https://kde.org).
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On Linux, a third party graphical tool [Metadata Cleaner](https://gitlab.com/rmnvgr/metadata-cleaner) powered by MAT2 exists and is [available on Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/details/fr.romainvigier.MetadataCleaner).
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[:octicons-repo-16: Repository](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:octicons-info-16:](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2/-/blob/master/README.md){ .card-link title=Documentation}
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[:octicons-code-16:](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
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??? downloads
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[:fontawesome-brands-windows:](https://pypi.org/project/mat2){ .card-link title=Windows }
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[:fontawesome-brands-apple:](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2#requirements-setup-on-macos-os-x-using-homebrew){ .card-link title=macOS }
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[:fontawesome-brands-linux:](https://pypi.org/project/mat2){ .card-link title=Linux }
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[:octicons-globe-16:](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2#web-interface){ .card-link title=Web }
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### ExifCleaner
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!!! recommendation
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**ExifCleaner** is a freeware, open source graphical app that uses [ExifTool](https://exiftool.org) to remove Exif metadata from images, videos, and PDF documents using a simple drag and drop interface. It supports multi-core batch processing and dark mode.
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[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://exifcleaner.com){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:octicons-info-16:](https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner#readme){ .card-link title=Documentation}
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[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
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??? downloads
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[:fontawesome-brands-windows:](https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner/releases){ .card-link title=Windows }
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[:fontawesome-brands-apple:](https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner/releases){ .card-link title=macOS }
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[:fontawesome-brands-linux:](https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner/releases){ .card-link title=Linux }
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## Mobile
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### Scrambled Exif
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!!! recommendation
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**Scrambled Exif** is a metadata removal tool for Android. It can remove Exif data for many file formats and has been translated into [many](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif/-/tree/master/app/src/main/res) languages.
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[:octicons-repo-16: Repository](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:octicons-eye-16:](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif/-/blob/master/PRIVACY.md){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" }
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[:octicons-info-16:](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif/-/blob/master/README.md){ .card-link title=Documentation}
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[:octicons-code-16:](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
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[:octicons-heart-16:](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif#donating){ .card-link title=Contribute }
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??? downloads
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[:fontawesome-brands-google-play:](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jarsilio.android.scrambledeggsif){ .card-link title="Google Play" }
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[:pg-f-droid:](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.jarsilio.android.scrambledeggsif){ .card-link title=F-Droid }
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### Imagepipe
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!!! recommendation
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**Imagepipe** is a a paint app for Android that can be used to redact photos and also delete Exif metadata. It has been translated into [many](https://codeberg.org/Starfish/Imagepipe#translations) languages.
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[:octicons-repo-16: Repository](https://codeberg.org/Starfish/Imagepipe){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:octicons-info-16:](https://codeberg.org/Starfish/Imagepipe/src/branch/master/README.md){ .card-link title=Documentation}
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[:octicons-code-16:](https://codeberg.org/Starfish/Imagepipe){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
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??? downloads
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[:pg-f-droid:](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.kaffeemitkoffein.imagepipe/){ .card-link title=F-Droid }
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Imagepipe is only available from F-Droid and not in Google Play. If you're looking for a paint app in Google Play we suggest [Pocket Paint](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.catrobat.paintroid).
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### Metapho
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!!! recommendation
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Metapho is a simple and clean viewer for photo metadata such as date, file name, size, camera model, shutter speed, and location.
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Metapho is closed source, however we recommend it due to the few choices there are for iOS.
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[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://zininworks.com/metapho){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:octicons-eye-16:](https://zininworks.com/privacy/){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" }
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??? downloads
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[:fontawesome-brands-app-store-ios:](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/metapho/id914457352){ .card-link title="App Store" }
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## Command-line
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### ExifTool
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!!! recommendation
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**ExifTool** is the original perl library and command-line application for reading, writing, and editing meta information (Exif, IPTC, XMP, and more) in a wide variety of file formats (JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PDF, RAW, and more).
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It's often a component of other Exif removal applications and is in most Linux distribution repositories.
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[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://exiftool.org){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:octicons-info-16:](https://exiftool.org/faq.html){ .card-link title=Documentation}
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[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
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[:octicons-heart-16:](https://exiftool.org/#donate){ .card-link title=Contribute }
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??? downloads
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[:fontawesome-brands-windows:](https://exiftool.org){ .card-link title=Windows }
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[:fontawesome-brands-apple:](https://exiftool.org){ .card-link title=macOS }
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[:fontawesome-brands-linux:](https://exiftool.org){ .card-link title=Linux }
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!!! example "Deleting data from a directory of files"
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```bash
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exiftool -all= *.file_extension
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```
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--8<-- "includes/abbreviations.en.md"
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