Free Online Metadata Remover
for Private File Sharing
Inspect and strip hidden EXIF, GPS, author, and media metadata directly in your browser. 100% private, zero file uploads.
or drag and drop files anywhere here
Why In-Browser Metadata Removal Protects Your Privacy
Standard online tools upload your files to unknown cloud servers. metapeel processes everything in your browser's local memory.
Client-Side Binary Sanitization
Parsing and stripping of EXIF, GPS coordinates, camera serials, and author tags run entirely via client-side WebAssembly and JavaScript. No file bytes ever leave your machine.
Zero Cloud Uploads & Zero Retention
metapeel has no file storage backend, no database of uploaded documents, and no server logs containing your content. Everything evaporates when you close the tab.
Lossless Cleaning with Preserved Quality
Hidden metadata headers and APP segments are excised at the container level without recompressing media pixels or altering document formatting.
Transparent Pre-Download Inspection
Audit detected GPS coordinates, camera hardware serials, and editing histories before stripping. Verify your sanitized copy with full confidence before sharing.
30+ file formats covered
metapeel detects and strips privacy-sensitive metadata across images, documents, audio, and video containers.
Redact PDF OnlineNEW
Physically excise confidential numbers, names, and clauses directly in browser RAM. Zero selectable bytes remain.
Mutual Confidential Settlement & Release
Filing Ref: 2026-CV-09412 · Execution Copy
This Confidential Settlement Agreement is entered into by and between the Claimant and the undersigned commercial entity:
1. Settlement Consideration & Wire Payment:
Respondent agrees to remit a total non-refundable settlement sum of:
2. Identity Verification & Account Number:
Who needs metapeel?
Files silently broadcast home addresses, internal servers, and hardware serials. Here is what metapeel severs before you share.
Photographers
Publish portfolios and client proofs without exposing your home GPS coordinates or camera serial numbers.
Legal & Contracts
Exchange discovery documents, filings, and agreements without leaking internal paths, author history, or edit revisions.
Journalists & Sources
Publish investigative evidence safely. Strip printer tracking dots, scanner identifiers, and timezone signatures before release.
Marketplace & Daily
Sell cars, gear, and furniture on forums without strangers finding where you live from embedded photo metadata.
How to Remove Metadata from Your Files
Upload your file
Drag and drop your file on our secure tool.
Review metadata
See detected metadata and privacy risks.
Remove and verify
Clean metadata instantly and download safely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about metadata removal and how metapeel works.
How do I remove metadata from photos?
Upload your photo to metapeel to inspect detected EXIF data, GPS, camera details, and timestamps. Clean the supported metadata and download a fresh copy.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
Nope. File inspection and cleaning run in your browser, so your files are not uploaded to a metapeel processing server. The site still receives ordinary hosting requests needed to deliver the app.
Does removing metadata affect quality?
For supported image formats, metapeel removes metadata without re-encoding the pixels. For documents, audio, and video, it avoids media re-encoding where supported; always inspect the cleaned copy before sharing.
What formats are supported?
Metadata cleaning is available for JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, PDF, supported office documents, and common audio and video formats. TIFF and supported camera RAW files can be inspected but are not cleaned.
Do I need to create an account?
Nope. Just open the site and start cleaning. No sign-up, no email, no hassle.
What is metadata?
It is hidden info tucked inside your files. Things like GPS coordinates, camera model, author names, creation dates. It can quietly reveal personal details without you knowing.
Guides
Learn about metadata and how to protect yourself.
File Metadata Explained: What It Reveals and What Can Be Removed
A format-by-format map of metadata, privacy risk, and the exact boundary between metadata cleaning and hidden-content review.
How to Remove EXIF Data from Photos
Inspect a photo, remove the metadata fields supported for its format, and verify the cleaned copy before sharing.
What Is EXIF Data? A Practical Privacy Guide
Understand the location, device, time, and camera fields a photo may carry—without treating every technical field as a privacy threat.
How to Remove Metadata from PDF Files
Remove supported PDF document properties, understand what the cleaner does not sanitize, and verify the result.
How to Remove Metadata from Video Files
Use local FFmpeg processing to remux supported containers without global metadata, then check what technical stream data remains.
How to Remove MP3 ID3 Tags and Audio Metadata
Clear supported container-level audio tags with local remuxing, while preserving the encoded audio stream and documenting the limits.